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JupyterLab DesktopCantor
Free

Free and open source, maintained by the JupyterLab project.

 Free

Free KDE application.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Linux
  • Runs JupyterLab in its own window without a manual server setup
  • Can install a Python environment for notebooks
  • One worksheet interface for many maths and statistics backends
  • Supports Maxima, R, Octave, Python, Sage and more
  • Electron-based, so heavier than using JupyterLab in an existing browser
  • Bundled environments add significant disk use
  • The backends themselves must be installed separately
  • Less widely used than Jupyter notebooks
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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