Maple Alternatives
Maple is described as 'General-purpose commercial computer algebra system. Users can enter mathematics in traditional mathematical notation. Custom user interfaces can also be created. There is support for numeric computations, to arbitrary precision, as well as symbolic computation and' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Maple for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Maple alternative is Wolfram Alpha, which is free. Other great apps like Maple are SageMath, R (programming language), Mathematica and Spyder.
- Graphing Calculator
- Paid • Proprietary
FreeMat is an environment for rapid engineering and scientific processing. It is similar to commercial systems such as MATLAB from Mathworks and IDL from Research Systems, but is Open Source.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
DiscontinuedThe project is no longer updated. Last version, 4.2, released in June 2013, can be still downloaded from SourceForge
Freemat Features
- 41 Mirai Math alternatives
Graphical frontend for GNU Octave. Edit formulas in native mathematical notation. Available / tested for Linux x586 / x86_64, WinXP, Vista, and MacOS.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Nerdamer is a small and light-weight symbolic math expression evaluator written in JavaScript. The parsing is done purely in JavaScript and uses no server-side program whatsoever. It can export to a pure JavaScript function, ideal for filtering user input.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Country of Origin
Netherlands
EU
Platforms
- Online
- Node.JS
- npm
nerdamer Features
Blockpad is spreadsheet software re-imagined for engineering calculations. It's primarily a word processor where you enter formulas that appear in math notation. It also includes units intelligence, spreadsheet tables, sketching, solvers, and more.
Blockpad Features
Java based and open sourced version of matlab and octave
Getting more and more compatible over time.
Discontinuedlast updated in 2017
PAST is a free, easy-to-use data analysis package originally aimed at paleontology but now also popular in many other fields. It includes common statistical, plotting and modelling functions.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
Platforms
- Windows
PAST - PAlaeontological STatistics Features
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Online
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application type
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Windows
UltimaCalc Features
Reinteract is a system for interactive experimentation with Python. Reinteract worksheets contain Python code combined with the results of that code, formatted as text or graphical plots. Youu can go back and edit previously entered statements, and the results will update.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
DiscontinuedNo updates since 2011. Per homepage:29 Oct 2011 - Reinteract 0.5.9 released
Reinteract Features
- Discontinued
The official website is unavailable, and the last update was in September 2017.
Math Notepad is a web based editor, which allows you do do mathematical calculations and plot graphs. It supports real and complex numbers, matrices, and units, and comes with all common math functions built in.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Country of Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
- Windows