PTC Mathcad Alternatives

Apps similar to PTC Mathcad include Mathematica. It's paid, but Maxima and Numbat are free. Other options are Maple, wxMaxima, SMath Studio and fxSolver. Calculators like PTC Mathcad are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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  1. MathJournal icon
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    MathJournal is an interactive program for the Tablet PC that provides a natural and intuitive environment for solving mathematical and engineering problems. MathJournal recognizes handwritten mathematical expressions, and then displays a list of relevant solution types to the...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Cadabra is a computer algebra system (CAS) designed specifically for the solution of problems encountered in field theory. It has extensive functionality for tensor computer algebra, tensor polynomial simplification including multi-term symmetries, fermions and anti-commuting...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. MathStudio icon
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    MathStudio, formerly SpaceTime, is the most comprehensive math app available for mobile devices. Whether you need a simple calculator to do your finances or a replacement for your TI graphing calculator, MathStudio is the most powerful and versatile calculator available on the...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPad
    • iPhone
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  4. Derive icon
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    Derive 6.1: Powerful system for doing symbolic and numeric mathematics. This application is no longer available or supported.

    66 Derive alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Mirai Math icon
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    Graphical frontend for GNU Octave. Edit formulas in native mathematical notation. Available / tested for Linux x586 / x86_64, WinXP, Vista, and MacOS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. Scientific graphing calculator and function plotter on Android oriented around a worksheet. It allows live editing of mathematical identities combined with highly accurate computations.

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    • Android
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  7. Doronix Math Toolbox is a numerical computing environment with programming language which can be used as alternative to MATLAB. It allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user functions, import and export CSV-files...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Addi icon
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    Java based and open sourced version of matlab and octave

    Getting more and more compatible over time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  9. Yacas icon
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    Yet Another Computer Algebra System. There is support for numeric computations, to arbitrary precision, symbolic computation and visualization.

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  10. Woxi icon
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    Wolfram Language / Mathematica reimplementation in Rust.

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    • Online
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Singular icon
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    Singular is an open source computer algebra system for polynomial computations, with special emphasis on commutative and non-commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and singularity theory.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. CompPad icon
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    CompPad is a LibreOffice extension for performing units-aware engineering calculations within a Writer document, allowing calculations to be documented using all the resources of the Writer app.

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    Platforms

    • LibreOffice
    • LibreOffice - Writer
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