GNU Octave Wiki
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. The program is named after Octave Levenspiel, a former professor of the principal author. GNU Octave is normally used through its interactive interface (CLI and GUI), but it can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The project was conceived around 1988 and at first it was intended to be a companion to a chemical reactor design course. The GNU Octave language is largely compatible to Matlab so that most programs are easily portable. In addition, functions known from the C standard library and from UNIX system calls and functions are supported. C/C++ and Fortran code can be called from Octave by creating Oct-Files, or using Matlab compatible Mex-Files.
⚙️ Installing
Installation instructions for:
- {{#fab:linux}} GNU/Linux, Android, and other Unix systems
- {{#fab:apple}} macOS
- {{#fab:windows}} Microsoft Windows
Get installers and sources from https://www.octave.org/download.
Are you using an old version of Octave? Check the Release History page to see how old it is.
❓ Getting help
- Octave Discourse - Forum for Octave users and developers.
- Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
- GNU Octave documentation
- Other support options
💡 Getting started 🔰
🔬 Development
We always need more help improving Octave and there are many ways you can contribute (fixing bugs, developing new features, answering questions on Octave Discourse, ...).
- Get an overview about the GNU Octave development.
- Take a look at our project ideas and Summer of Code project ideas.
📦 Packages
- Installing packages
- Octave Packages — collection of packages and toolboxes
- Octave Forge — former collection of above
📝User Codes
- Category User Codes — A compilation of user provided short and very useful codes (✏️ add yours!)
🎓 Academia
- Publications using Octave — A compilation of scientific publications making reference to GNU Octave (add yours!).