Open Source PTC Mathcad Alternatives

The best open source alternative to PTC Mathcad is Maxima. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to PTC Mathcad and many of them is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to PTC Mathcad are wxMaxima, Calcpad, EngineeringPaper.xyz and Mathics.

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PTC Mathcad alternatives are mainly Calculators, but if you're looking for Graphing Calculators or Math Solvers you can filter on that. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to PTC Mathcad.
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Software designed for engineering calculations, enabling data analysis and sharing of complex calculations. Offers productivity enhancements for product development.

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PTC Mathcad alternatives page was last updated Feb 13, 2025
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  1. Maxima icon
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    Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and numerical expressions, including differentiation, integration, Taylor series, Laplace transforms, ordinary differential equations, systems of linear equations, polynomials, and sets, lists, vectors, matrices, and tensors.

    32 Maxima alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maxima Features

    1.  Symbolic manipulation
    2.  CAS
    3.  Symbolic Computation

    Maxima VS PTC Mathcad

     
    • Maxima is the most popular Open Source alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • Maxima is Free and Open SourcePTC Mathcad is Paid and Proprietary
  2. wxMaxima icon
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    wxMaxima is a document based interface for the computer algebra system Maxima. wxMaxima provides menus and dialogs for many common maxima commands, autocompletion, inline plots and simple animations.

    42 wxMaxima alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    wxMaxima Features

    1.  CAS

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  3. Calcpad icon
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    Calcpad is a lightweight mathematical platform for cloud and desktop. It parses simple text scripts and converts them into professional Html reports. Supports complex numbers, variables, functions, graphing, units and numerical methods.

    40 Calcpad alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Numerical Methods
    2.  HTML Reporting
    3. Microsoft Word icon  Export to Word
    4.  Unit converter
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Portable
    9.  WYSIWYG Support

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    Very easy syntax to tap on, thus making it very convenient to do engineering calculation with units,function,plot and substitution. In a word, almost a perfect alternative for Calcpad.

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    • Calcpad is Free and Open SourcePTC Mathcad is Paid and Proprietary
    • Calcpad is Lightweight and Privacy focusedPTC Mathcad is not according to our users
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    Online engineering calculator that automatically checks/converts units, solves systems of equations, plots, and allows you to share your work with others.

    8 EngineeringPaper.xyz alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Unit converter
    3.  Engineering calculator

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  5. Mathics icon
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    Mathics is a general purpose computer algebra system (CAS) and designed to be a free, light-weight alternative to Mathematica. It's programmable using a Mathematica like language and uses a web interface for user interaction.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Mathics Features

    1.  CAS

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  6. SymPy icon
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    SymPy is a Python library for symbolic computation. The stated goals of the library are to become a full-featured computer algebra system and to keep a simple code base to promote extensibility and comprehensibility.

    38 SymPy alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Equation editor
    2.  Equation solving

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  7. Xcos icon
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    Xcos is a graphical editor to design hybrid dynamical systems models. Models can be designed, loaded, saved, compiled and simulated.

    100 Xcos alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

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  8. Ascend icon
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    ASCEND is a free open-source software program for solving small to very large mathematical models. ASCEND can solve systems of non-linear equations, linear and nonlinear optimisation problems, and dynamic systems expressed in the form of differential/algebraic equations.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ascend Features

    1.  Optimization
    2.  Equation solving

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  9. OpenAxiom icon
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    OpenAxiom, fork of Axiom , is an open source platform for symbolic, algebraic, and numerical computations. It offers an interactive environment, an expressive programming language, a compiler, a large set of mathematical libraries of interest...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    OpenAxiom Features

    1.  CAS

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