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Typst

Writing & typesetting

Modern markup-based typesetting system

Stars
★ 56.7k
Licence
Apache-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Overleaf Premium

Julia

Numerical computing

Fast, high-level language for technical computing

Stars
★ 49.2k
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to MATLAB

NumPy

Numerical computing

The fundamental package for array computing in Python

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★ 33k
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Updated

Alternative to MATLAB

Overleaf Community Edition

Writing & typesetting

Self-hostable collaborative LaTeX editor

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★ 18.3k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Overleaf Premium

Zotero

Reference management

Free tool to collect, organise, cite and share research

Stars
★ 15.7k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated
  • Opens RIS
  • Opens BibTeX
  • Opens EndNote XML

Alternative to EndNote, Mendeley

JupyterLab

Data science & workflows

Web-based notebooks for code, data and narrative

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★ 15.4k
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Updated

Alternative to MATLAB, Mathematica

LanguageTool

Writing & typesetting

Open-source grammar, style and spell checker

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★ 15.2k
Licence
LGPL-2.1
Updated

Alternative to Grammarly

SciPy

Numerical computing

Algorithms for scientific computing in Python

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★ 15.1k
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Updated

Alternative to MATLAB

statsmodels

Statistics

Statistical models and tests for Python

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★ 11.7k
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Updated

Alternative to Stata, SAS

Spyder

Numerical computing

Scientific Python IDE with a MATLAB-like layout

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★ 9.4k
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to MATLAB

Orange

Data science & workflows

Visual programming for data mining and machine learning

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★ 5.7k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to SPSS Modeler

RStudio Desktop

Statistics

Popular open-source IDE for R and Quarto

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★ 5.1k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to SPSS, Stata

JabRef

Reference management

Open-source reference manager built around BibTeX

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★ 4.8k
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to EndNote, Mendeley

LibreOffice

Writing & typesetting

Free office suite from The Document Foundation

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★ 4.5k
Licence
MPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Microsoft Office

LimeSurvey

Surveys & experiments

Open-source online survey platform

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★ 3.8k
Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey

TeXstudio

Writing & typesetting

Feature-rich desktop editor for LaTeX documents

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★ 3.7k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Overleaf Premium

SageMath

Numerical computing

Open-source mathematics system built on Python

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★ 2.6k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Mathematica, Maple

PsychoPy

Surveys & experiments

Build behavioural experiments with a GUI or Python

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★ 2.1k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to E-Prime

QuPath

Image analysis

Open-source software for bioimage and digital pathology analysis

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★ 1.5k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Imaris

jsPsych

Surveys & experiments

JavaScript library for running experiments in the browser

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★ 1.2k
Licence
MIT
Updated

Alternative to E-Prime

Fiji (ImageJ)

Image analysis

ImageJ distribution with batteries included for scientific imaging

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★ 1k
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Imaris

JASP

Statistics

Point-and-click statistics with classical and Bayesian tests

Stars
★ 1k
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated
  • Data stays local
  • Opens .sav
  • Opens .sas7bdat

Alternative to SPSS, GraphPad Prism

jamovi

Statistics

Spreadsheet-style statistics app built on R

Stars
★ 790
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated
  • Opens .sav
  • Opens .sas7bdat
  • Opens .dta

Alternative to SPSS, Stata

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QualCoder

Qualitative analysis

Qualitative data analysis for text, images, audio and video

Stars
★ 694
Licence
LGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to NVivo, ATLAS.ti

GNU Octave

Numerical computing

Scientific programming language largely compatible with MATLAB

Stars
★ 666
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to MATLAB

LabPlot

Plotting & graphing

Data visualisation and analysis from KDE

Stars
★ 487
Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Origin, GraphPad Prism

OpenSesame

Surveys & experiments

Graphical experiment builder for the social sciences

Stars
★ 281
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to E-Prime

KoboToolbox

Surveys & experiments

Data collection for field research, online and offline

Stars
★ 186
Licence
AGPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey

S

SciDAVis

Plotting & graphing

Scientific data analysis and visualisation

Stars
★ 145
Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Origin

Scilab

Numerical computing

Numerical computation software with a Simulink-like modeller

Stars
★ 111
Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to MATLAB

CATMA

Qualitative analysis

Web-based text annotation and analysis for the humanities

Stars
★ 104
Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to NVivo, MAXQDA

Taguette

Qualitative analysis

Free and open-source tool for qualitative research

Stars
★ 88
Licence
BSD-3-Clause
Updated
  • Data stays local

Alternative to NVivo, ATLAS.ti

GNU PSPP

Statistics

Free program for statistical analysis of sampled data, modelled on SPSS

Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated
  • Opens .sav

Alternative to SPSS

G

gretl

Statistics

Econometrics package with a menu interface and scripting

Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated
  • Opens .dta
  • Opens .sav

Alternative to Stata

KNIME Analytics Platform

Data science & workflows

Free, open-source platform for visual data workflows

Licence
GPL-3.0
Updated

Alternative to SPSS Modeler, SAS

Maxima

Numerical computing

Long-running computer algebra system

Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated

Alternative to Mathematica, Maple

R

Statistics

The open-source language and environment for statistical computing

Licence
GPL-2.0
Updated
  • Opens .sav
  • Opens .sas7bdat
  • Opens .dta

Alternative to SPSS, Stata