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Spyder vs Jupyter: catalog facts
Spyder	Jupyter
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
Variable explorer for inspecting data Built-in IPython console	Supports over 40 programming languages Rich interactive output in notebooks
Focused on Python only Less suited to general web or application development	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 not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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