GNU Octave Alternatives

GNU Octave is described as 'Octave is a computer program for performing numerical computations which is mostly compatible with MATLAB . It is part of the GNU Project. It is free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License' and is a very popular numerical computation software in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GNU Octave for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best GNU Octave alternative is R (programming language), which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNU Octave are Jupyter, MATLAB, Mathematica and SageMath.

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  1. WolfCalc icon
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    WolfCalc is a light minimal front end to the powerful Wolfram|Alpha™ Computational Knowledge Engine™, which is one of the most powerful calculators in the world and can be used to solve a large variety of problems.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. The HP Prime is a great scientific and graphic calculator for high school and university. The App allows to develop not only for the real calculator but also for computers and mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  3. Anoc allows you to create and manage Octave projects directly on your Android device and generate the result and plots by using the Octave service available at verbosus.com

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
     
  4. Math Notepad icon
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    Math Notepad is a web based editor, which allows you do do mathematical calculations and plot graphs. It supports real and complex numbers, matrices, and units, and comes with all common math functions built in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. Mathmatiz icon
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    Mathmatiz is the best android calculator. It provides its users technical computation ability similar to the famous computation software MATLAB on an Android phone, including m file support and plotting.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. SIMO icon
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    SIMO is an iOS programming environment for Matlab. SIMO runs locally on device and hence internet connection is not required. Users can create, edit and run Matlab code, and create 2D and 3D plots. Find out more: http://www.simo.com.hk/.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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