SMath Studio — The Complete Guide: A Mathcad-Style Worksheet, and Who May Use It Free
SMath Studio is a small program for mathematical calculations in a WYSIWYG editor: you write formulas in maths notation, with units of measurement, matrices, equation solving and plots, and get a readable calculation document. It is available for Windows, Linux and as a cloud version in the browser.
SMath Studio
SMath LLC
A Mathcad-style maths worksheet with full support for units of measurement — free for personal, non-commercial use.
Get it from the vendorWhat you get
- Maths notation — a calculation that looks like a hand-written calc sheet.
- Units of measurement — units on every value and conversion between them.
- Matrices and equations — solving systems and working with vectors.
- Plots — results drawn inside the worksheet.
- Plugins and languages — an extensions manager and an interface in about 40 languages.
Who may use it free
The Personal edition is free only for private individuals, for personal, non-commercial use. That excludes work on behalf of a customer or an employer. Commercial companies, government bodies and educational institutions must buy a licence. In practice, an engineer using it at the office or on a paid project needs a paid licence.
Related tools
For a unit-aware calculation sheet in the browser, open source and allowed for commercial work — EngineeringPaper.xyz. For the free edition of Mathcad — Mathcad Express. For Python calculations shown as hand calculations — handcalcs.
EngineeringPaper.xyz
Engineering Paper LLC
An engineering calculation sheet in the browser with automatic unit checking and conversion, equation solving and plots.
Get it from the vendorPTC Mathcad Express
PTC
Engineering calculation sheets in natural maths notation with units — the free, reduced edition of Mathcad, for non-commercial use.
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handcalcs
Connor Ferster
Turns Python calculations in Jupyter into hand-calc style sheets — formula, substituted values and result, in LaTeX.
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Qalculate!
Hanna Knutsson
A smart desktop calculator — full unit conversion, physical constants, uncertainty propagation and symbolic algebra.
Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
SMath Studio is a pleasant tool for learning and personal calculations. For professional work, budget for a licence or move to an open alternative.
Further reading
- PTC Mathcad Express — The Complete Guide: Engineering Calculations in Maths Notation, and What the Licence Allows
- EngineeringPaper.xyz — The Complete Guide: An Engineering Calculation Sheet With Units in the Browser
- Free Online Engineering Calculators — Anchors, Steel, Building Components and Pumps, No Installation