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SageMath vs wxMaxima: catalog facts
SageMath	wxMaxima
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 or later licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Combines many mathematics libraries behind one Python-based language Free alternative to Mathematica, Maple and Matlab	Menus and dialogs for common Maxima commands Inline plots and simple animations
Windows needs the Windows Subsystem for Linux Large install with a learning curve	Still requires learning Maxima for advanced work Interface is functional rather than modern
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL	License: GPL-2.0-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 1, 2026

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