PTC Mathcad Alternatives for Mac

PTC Mathcad is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Mathematica. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Maxima or wxMaxima. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to PTC Mathcad and 17 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to PTC Mathcad are Maple, Wolfram Language, Mathics and SymPy.

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PTC Mathcad alternatives are mainly Numerical Computation Software, but if you're looking for Programming Languages or Graphing Calculators 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. Mathematica icon
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    Definitive technical computing system spanning machine learning and neural networks, data science, visualizations and much more.

    76 Mathematica alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Mathematica Features

    1.  Symbolic Computation
    2.  Calculus solving
    3.  Equation solving
    4.  Constructive geometry
    5.  CAS
    6.  Graphical component

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    Comments about Mathematica as an Alternative to PTC Mathcad
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    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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    • Some users think Mathematica is a great PTC Mathcad alternative, some don't.

    • Mathematica is the most popular Mac alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • Mathematica is the most popular commercial alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • Mathematica is Paid and ProprietaryPTC Mathcad is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. 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

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    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maxima Features

    1.  Symbolic manipulation
    2.  CAS
    3.  Symbolic Computation

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

    • Maxima is Free and Open SourcePTC Mathcad is Paid and Proprietary
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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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  4. Maple icon
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    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...

    50 Maple alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Maple Features

    1.  Mechanical Simulation
    2.  CAS

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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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    • Maple is Paid and ProprietaryPTC Mathcad is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Wolfram Language is a symbolic language, deliberately designed with the breadth and unity needed to develop powerful programs quickly. By integrating high-level forms—like Image, GeoPolygon or Molecule—along with advanced superfunctions—such as ImageIdentify or...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenSolaris
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD

    Wolfram Language Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Data visualization
    4.  Data analytics
    5.  Symbolic Computation

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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    Maple Flow is a mathematics tool that makes it easy for engineers to brainstorm, develop, and document their design calculations. It combines a simple, freeform interface with a comprehensive math engine and provides a whiteboard-style environment that automatically keeps...

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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Maple Flow Features

    1.  Calculus solving
    2.  Symbolic manipulation
    3.  Unit converter
    4.  Engineering calculator
    5.  Equation solving
    6.  Variables
    7.  Equation editor

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