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* [http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/ XQuartz] X-window system for Mac | * [http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/ XQuartz] X-window system for Mac | ||
* [http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/ MobaXterm] X-window system for Windows | |||
* [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTY] Telnet/SSH client for Windows and Unix | * [http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ PuTTY] Telnet/SSH client for Windows and Unix | ||
* [http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] Secure File Transfer for Mac | * [http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] Secure File Transfer for Mac | ||
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== Numerical tools and libraries == | == Numerical tools and libraries == | ||
* [ | * [https://www.nr.com/ Numerical Recipes] | ||
* [ | * [https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/GFortran GNU Fortran] | ||
* [https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ Octave], a free alternative to [http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/ Matlab] | |||
* [https://www.python.org/ Python], a programming language | * [https://www.python.org/ Python], a programming language | ||
** [https://www.enthought.com/products/canopy/ Canopy] Scientific and Analytic Python Deployment with Integrated Analysis Environment | ** [https://www.enthought.com/products/canopy/ Canopy] Scientific and Analytic Python Deployment with Integrated Analysis Environment | ||
** [https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/ Anaconda] Python distribution for large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, and scientific computing | |||
** [https://www.sagemath.org/ SageMath] Free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. Its mission is to create a viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab | |||
** [https://jupyter.org/ Jupyter] and [http://ipython.org/ IPython] Powerful browser-based notebook and interactive shells for Python and other languages | |||
** [https://www.numpy.org/ NumPy] and [https://www.scipy.org/ Scipy] Fundamental packages for scientific computing with Python | |||
** [https://matplotlib.org/ matplotlib] A python plotting library that produces publication quality figures | |||
** [https://seaborn.pydata.org/ Seaborn] Python visualization library based on matplotlib. It provides a high-level interface for drawing attractive statistical graphics | |||
** [https://pythonhosted.org/spyder/ Spyder] Open source cross-platform Integrated Development Environment for scientific programming in the Python language. Spyder integrates NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib and IPython, as well as other open source software | |||
** [https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ PyCharm] PyCharm is an Integrated Development Environment used for programming in Python. It provides code analysis, a graphical debugger, an integrated unit tester, integration with version control systems, and supports web development with Django | |||
** [http://vpython.org/ VPython] Python programming language plus a 3D graphics module called "visual". VPython makes it easy to create navigable 3D displays and animations | |||
** [http://docs.enthought.com/mayavi/mayavi/ Mayavi] An application and library for interactive scientific data visualization and 3D plotting in Python | |||
** [https://yt-project.org/ yt] An open-source python package for analyzing and visualizing volumetric data | |||
** [https://pandas.pydata.org/ pandas] and [http://xarray.pydata.org/en/stable/ xarray] Easy-to-use data structures and data analysis tools for Python | |||
** [http://www.pytables.org/ pytables] and [http://www.h5py.org/ h5py] Tools for using HDF5 data in Python | |||
** [http://cython.org/ Cython] and [https://numba.pydata.org/ Numba] Tools that allow compiled speeds in Python | |||
** [https://gafusion.github.io/OMFIT-source/ OMFIT] Software that supports integrated modeling and experimental data analysis of magnetically confined thermonuclear fusion experiments. | |||
** [https://github.com/PlasmaPy/PlasmaPy/ PlasmaPy] An open source core Python package for plasma physics that is under development | |||
== Mathematical tools == | == Mathematical tools == | ||
* [ | * [https://mathics.angusgriffith.com/ Mathics], a free alternative to [http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/ Mathematica] | ||
* [http://live.sympy.org/ SymPy], symbolic calculus using Python | |||
* [http://people.math.sfu.ca/~cbm/aands/ Abramowitz and Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions] | * [http://people.math.sfu.ca/~cbm/aands/ Abramowitz and Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions] | ||
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* [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP], graphics editor | * [http://www.gimp.org/ GIMP], graphics editor | ||
* [http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/features.html ImageJ], graphics editor and image analysis | * [http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/features.html ImageJ], graphics editor and image analysis | ||
* [https://inkscape.org/ InkScape], vector graphics editor | * [https://inkscape.org/ InkScape], [[:Wikipedia:vector graphics|vector graphics]] editor | ||
* [https://wci.llnl.gov/simulation/computer-codes/visit/ VisIt], an open Source, interactive, scalable, visualization, animation and analysis tool | |||
== Text editing tools == | == Text editing tools == | ||
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** [http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk], bibliography manager for Mac | ** [http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk], bibliography manager for Mac | ||
** [http://www.chachatelier.fr/latexit/ LaTeXiT], compiles LaTeX formulas for presentations for Mac | ** [http://www.chachatelier.fr/latexit/ LaTeXiT], compiles LaTeX formulas for presentations for Mac | ||
** [https://www.sharelatex.com ShareLaTeX] and [https://www.overleaf.com/ Overleaf], collaborative writing websites for LaTeX | |||
** [https://3142.nl/latex-diff/ LatexDiff], to compare different versions of a document and highlight changes | |||
* [http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ Emacs], powerful plain text editor | * [http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ Emacs], powerful plain text editor | ||
* [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler], powerful plain text editor for Mac | * [http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler], powerful plain text editor for Mac | ||
* [https://www.libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice], office suite of programs | * [https://www.libreoffice.org/ LibreOffice], office suite of programs | ||
* [https://www.authorea.com/ Authorea], a power collaborative writing website | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [http://connectedresearchers.com/online-tools-for-researchers/ Digital tools for researchers] | * [http://connectedresearchers.com/online-tools-for-researchers/ Digital tools for researchers] | ||
* [[:Wikipedia:List of revision control software|List of revision control software]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:34, 18 November 2018
On this page, you will find a list of useful publicly available software tools, for data analysis, graphical display, etc.
Emulation, file management
- XQuartz X-window system for Mac
- MobaXterm X-window system for Windows
- PuTTY Telnet/SSH client for Windows and Unix
- Fugu Secure File Transfer for Mac
Numerical tools and libraries
- Numerical Recipes
- GNU Fortran
- Octave, a free alternative to Matlab
- Python, a programming language
- Canopy Scientific and Analytic Python Deployment with Integrated Analysis Environment
- Anaconda Python distribution for large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, and scientific computing
- SageMath Free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. Its mission is to create a viable free open source alternative to Magma, Maple, Mathematica and Matlab
- Jupyter and IPython Powerful browser-based notebook and interactive shells for Python and other languages
- NumPy and Scipy Fundamental packages for scientific computing with Python
- matplotlib A python plotting library that produces publication quality figures
- Seaborn Python visualization library based on matplotlib. It provides a high-level interface for drawing attractive statistical graphics
- Spyder Open source cross-platform Integrated Development Environment for scientific programming in the Python language. Spyder integrates NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib and IPython, as well as other open source software
- PyCharm PyCharm is an Integrated Development Environment used for programming in Python. It provides code analysis, a graphical debugger, an integrated unit tester, integration with version control systems, and supports web development with Django
- VPython Python programming language plus a 3D graphics module called "visual". VPython makes it easy to create navigable 3D displays and animations
- Mayavi An application and library for interactive scientific data visualization and 3D plotting in Python
- yt An open-source python package for analyzing and visualizing volumetric data
- pandas and xarray Easy-to-use data structures and data analysis tools for Python
- pytables and h5py Tools for using HDF5 data in Python
- Cython and Numba Tools that allow compiled speeds in Python
- OMFIT Software that supports integrated modeling and experimental data analysis of magnetically confined thermonuclear fusion experiments.
- PlasmaPy An open source core Python package for plasma physics that is under development
Mathematical tools
- Mathics, a free alternative to Mathematica
- SymPy, symbolic calculus using Python
- Abramowitz and Stegun: Handbook of Mathematical Functions
Graphical tools
- GNUplot, also see gnuplotting.org, for producing graphs from data
- GIMP, graphics editor
- ImageJ, graphics editor and image analysis
- InkScape, vector graphics editor
- VisIt, an open Source, interactive, scalable, visualization, animation and analysis tool
Text editing tools
- LaTeX
- Emacs, powerful plain text editor
- TextWrangler, powerful plain text editor for Mac
- LibreOffice, office suite of programs
- Authorea, a power collaborative writing website