Free mathcad alternative, SMath Studio, updated. Now with Units!
Andrey Ivashov’s free Mathcad alternative for Windows, Linux and Windows Mobile has recently been updated to version 0.87.3728 beta. This is a significant new release for SMath studio since this beta version adds support for units – possibly one of the most requested features on Andrey’s user forums.
I last looked at SMath Studio back in September 2009 and Andrey has made a lot of progress since then. As well as adding support for units and fixing some bugs he has added a whole host of user interface improvements including
- Dynamic assistance – SMath Studio can now be set to give you syntax hints and tips as you type your code.
- Support for plugins – Now we can all write something for SMath Studio
- A much smoother looking user interface – SMath Studio now looks much more professional than before
This fantastic free alternative to Mathcad is going from strength to strength and I am really enjoying watching its progress. Andrey has produced something that is genuinely useful, multiplatform, fun to use and, most importantly of all, he listens to his users. Well worth a download.
I really liked its live version:
http://smath.info/live
The live version is fine for desktop computers, however when used on the iPad there is nothing to trigger the keyboard. A little attention there and the SMath Studio Live will be a game changer.
@Drazick
it looks like a combination of mathcad and mathematica.
The actual version is 0.89 and is still in progress (the new one is in preparation). It is really amazing what one man can do (Andrey Ivashov). If you are a programmer, just take a look at it and see if you would like to make a plugin for SMath.
This does look great. I wish I could download. My Trend Micro virus scanner blocks smath.info as a “malicious” site.
@dgloucks well that sucks. I’d contact the virus scanner vendor and ask them what the problem is if I were you. I’ve never had any problems with the site,
Mike
I tried SMath, beta ver 0.89.8, (www.smathstudio.com) and found it to be very similar to MathCad. There are a few quirks that need to be worked on but overall it has most of the MathCad type features that I like to use as an engineer including the WYSIWYG whiteboard and units.
As I previously posted, I’ve been using MathCad for a lot of years and recently upgraded to ver 15 so I could get printouts to pdf files. It became almost impossible to get a printout in ver14. SMath appears to me to be a very good alternative. You can still run it on an older machine (we have several around the office that can not handle MathCad very well) and the best part is the cost… FREE! I think we will try to make the switch to SMath. I’ll keep you posted.
This article is a good 10 years old. Time for a relook at this app.