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. Other popular filters include Online, Mac, Free, Android, Open Source, Linux and iPad. 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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  1. Mathematica icon

    Mathematica

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    Definitive technical computing system spanning machine learning and neural networks, data science, visualizations and much more.

    74 Mathematica alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • Online
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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
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    Maxima

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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.

    31 Maxima alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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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

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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.

    41 wxMaxima alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Flathub
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  5. Maple icon

    Maple

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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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
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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
  6. Wolfram Language icon

    Wolfram Language

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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...

    118 Wolfram Language alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • openSUSE
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenSolaris
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    Mathics

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    Plotting
     
  9. SymPy icon

    SymPy

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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  10. Xcos icon

    Xcos

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

    97 Xcos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  11. Maple Flow icon

    Maple Flow

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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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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Ascend

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    Open-source software for mathematical modeling, nonlinear equations, and optimization problems, supporting dynamic systems and large-scale models, with both command-line and graphical interfaces, specialized modeling language, and advanced solver architecture.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Axiom icon

    Axiom

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    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.

    39 Axiom alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Matrix within a Matrix
     
  14. MathStudio icon

    MathStudio

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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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    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPad
    • iPhone
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    MathStudio is a powerful math program that is very easy to use and can be used for engineering calculations also. For the price, this is a superior program.

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    • Most users think MathStudio is a great PTC Mathcad alternative.

    • MathStudio is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to PTC Mathcad.

    • MathStudio is Paid and ProprietaryPTC Mathcad is also Paid and Proprietary
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