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marimo vs Jupyter: catalog facts
marimoJupyter
Free

The open-source application is available without a license fee.

Free

Free and open source.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
  • No hidden state: changing a cell updates everything that depends on it
  • Notebooks are plain .py files, so diffs and version control work
  • Supports over 40 programming languages
  • Rich interactive output in notebooks
  • The reactive model forbids some patterns familiar from Jupyter
  • Smaller ecosystem than Jupyter
  • Runs through a local server, which adds setup compared with a plain editor
  • Notebook files can be awkward to diff and review in version control
Downloadable app Downloadable app, Web application
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: BSD-3-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 22, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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