JupyterLab
Data science & workflowsWeb-based notebooks for code, data and narrative
- Stars
- ★ 15.4k
- Licence
- BSD-3-Clause
- Updated
Alternative to MATLAB, Mathematica
Free alternatives to Mathematica
Last updated · 3 options
Quick answer: JupyterLab has the most stars on its repository of the 3 options here (★ 15.4k), followed by SageMath (★ 2.6k). Stars show popularity, not fit, so check formats, platforms and licence for your own work.
Wolfram's symbolic and numerical computing system. Here are 3 free options, most-starred first.
SageMath
Numerical computingOpen-source mathematics system built on Python
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- ★ 2.6k
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Updated
Alternative to Mathematica, Maple
Maxima
Numerical computingLong-running computer algebra system
- Licence
- GPL-2.0
- Updated
Alternative to Mathematica, Maple
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FAQ
Is there a free alternative to Mathematica?
Yes. ResearchAlts lists 3 options: JupyterLab, SageMath and Maxima.
Which Mathematica alternatives are open source?
JupyterLab (BSD-3-Clause), SageMath (GPL-3.0) and Maxima (GPL-2.0).
Which Mathematica alternatives run on a Mac?
JupyterLab, SageMath and Maxima (all of them).
Related categories: Data science & workflows · Numerical computing
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