Free and Open Source alternatives for commercial softwares
By Robolab Technologies In More Info, Robolab Softwares GuidelinesCommercial Software | Similar Opensource | Download Link | License | Used where |
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MATLAB | Scilab | Link | CeCILL | Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, Electronics, Embedded systems, Chemical), Science (Physics, Mathematics) |
Mathematica | Maxima | Link | GPL | Mathematics, Engineering |
Cadence pSpice | ngspice | Link | BSD | Engineering (Electrical, Electronics, Embedded systems) |
Microsoft Office | Open office | Link | LGPL | All branches |
Microsoft Office | LaTeX | Link | LPPL | All branches |
Mathematica/Maple | Sage | Link | GPL | Precise arithmetic, algebra, symbolic computation |
Microsoft Windows | GNU/Linux | Link | GPL | All branches |
Turbo C | GCC | Link | GPL | Engineering (Introductory Computing – all branches) |
Pro/E | BRL-CAD | Link | BSD | Engineering (CAD) |
MASM | NASM, FASM | Link1, Link2 | BSD, BSD | Engineering (Electronics, Computer Science) |
MS OFFICE Plotting tools | Xmgrace, XFIG, GNUPLOT | Link1 ,Link2 ,Link3 | BSD, GPL, Own license (but free) | Drawing the figures, plots, flow diagrams |
Code composer Studio, IAR Workbench | GNU Binutils | Link | GPL | Assembler, Compilers for micro controllers and DSP Processors (MSP, VC33 etc) |
VxWORKS | RTLinux, RTAI | Link1 ,Link2 | GPL, GPL/LGPL (kernel and user space respectively), | Real-time operating System for Desktop and Embedded Systems |
KEIL 8051 | SDCC | Link | GPL | GCC SDCC compiler for 8051 controlers |
synopsis-CosmosSE, Mentor-Icstudio, Cadence-Virtuoso | Xcircuit | Link | GPL | schematic design |
Mentor-ICstation, Cadence-Virtuoso | Magic | Link | BSD | Used for chip Layout design |
Modelsim | ghdl, freehdl | Link1 ,Link2 | GPL | VHDL compiler |
Matlab | Octave | Link | GPL | Numerical Computation |
AutoCad | KiCad, | Link | GPL | CAD system |
FreeCad | Link | |||
S-Plus | R | Link | GPL | Statistics |
Operating System | GNU/LINUX | Link | GPL | Operating System |
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