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YacasSageMath
Free

Yacas is open source under the LGPL-2.1 license.

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Supports symbolic algebra and arbitrary-precision numerical work
  • Uses an extensible scripting language
  • Combines many mathematics libraries behind one Python-based language
  • Free alternative to Mathematica, Maple and Matlab
  • Uses its own scripting language
  • Windows needs the Windows Subsystem for Linux
  • Large install with a learning curve
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-2.1 License: GPL
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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