PTC Mathcad Alternatives for Linux

PTC Mathcad is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is SMath Studio, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to PTC Mathcad and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to PTC Mathcad are Mathematica, Maxima, wxMaxima and Maple.

PTC Mathcad alternatives are mainly Calculators but may also be Programming Languages or Spreadsheet Apps. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of PTC Mathcad.

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SMath Studio
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23 SMath Studio alternatives
SMath Studio is a math program with 'paper'-like interface and numerous computing features. It has an ability to work with systems, matrices, vectors, complex numbers, infinities and fractions. SMath Studio includes integrated mathematical reference book.
- - SMath Studio is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Linux alternative to PTC Mathcad.
- - SMath Studio is the most popular free alternative to PTC Mathcad.
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SMath Studio Features
1. WYSIWYG SupportSMath Studio integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
2. PortableSMath Studio can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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Symbolic Computation
Comments about SMath Studio as a Alternative to PTC Mathcad
Almost everyone thinks SMath Studio is a great PTC Mathcad alternative.
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Free to commercial use. Interface is almost like Mathcad15.
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SMath Studio is the best approximation to Mathcad in interface feel and features. The main shortcomings of SMath Studio relate to plots and some plug-ins, but it's only a matter of time before they catch up with Mathcad.
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It is very close to Mathcad and works in the same way. Many of the other alternatives are toolboxes for programming rather than actual worksheets.
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I have started using it. It is like MathCAD15.
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I have tried it. Like others said, it looks the same as Mathcad15 (best interface in my opinion, I dislike prime). Also, I like that when you put an unit you have to put ' first, so you don't have issues with naming variables that could be the same as the units.
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Mathematica
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Programming Language
Mac
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Online
79 Mathematica alternatives
Mathematica is a computational software program used widely in scientific, engineering, and mathematical fields and other areas of technical computing.
- - Mathematica is the most popular Mac alternative to PTC Mathcad.
- - Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to PTC Mathcad.
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Mathematica Features
Symbolic Computation
Calculus solving
Equation solving
Constructive geometry
Graphing calculator
CAS
Graphical component
Comments about Mathematica as a Alternative to PTC Mathcad
Some users think Mathematica is a great PTC Mathcad alternative, some don't.
Mathcad works with units with an engineer's point of view, mathematica works with an academic/theoretical point of view for mathematicians.
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Maxima
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Free • Open Source
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32 Maxima alternatives
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.
- - Maxima is the most popular Open Source alternative to PTC Mathcad.
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CAS
Symbolic Computation
Symbolic manipulation
wxMaxima
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Free • Open Source
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40 wxMaxima alternatives
wxMaxima is a document based interface for the computer algebra system Maxima. wxMaxima uses wxWidgets and runs natively on Windows, X11 and Mac OS X. wxMaxima provides menus and dialogs for many common maxima commands, autocompletion, inline plots and simple animations.
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Almost everyone thinks wxMaxima is a great PTC Mathcad alternative.
Maple
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Paid • Proprietary
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52 Maple alternatives
Maple is a 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...
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Graphing calculator
Mechanical Simulation
CAS
Comments about Maple as a Alternative to PTC Mathcad
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Redundant display of equations and data. No auto-resolve when changing a variable or constant content upstream to an equation. Works more like a command prompt line than like a equation editor. Not a proper format for documentation of calculations. Painful handling of units.
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SymPy
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Free • Open Source
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36 SymPy alternatives
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.
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SymPy Features
Equation editor
Equation solving
Xcos
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Free • Open Source
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94 Xcos alternatives
Xcos is a graphical editor to design hybrid dynamical systems models. Models can be designed, loaded, saved, compiled and simulated.
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Ascend
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Free • Open Source
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42 Ascend alternatives
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.
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Optimization
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OpenAxiom
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
24 OpenAxiom alternatives
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...
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Axiom
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Free • Open Source
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37 Axiom alternatives
Axiom is a general purpose Computer Algebra system. It is useful for research and development of mathematical algorithms. It defines a strongly typed, mathematically correct type hierarchy. It has a programming language and a built-in compiler.
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