Scilab Alternatives

Apps similar to Scilab include R (programming language), which is free and open source. Other options are Jupyter, GNU Octave, SageMath and MATLAB. There's no shortage of Numerical Computation Software like Scilab, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. MathJournal icon
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    MathJournal is an interactive program for the Tablet PC that provides a natural and intuitive environment for solving mathematical and engineering problems. MathJournal recognizes handwritten mathematical expressions, and then displays a list of relevant solution types to the...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. Singular icon
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    Singular is an open source computer algebra system for polynomial computations, with special emphasis on commutative and non-commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and singularity theory.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3.  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

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. AutoPlot icon
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    This macOS-native scientific workspace enables importing tabular datasets, creating X&Y plots, 3D plots, histograms, heat maps, and correlation charts, with seamless editing, pixel-perfect annotations, vector export, raw data privacy, and optional hosted assistant.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2026

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Mirai Math icon
     9 likes

    Graphical frontend for GNU Octave. Edit formulas in native mathematical notation. Available / tested for Linux x586 / x86_64, WinXP, Vista, and MacOS.

    46 Mirai Math alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Since

    • Since 2011

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. The HP Prime is a great scientific and graphic calculator for high school and university. The App allows to develop not only for the real calculator but also for computers and mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2017

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. Math Notepad icon
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    Math Notepad is a web based editor, which allows you do do mathematical calculations and plot graphs. It supports real and complex numbers, matrices, and units, and comes with all common math functions built in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2013

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. see the graph of a function.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Powerful and fully-featured calculation application.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Since

    • Since 2018

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. iD3 icon
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    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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  11. 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
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  12. WolfCalc icon
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    WolfCalc is a light minimal front end to the powerful Wolfram|Alpha™ Computational Knowledge Engine™, which is one of the most powerful calculators in the world and can be used to solve a large variety of problems.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Mac
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