Free Simulink Alternatives

The best free alternative to Simulink is Circuit JS, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Simulink and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Simulink are Xcos, OpenModelica, SimulIDE and Ktechlab.

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Simulink alternatives are mainly Circuit Simulators but may also be Electronic Design Automation Tools or IDEs.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Simulink.
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Simulink® is a block diagram environment for multidomain simulation and Model-Based Design. It supports simulation, automatic code generation, and continuous test and verification of embedded systems.

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Simulink alternatives page was last updated Nov 17, 2024
  1. Circuit JS icon
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    This is a javascript electronic circuit simulator. When the applet starts up you will see an animated schematic of a simple LRC circuit. The green color indicates positive voltage. The gray color indicates ground. A red color indicates negative voltage.

    48 Circuit JS alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Circuit JS Features

    1.  Circuit Simulation
    2.  Browser-based
    3.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from November 2022.

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    Comments about Circuit JS as an Alternative to Simulink
     
    jellyjoe

    This only simulates circuits, and while it definitely works for circuits the UI is awkward.

    Negative commentNov 17, 2024
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    Guest

    Not all applications can be modeled with circuits

    Negative commentApr 11, 2019
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    • This alternative is disputed. Circuit JS is a legitimate Simulink alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Circuit JS is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Simulink.

    • Circuit JS is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Simulink.

    • Circuit JS is Free and Open SourceSimulink is Paid and Proprietary
  2. Xcos icon
     16 likes

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

    99 Xcos alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. OpenModelica icon
     18 likes

    OpenModelica – A Free Modelica Environment! OpenModelica is an open-source Modelica-based modeling and simulation environment intended for industrial and academic usage. Its long-term development is supported by a non-profit organization – the Open Source Modelica Consortium (OS.

    47 OpenModelica alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OpenModelica Features

    1.  Python IDE
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  4. SimulIDE icon
     11 likes

    SimulIDE is a simple real time electronic circuit simulator. It's intended for general purpose electronics and microcontroller simulation, supporting PIC and AVR. PIC simulation is provided by gpsim and avr simulation by simavr.

    15 SimulIDE alternatives
    SimulIDE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    SimulIDE Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  Colored Text
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  5. Ktechlab icon
     26 likes

    KTechLab is an IDE for microcontrollers and electronics. It supports circuit simulation, program development for microcontrollers and simulating the programmed microcontroller together with its application circuit.

    29 Ktechlab alternatives
    Ktechlab screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Portable
    6.  Dark Mode
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  6. Collimator icon
     14 likes

    Collimator is a modeling and simulation platform for engineers to design and test complex, mission critical systems in a way that is reliable, secure, fast and intuitive.

    19 Collimator alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Collimator Features

    1.  Cloud based
    2.  Python-based
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Simulink
    5.  CAE
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    Comments about Collimator as an Alternative to Simulink
     
    kevin6314

    Great UI, love the HPC in the cloud.

    Positive commentJul 5, 2022
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    • Almost everyone thinks Collimator is a great Simulink alternative.

    • Collimator is the most popular SaaS alternative to Simulink.

    • Collimator is Freemium and ProprietarySimulink is Paid and Proprietary
  7. MyOpenLab icon
     8 likes

    MyOpenLab is a Java-based software, which contains graphic blocks, each one fulfills a specific function and has properties configurable by the user.

    9 MyOpenLab alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MyOpenLab Features

    1.  Visual Programming
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Java based
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  8. GNU Radio icon
     9 likes

    GNU Radio is a free & open-source software development toolkit that provides signal processing blocks to implement software radios. It can be used with readily-available low-cost external RF hardware to create software-defined radios, or without hardware in a simulation-like...

    17 GNU Radio alternatives
    Flowgraph for narrowband FM demodulator.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. Circuit Solver Desktop icon
     1 like

    Create circuits using the graphical user interface as a quick way of modelling the dynamic system. After you create a circuit you may load this file and simulate the circuit 'dynamically' by changing parameters during the circuit simulation.

    10 Circuit Solver Desktop alternatives
    Dynamic Simulation of a Boost Converter

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Circuit Solver Desktop Features

    1.  Simulink
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  10.  1 like

    JModelica is an extensible Modelica-based open-source platform for optimization, simulation, and analysis of complex dynamic systems.

    10 JModelica alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Scicos icon
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    Scicos is a graphical dynamical system modeler and simulator developed in the Metalau project at INRIA, Paris-Rocquencourt center. With Scicos, user can create block diagrams to model and simulate the dynamics of hybrid dynamical systems and compile models into executable code.

    11 Scicos alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. SimulationX icon
     5 likes

    SimulationX is an interdisciplinary, multi-domain simulation software for the design, analysis and optimization of complex systems on a single platform. More than 500 ready-to-use model elements and over 300 examples of models from 11 application areas simplify and accelerate...

    32 SimulationX alternatives
    Example of gearbox modelling with CVT in SimulationX

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SimulationX Features

    1.  CAE
    2.  Electromagnetics
    3.  Optimization
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