LabVIEW Alternatives for Linux

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   QP Modeler

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   QM is a free graphical modeling tool for designing and implementing real-time embedded software in C or C++.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • United States

   

   

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   QP Modeler vs LabVIEW Comments

   Negative comment by Michal D. · Sep 26, 2024

   Not similiar. Program is mainly script based, while LabView uses graphicsl design method

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   • QP Modeler is Free and ProprietaryLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
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   Flojoy Studio

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   Flojoy is a free (open-source) desktop app for interfacing with hardware devices such as oscilloscopes, function generators, motor controllers, spectrum analyzers, and robotic arms. Flojoy does not require coding knowledge and ships with out-of-the-box support for most popular...

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application type

   • Automated Testing

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Canada

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Michal D. · Feb 28, 2025

   Different interface then LabView

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   • Flojoy Studio is Free Personal and Open SourceLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
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   itom

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   itom is an open source software suite for operating measurement systems, laboratory automation and data evaluation. It uses Python as embedded scripting language and communicates with hardware components via plugins.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (AGPL-3.0)

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   itom vs LabVIEW Comments

   Negative comment by Michal D. · Jul 10, 2021

   Not similiar enough - iom provides script pased designing, while LabView uses a GUI based (drag & drop)

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   • itom is Free and Open SourceLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
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   MyOpenLab

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   MyOpenLab is a Java-based software, which contains graphic blocks, each one fulfills a specific function and has properties configurable by the user.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Mar 12, 2018

   myOpenLab is stated to not be a alternative to LabVIEW on their site

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   • MyOpenLab is Free and Open SourceLabVIEW is Paid and Proprietary
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   Parlay

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   Parlay provides accessibility and Visibility to Medical Devices for Every State in the Project Life-Cycle. It is a Comprehensive Test and Analysis Tool for Scientific Experimentation and Instrument Verification.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Automated Testing

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • Android Tablet
   • Windows Phone
   • iPad

   • United States

   

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   PyLab_Works

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   PyLab_Works is a free and open source replacement for LabView + MatLab, written in pure Python. PyLab_Works is a visual design package, much easier to learn and to extend than LabView. PyLab_Works also supports a MatLab-like environment for doing scientific and engineering...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Comedi

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   Comedi is a collection of drivers for a variety of common data acquisition plug-in boards. The drivers are implemented as a core Linux kernel module providing common functionality and individual low-level driver modules.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux

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    Electric UI

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    Electric UI equips engineers, researchers, and enthusiasts with software to build cross-platform user interfaces for realtime hardware visualisation and control.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

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