Free Mathematica Alternatives

The best free alternative to Mathematica is R (programming language), which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Mathematica and loads of them are free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Mathematica are Jupyter, SageMath, GNU Octave and Julia.

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  1. 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

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  2. JMMG Tools icon
     1 like

    This web app is like a Swiss Army knife. It contains many useful functions that make your device an all-purpose tool.

    Convert values into other units, edit text, determine your own location, measure distances, do calendar calculations and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2020

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Android
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  3. Yacas icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. Ascend icon
     8 likes

    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

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  5. Think calculator for Finance, Math, Geometry, Converter, Physic & Chemistry, Webtoolsm Date and time and more

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2015

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. iD3 icon
     1 like

    iD3 is an open-source, cross-platform desktop IDE for D3.js development. It's designed to simplify data visualization with D3 and sports a Python based data management system and custom generated attribute controls.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  7. Mathmatiz icon
     2 likes

    Mathmatiz is the best android calculator. It provides its users technical computation ability similar to the famous computation software MATLAB on an Android phone, including m file support and plotting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Android
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  8. Addi icon
     7 likes

    Java based and open sourced version of matlab and octave

    Getting more and more compatible over time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
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  9. calculeaf icon
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    Calculeaf is an online engineering calculation worksheet for unit-aware math, calculation notes, plots, templates, and shareable technical work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Solves algebraic equations and systems with real or complex solutions, performs differentiation and integration, and plots functions or X-Y data. Its differential-equation tools cover linear or nonlinear ODEs, systems, plus initial-value and boundary-value problems.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • New

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. GraphCalc icon
     17 likes

    GraphCalc is an all-in-one solution to everything from everyday arithmetic to statistical analysis, from betas to Booleans, from cubes to calculus, from decimals to derivatives. GraphCalc combines all the features of a professional mathematics package with the simplicity of an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2009

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Sequalator icon
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    Sequalator stands for Simultaneous Equations Calculator. It is a software for solving Linear Simultaneous Equations. The solver is based on the Gauss Jordan elimination method for solving Linear Simultaneous Equations. Sequalator uses OpenCL technology for solving the equations o.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
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