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Basic Numerical Methods vs Cantor: catalog facts
Basic Numerical Methods	Cantor
Best for: Students learning numerical methods and engineers checking calculus exercises	Best for: Students and teachers working with Maxima, R or Octave who want a worksheet interface
Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.	Free Free KDE application.
Windows, Linux, Android	Windows, Linux
Covers equation solving, systems, integration, and ordinary differential equations Plots expressions and calculated results over a chosen range All 3 strengths for Basic Numerical Methods Covers equation solving, systems, integration, and ordinary differential equations Plots expressions and calculated results over a chosen range Available on Windows, Linux, and Android	One worksheet interface for many maths and statistics backends Supports Maxima, R, Octave, Python, Sage and more All 3 strengths for Cantor One worksheet interface for many maths and statistics backends Supports Maxima, R, Octave, Python, Sage and more Regular releases with KDE Gear
Solves first order ordinary differential equations only.	The backends themselves must be installed separately Less widely used than Jupyter notebooks
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Basic Numerical Methods github.com/hafmed/Basic-Numerical-Methods-qml Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Cantor apps.kde.org/cantor Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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