FreeMat

{{Infobox software

| name = FreeMat

| logo = Image:FreeMat.png

| screenshot = FreeMat screenshot Linux.png

| caption = Screenshot of FreeMat in Fedora

| developer = Samit Basu

| latest release version = 4.2

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2013|06|30}}

| programming language = Assembly language, C, C++, Fortran, Qt

| operating system = Cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows)

| genre = Technical computing

| license = GPL, older: MIT

| website = {{URL|freemat.sourceforge.net}}

}}

FreeMat is a free open-source numerical computing environment and programming language,

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similar to MATLAB and GNU Octave.

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|url=http://berkeleyscience.com/freemat.htm

|title=Berkeley Science Books - Freemat and Octave

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In addition to supporting many MATLAB functions and some IDL functionality, it features a codeless interface to external C, C++, and Fortran code, further parallel distributed algorithm development (via MPI), and has plotting and 3D visualization capabilities.It also features an intuitive GUI that is similar to that used in Matlab.

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|url=http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20080808050417963/FreeMat.html

|title=FreeMat - LinuxLinks News

|publisher=www.linuxlinks.com

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Community support takes place in moderated Google Groups.