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ScilabWolfram Mathematica
Free

Free and open source.

 Paid

Commercial software sold under paid licences.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Hundreds of built-in mathematical functions
  • Xcos editor for modelling dynamical systems
  • Symbolic mathematics alongside numerical computation
  • Interactive notebooks that mix code, results and text
  • Uses its own language rather than a general-purpose one
  • Commercial licence required
  • Proprietary language and file format
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License not stated License: Proprietary
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Works offline Not stated if it works offline

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