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    Basix

    Free plan LinuxMac

    Basix provides finite element definitions and operations as part of the FEniCSx ecosystem. Its C++ core and Python interface support a wide range of cell types and element workflows.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    ctseg

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted

    ctseg provides a focused solver for supported quantum-impurity interaction models and measurements. Its single-orbital spin-spin restriction is important when planning multi-orbital calculations.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    oxDNA

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted

    oxDNA combines coarse-grained DNA and RNA simulation with scriptable control and trajectory analysis.

    6.8 Open source Visit site
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    RTMsim

    Free plan LinuxWindows

    RTMsim combines a focused RTM filling model with GUI and Julia workflows. It is most suitable when you can prepare the required mesh and accept the documented Linux and headless limitations.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    OpenTerrace

    Free plan LinuxWindows

    OpenTerrace provides configurable packed-bed thermal storage simulations with documented numerical schemes and materials.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    exaDEM

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted

    exaDEM provides a focused DEM simulation code with documented particle, contact, driver, and parallel-computing options. Check its GPU capability limits and build prerequisites before deployment.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    simDRIFT

    by simDRIFT
    Free plan LinuxWindows

    simDRIFT provides configurable GPU simulations for diffusion-weighted MRI modeling and teaching.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    Physion

    Free plan Web

    Physion provides broad 2D experiment-building tools, scripting, and analysis visuals directly in a browser. Users should account for its online requirement and monthly scene-save limits.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from $6/mo Visit site
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    View-Physics

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    View-Physics provides broad, accessible simulations for GCSE-level physics learning.

    6.7 Free plan Visit site
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    COMSOL Multiphysics

    by COMSOL Multiphysics
    Free trial APILinuxMac+3

    COMSOL Multiphysics covers a broad modeling workflow, with tools for simulation, model management, and custom interfaces.

    6.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Walter Fendt Apps on Physics

    Free plan Web

    This collection offers a broad set of free, topic-organized physics simulations with adjustable controls and visual feedback.

    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    FEniCSx-beat

    Free plan LinuxMac

    FEniCSx-beat offers a focused simulation workflow for FEniCSx-based cardiac research, including HPC job handling and ECG-related examples.

    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    effmass

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    effmass provides focused semiconductor bandstructure calculations through both command line and Python interfaces.

    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    OpenSCM Two Layer Model

    Free plan API

    OpenSCM Two Layer Model offers a focused API for running established simple climate-model formulations.

    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    blobmodel

    Free plan Linux

    blobmodel provides configurable numerical blob simulations with multiple shapes, parameter distributions, visualization, and dataset output.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Telewavesim

    Free plan Linux

    Telewavesim offers specialised seismic wave and reverberation modelling with Python and Fortran components.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    ParticlePhaseSpace

    Free plan Linux

    ParticlePhaseSpace offers a broad, extensible workflow for particle phase-space data at no listed cost.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    MParT

    Free plan APILinuxMac

    MParT focuses on transport maps and monotone-function modeling with bindings across several technical languages.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    turtleFSI

    Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted

    turtleFSI provides configurable, restartable simulations for research-oriented fluid-structure work. Its dependencies and possible solver memory failures should be considered before larger runs.

    6.5 Open source Visit site
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    MDCraft

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows

    MDCraft covers a broad simulation-to-publication workflow and supports several molecular-dynamics tools.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    SimEvents

    by SimEvents
    Free trial LinuxMacWindows

    SimEvents provides detailed discrete-event modeling alongside Simulink for hybrid-system analysis. Its MATLAB and Simulink requirements, plus compiler exclusions, define important deployment limits.

    6.4 30-day trial Visit site
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    FEATool Multiphysics

    by FEATool Multiphysics
    Free trial LinuxMacWindows

    FEATool Multiphysics covers common physics domains with flexible geometry, meshing, solver, scripting, and export workflows.

    6.4 30-day trial Visit site
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    oPhysics

    Free plan Web

    oPhysics offers a broad browser simulation library for physics learning and practice.

    6.4 Free plan Visit site
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    EPFL Physics Simulations

    Free plan Web

    EPFL Physics Simulations provides a structured route from mechanics explanations to guided tasks and open experimentation.

    6.4 Free plan Visit site
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    snek5000

    Free plan Linux

    Snek5000 provides a structured Python workflow around Nek5000 simulations, from parameter setup through restart and visualization.

    6.4 Free plan Visit site