Maxima Alternatives

Apps similar to Maxima include Mathematica. It's paid, but SageMath and Julia are free. Other options are MATLAB, Maple, wxMaxima and SymPy. Calculators like Maxima are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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  1. OpenAxiom icon

    OpenAxiom

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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    OpenAxiom screenshot 1
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  2. NumeRe icon

    NumeRe

     4 likes

    Open source framework for numerical computations and advanced statistical analysis, featuring nonlinear curve fitting, ODE solving, 1D/2D publication-quality visualization, Fourier and wavelet transforms, intuitive syntax, and namespace-based code organization for research.

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    • Windows
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    Default view of a session in NumeRe with an exemplary plot. The GUI is available in German and English
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  4. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  5. F

    FriCAS

     5 likes

    FriCAS is an advanced computer algebra system. Its capabilities range from calculus (integration and differentiation) to abstract algebra. It can plot functions and has integrated help system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. MathStudio icon

    MathStudio

     8 likes

    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
    • US flagUnited States
    MathStudio screenshot 1
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  8. GiNaC icon

    GiNaC

     4 likes

    GiNaC is a C++ library. It is designed to allow the creation of integrated systems that embed symbolic manipulations together with more established areas of computer science (like computation- intense numeric applications, graphical interfaces, etc.) under one roof.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. GAP icon

    GAP

     9 likes

    GAP is a system for computational discrete algebra, with particular emphasis on Computational Group Theory. GAP provides a programming language, a library of thousands of functions implementing algebraic algorithms written in the GAP language as well as large data libraries of...

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Yacas icon

    Yacas

     1 like

    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
    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU
    Yacas screenshot 1
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  11. C

    Cadabra

     7 likes

    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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  12. Xcos icon

    Xcos

     17 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Xcos screenshot 1
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  13. Derive icon

    Derive

     1 like

    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
    Derive screenshot 1
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  14. Ascend icon

    Ascend

     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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ascend screenshot 1
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