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SageMath vs Maxima: catalog facts
SageMath	Maxima
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Combines many mathematics libraries behind one Python-based language Free alternative to Mathematica, Maple and Matlab	Broad symbolic maths: calculus, ODEs, linear algebra, tensors Exact and arbitrary-precision arithmetic
Windows needs the Windows Subsystem for Linux Large install with a learning curve	The core program is a plain terminal interface Lisp heritage and syntax take some learning
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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