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Nickle vs bc: catalog facts
Nickle	bc
Free Free; license not specified.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-Clause license.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Provides arbitrary-precision integers, rationals, and floating-point real numbers. Supports scripting and prototyping numeric algorithms.	Implements POSIX bc with GNU extensions Includes dc functionality
Some language features, including parametric polymorphism, are not implemented	Uses a command-line interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-2-Clause
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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