GNU Octave

A programming language for advanced computation
Oct 24, 2025
Rating:
Category:
Education › Science
Developer:
John W. Eaton
License:
Freeware
Total downloads:
156
Latest version:
6.3

Description

Check out a package for programming scientific computing projects on your Mac. Work with a configuration set featuring mathematics-oriented syntax with built-in 2D/3D plotting and visualization tools. Run the interpreters in GUI mode, as a console, or invoke them as part of a shell script.

GNU Octave 6.3 for Mac can be downloaded from our website for free. Octave-3.8.2.tar.gz is the most common filename for this application's installer. The following versions: 3.8 and 3.4 were the most frequently downloaded ones by the program users. The program lies within Education Tools, more precisely Science. The application is also known as "Octave". This free software for Mac OS X was originally developed by John W. Eaton. The unique identifier for this application's bundle is org.octave.

From the developer:

GNU Octave is a high-level interpreted language, primarily intended for numerical computations. It provides capabilities for the numerical solution of linear and nonlinear problems, and for performing other numerical experiments. It also provides extensive graphics capabilities for data visualization and manipulation.

You may want to check out more software for Mac, such as QtOctave, GNURadio or Archetype Gojira, which might be related to GNU Octave.

Related PC software

GNU Octave

Science Tools

Octave Forge

Web Development

How to protect your Mac from malware
featured
How to share files
featured
How to type with 10 fingers
featured

Latest updates

Line

Texting & Video calls

Microsoft Edge

Browsers