Popular: Data updated October 24, 2026

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Education & science for Windows

Learning apps, science and maths software, maps and GIS.

This category lists 239 Windows apps: 53% open source, 8% free closed source. The most popular are Anki, Stellarium and KiCad. 14 have a native ARM64 build and 239 a documented silent install. Last update: October 23, 2026.

#App Licence
1 AnkiPowerful and intelligent flash cards. 26.09.3 Open source September 25, 2026 — 146K ↓
2 StellariumA free open source planetarium for your computer. 26.3 Open source September 28, 2026 — 118K ↓
3 KiCadA Cross Platform and Open Source Electronics Design Automation Suite 10.0.6 Open source August 30, 2026 — 126.7K ↓
4 PraatPraat is a free, open-source program for speech analysis in phonetics. 7.0.02 Open source September 30, 2026 — 65.5K ↓
5 QGIS (LTR)A Free and Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) 3.44.14 Open source September 29, 2026 — 473K ↓
6 QuartoQuarto® is an open-source scientific and technical publishing system built on Pandoc 1.10.19 Open source October 6, 2026 — 46K ↓
7 OpenBoardInteractive whiteboard for schools and universities 1.7.7.240 Open source March 30, 2026 — 37K ↓
8 Qalculate!A highly versatile desktop calculator, with support for units, physical constants, uncertainty propagation, symbolic calculations, etc. 5.13.2 Open source October 11, 2026 — 50.3K ↓
9 JASPA Fresh Way to Do Statistics 0.99.0 Open source October 21, 2026 — 12.2K ↓
10 OpenChromOpen Source software for chromatography, spectrometry and spectroscopy 1.6.38 Open source October 23, 2026 — 24.6K ↓
11 Tux PaintTux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. It combines an easy-to-use interface, fun sound effects, and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program. 0.9.35 Open source June 9, 2025 50.1 MB 143.4K ↓
12 Klayout - Layout Viewer And EditorKLayout is a GDS and OASIS file viewer. 0.30.12 Open source August 26, 2026 316.4 MB 17.7K ↓
13 QGISA Free and Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) 4.2.2 Open source September 28, 2026 — ★ 14.7K
14 scilabScilab is free and open source software for numerical computation providing a powerful computing environment for engineering and scientific applications. 2025.0.0 Open source April 30, 2025 205.6 MB 28.6K ↓
15 Google Earth ProThe world's most detailed globe 7.3.7.1327 Free August 20, 2026 — 2.5M ↓
16 GeoDaSpatial Data Science 1.22.1 Open source September 23, 2026 — 17.7K ↓
17 AvogadroAvogadro is an advanced molecular editor designed for cross-platform use in computational chemistry, molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science, and related areas. It offers flexible rendering and a powerful plugin architecture. 1.2.0 Open source November 5, 2021 11.3 MB 5.5K ↓
18 fendArbitrary-precision unit-aware calculator 1.5.9 Open source October 21, 2026 — 5.9K ↓
19 gnuplotInteractive function plotting utility 6.0 patchlevel 4 Other licence December 24, 2025 33.1 MB 3.7K ↓
20 pyzoThe Interactive editor for scientific Python 4.22.0 Open source August 5, 2026 — 6.9K ↓
21 eXeLearningeXeLearning is a free authoring tool to create educational resources. 4.0.5 Open source September 16, 2026 — 750 ↓
22 nteractnteract is an open-source organization committed to creating fantastic interactive computing experiences that allow people to collaborate with ease. 0.28.0 Open source September 7, 2021 — 18K ↓
23 RtoolsRtools is a toolchain bundle used for building R packages from source (those that need compilation of C/C++ or Fortran code) and for building R itself. 4.5.6768 Open source February 7, 2026 561.6 MB 581.1K ↓
24 GeoServerGeoServer is an open source software server written in Java that allows users to share and edit geospatial data. 3.0.2 Open source October 16, 2026 126.7 MB 5.4K ↓
25 SpeedCrunchA high-precision scientific calculator featuring a fast, keyboard-driven user interface. 1.1 Open source October 23, 2026 — 25.1K ↓
26 GeoGebra ClassicApps bundle including free tools for geometry, spreadsheet, probability, and CAS 6.0.933 Proprietary October 19, 2026 — 355.3K ↓
27 Nelsonmulti-paradigm programming language and numeric computing environment. 1.16.0.5575 Open source December 30, 2025 — 2.9K ↓
28 OpenOrienteering MapperA free software for drawing orienteering maps 0.9.6 Open source August 20, 2026 — 2.3K ↓
29 insectA high precision scientific calculator with full support for physical units 5.7.0 Open source June 11, 2023 — 482 ↓
30 GeoGebra Graphing CalculatorGraph functions, investigate equations, and plot data with our free graphing app 6.0.933 Proprietary October 19, 2026 — 146.9K ↓
31 ghidraa software reverse engineering (SRE) framework 12.2-20261016 Open source — 241K ↓
32 GeoGebra GeometryConstruct circles, angles, transformations and more with the free geometry tool 6.0.933 Proprietary October 19, 2026 — 147.4K ↓
33 HopsanA free multi-domain system simulation tool developed at the division of Fluid and mechatronic systems at Linköping university. 2.24.4.20260918.1254 Open source September 21, 2026 — 1K ↓
34 Jamovi DesktopOpen statistical software for the desktop and cloud 28.14.0.0 Open source October 23, 2026 — 54.3K ↓
35 MarbleVirtual Globe 2.2.0 Open source March 30, 2021 31.9 MB 2K ↓
36 AAS WorldWide TelescopeTool for showcasing astronomical data and knowledge 6.1.2 Open source August 4, 2022 105.3 MB 945 ↓
37 Garmin ExpressUpdate maps and software, sync with Garmin Connect and register your device. 7.29.1.0 Proprietary July 26, 2026 — 67.9K ↓
38 Maxima computer algebra systemA Computer Algebra System 5.49.0 Open source April 10, 2026 164.0 MB 35K ↓
39 CloudCompare3D point cloud and mesh processing software 2.13.2 (07-06-2024) Open source August 9, 2025 342.6 MB 40 ↓
40 G*PowerGPower is a tool to compute statistical power analyses for many different t tests, F tests, χ2 tests, z tests and some exact tests. 3.1.9.7 Free November 13, 2024 — 5.3K ↓
41 TomTom MyDrive ConnectManage all your TomTom device updates with MyDrive Connect on a Mac or PC 5.3.5.5140 Proprietary May 7, 2026 72.7 MB 48.8K ↓
42 Garmin BaseCampMake the most of your next outdoor activity, or relive the trips you’ve taken. BaseCamp lets you plan outdoor activities, organize your data and share your adventures with others. 4.7.5.0 Proprietary June 14, 2023 — 6.8K ↓
43 JuliaJulia is a high-level, high-performance, dynamic programming language. 1.23.0.0 Open source October 21, 2026 320.0 MB ★ 49.2K
44 JuliaJulia is a high-level, high-performance, dynamic programming language. 1.13.2 Open source October 15, 2026 170.2 MB ★ 49.2K
45 SirilThe Siril image processing software for amateur astronomy. 1.2.6 Open source April 1, 2025 79.6 MB 1.7K ↓
46 LabPlot2FREE, open source and cross-platform Data Visualization and Analysis software accessible to everyone and trusted by professionals 2.12.1 Open source August 18, 2025 96.7 MB 4.4K ↓
47 gc-menuIt is a typing assistance tool that allows you to have you frequently typed text fragments (e.g. email address, canned responses) available for automatic typing in any Windows application. 1.3.0.0 Open source February 8, 2025 — 1K ↓
48 free42Free42, an HP-42S Calculator Simulator 3.4 Open source — 4.4K ↓
49 ilastikilastik is a simple, user-friendly tool for interactive image classification, segmentation and analysis. 1.3.0 Open source August 7, 2026 268.7 MB 689 ↓
50 veuszScientific plotting and graphing program, designed to produce publication-ready 2D and 3D plots. 4.2.1 Open source — 3.9K ↓