Octave

Octave is a free alternative to MATLAB developed originally at Oregon State University. Being the most compatible language to MATLAB, Octave is used in academia and industry (Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center). If you cannot afford MATLAB, Octave becomes extremely useful especially if you need to buy various MATLAB toolboxes. Octave provides a large suite of packages - analog to MATLAB toolboxes.

Downloading and Installation

The newest version of Octave can be found and downloaded on the gnu webpage for Octave. For PC machines use windows tab.

Specific packages or toolboxes for various applications can be downloaded from the gnu webpage for Octave.