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Science

Note: For possibly more up to date selection of scientific applications, try checking the AUR 'science' category

Calculator

See also Wikipedia:Comparison of software calculators.

Console

• bc — Arbitrary precision calculator language.

https://www.gnu.org/software/bc/ || bc

• calc — Arbitrary precision console calculator.

http://www.isthe.com/chongo/tech/comp/calc/ || calc

• clac — Command-line, stack-based calculator with postfix notation.

https://github.com/soveran/clac || clac^AUR

• kalker — Command-line calculator with math syntax that supports user-defined variables and functions, complex numbers, and estimation of derivatives and integrals.

https://github.com/PaddiM8/kalker || kalker^AUR

• qalc — Command-line calculator and equation solver with fault-tolerant parsing, constant recognition and units.

https://qalculate.github.io/ || libqalculate

Graphical

• Deepin Calculator — Easy to use calculator for Deepin desktop.

https://www.deepin.org/en/original/deepin-calculator/ || deepin-calculator

• Extcalc — Qt-based scientific graphical calculator.

http://extcalc-linux.sourceforge.net/ || extcalc^AUR

• FOX Calculator — Simple desktop calculator.

http://fox-toolkit.org/ || fox

• galculator — GTK-based scientific calculator.

http://galculator.mnim.org/ || galculator

• Liri Calculator — Calculator for Liri.

https://github.com/lirios/calculator || liri-calculator

• MATE Calc — Calculator for the MATE desktop environment.

https://mate-desktop.org/ || mate-calc

Computer algebra system

See also Wikipedia:Comparison of computer algebra systems.

• Maxima — Maple/Mathematica-like computer algebra system.

http://maxima.sourceforge.net/ || maxima

• PARI/GP — Computer algebra system designed for fast computations in number theory.

https://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/ || pari

Visualization of networks/graphs

Scientific or technical computing

See also Wikipedia:Comparison of numerical analysis software.

• FFTW — A Fast Fourier Transform library for computing discrete Fourier transforms. Used for a wide variety of numerical applications, which includes spectral methods.

https://www.fftw.org/ || fftw

• FreeMat — Matlab-like program that supports many of its functions and features a codeless interface to external C, C++, and Fortran code, further parallel distributed algorithm development (via MPI), and 3D visualization capabilities.

https://freemat.sourceforge.net/ || freemat^AUR

Statistics

See also Wikipedia:Comparison of statistical packages.

• JAGS (Just another Gibbs sampler) — Cross-platform program for analysis of Bayesian hierarchical models using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation.

http://mcmc-jags.sourceforge.net/ || jags^AUR

• PSPP — Free SPSS implementation.

https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/ || pspp^AUR

Data analysis and plotting

See also Wikipedia:List of information graphics software.

• Fityk — Curve fitting and data analysis application, predominantly used to fit analytical, bell-shaped functions to experimental data.

https://fityk.nieto.pl/ || fityk^AUR

• LabPlot — Free software data analysis and visualization application, similar to SciDAVis.

https://labplot.kde.org/ || labplot

See also List of applications/Documents#Spreadsheets.

Proof assistants

See also Wikipedia:Proof assistant.

• Isabelle — Generic proof assistant that allows mathematical formulas to be expressed in a formal language and provides tools for proving those formulas in a logical calculus.

https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/hvg/Isabelle/ || isabelle^AUR

Physics simulation

• FEBio — An open-source software tool for nonlinear finite element analysis specifically focused on solving nonlinear large deformation problems in biomechanics and biophysics, able to solve problems in mixture mechanics (i.e. biphasic or multiphasic materials), fluid mechanics, reaction-diffusion, and heat transfer, including fluid-solid interactions.

https://febio.org/ || not packaged? search in AUR

• Step — Two-dimensional physics simulation engine. Part of kde-education.

https://apps.kde.org/step/ || step

Unit conversion

Viewers

See also Wikipedia:List of molecular graphics systems.

• PyMOL — Open-source molecular visualization system that can produce high quality 3D images of small molecules and biological macromolecules, such as proteins.

https://pymol.org/ || pymol

Drawing

Modeling

• APBS — Electrostatic and solvation properties for complex molecules.

https://www.poissonboltzmann.org/ || apbs^AUR

• ORCA — ORCA is an ab initio, DFT, and semi-empirical SCF-MO package.

https://orcaforum.kofo.mpg.de/app.php/portal || orcaqm^AUR

Periodic table

• eperiodique — A simple Periodic Table Of Elements viewer using the EFL.

http://eperiodique.sourceforge.net/ || eperiodique^AUR

Geography

• Gebabbel — Alternative GUI for GPSBabel.

http://gebabbel.sourceforge.net/ || gebabbel^AUR

• GPXSee — GPS log file viewer and analyzer.

https://www.gpxsee.org/ || gpxsee

• JOSM — Main editor for OpenStreetMap written in Java.

https://josm.openstreetmap.de/ || josm

• QGIS — Geographic Information System (GIS) that supports vector, raster & database formats.

https://qgis.org/ || qgis

Meteorology

• GNOME Weather — Small application for GNOME that allows you to monitor the current weather conditions for your city, or anywhere in the world, and to access updated forecasts provided by various internet services.

https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Weather || gnome-weather

Astronomy

• GIMP Astronomy Plugins — Set of GIMP plugins for astronomical image processing.

http://hennigbuam.de/georg/gimp.html || gimp-plugin-astronomy^AUR

• StarPlot — 3-dimensional star chart viewer.

http://starplot.org/ || starplot^AUR

Computational biology and bioinformatics

See also Wikipedia:List of open source bioinformatics software.

• EMBOSS (European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite) — Open source software analysis package specially developed for the needs of the molecular biology and bioinformatics user community.

https://emboss.sourceforge.net/ || emboss^AUR

Genealogy

• LifeLines — Text based genealogy software for family trees and reports.

https://github.com/lifelines/ || lifelines^AUR

Image manipulation

DICOM viewers and volume rendering

• 3DSlicer — Comprehensive MRI, CT, LSCM microscopy volume processing, segmentation and 3D-reconstruction

https://www.slicer.org/ || 3dslicer^AUR

Computer-aided design

See also Wikipedia:List of computer-aided design editors.

• QCAD — A 2D CAD application based on Qt. Supports the DFX and HPGL standard file formats, and optionally the DWG format through a proprietary plugin.

https://www.qcad.org/ || qcad

3D printing

See also RepRap.

Slicers

Slicers convert 3D models into a format supported by the 3D printer, usually this format is G-code.

• SuperSlicer — Community maintained improved fork of PrusaSlicer. Not brand specific. Open source.

https://github.com/supermerill/SuperSlicer || superslicer

Control software

Software for controlling 3D printers, usually over a cable or wireless.

• OctoPrint — Web interface for FDM 3D printers using G-code. Open source.

https://octoprint.org/ || octoprint^AUR

Electronics

See also Wikipedia:Comparison of EDA software.

Digital logic

Digital logic software are mainly simple educational tools that intended for only designing and simulating logic circuits.

• Logisim — Educational digital logic design and simulation software, written in Java, officially its development has stopped.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/circuit/ || logisim^AUR

HDL

Also see Wikipedia:Hardware description language.

• Gowin EDA Edu IDE — An IDE for Gowin's FGPA devices, including Sipeed Tang Nano and Sipeed Tang Nano 4K.

http://www.gowinsemi.com.cn/faq.aspx || gowin-eda-edu-ide^AUR

• Verilator — A Verilog/SystemVerilog simulator, performs lint code-quality checks, compile to threaded C++ code for simulation.

https://verilator.org || verilator

MCU IDE and programmers

• AVRDUDE — Download/upload/manipulate the ROM and EEPROM contents of AVR microcontrollers.

https://www.nongnu.org/avrdude/ || avrdude

Electronic circuit simulation and schematic capture editing

• gspiceui — GUI to various freely available Spice electronic ciruit simulators.

http://users.tpg.com.au/micksw012/gspiceui.html || gspiceui^AUR

• Xyce — SANDIA Xyce is an open source, SPICE-compatible, high-performance analog circuit simulator, capable of solving extremely large circuit problems by supporting large-scale parallel computing platforms.

https://xyce.sandia.gov https://github.com/Xyce/Xyce || xyce-serial^AUR

Electronic design and schematic capture editing

• QElectroTech — Application used to draw advanced electrical circuits.

https://qelectrotech.org/ || qelectrotech^AUR

Telecommunication

• SigDigger — Qt-based digital signal analyzer, using Suscan core and Sigutils DSP library.

https://github.com/BatchDrake/SigDigger || sigdigger-git^AUR

Amateur radio

See the main article: Amateur radio#Software list.

See also Wikipedia:List of software-defined radios.

Simulation modeling

Artificial intelligence

See also Wikipedia:Comparison of deep learning software.

• Fast Artificial Neural Network — Library for developing feedforward Artificial Neural Networks.

http://leenissen.dk/fann/wp/ || fann^AUR

• PyTorch — An open source machine learning framework that accelerates the path from research prototyping to production deployment.

https://pytorch.org/ || python-pytorch, with CUDA python-pytorch-cuda

Photogrammetry

See also Wikipedia:Comparison_of_photogrammetry_software.

• OpenMVG — A software package.

https://github.com/openMVG/openMVG || openmvg-git^AUR