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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[edit]

Installation instructions for:

GNU/Linux, Android, and other Unix systems
macOS
Microsoft Windows

Get installers and sources from https://www.octave.org/download.

GNU Octave 7.1.0 is the current stable release.

Are you using an old version of Octave? Check the Release History page to see how old it is.

❓ Getting help[edit]

Octave Discourse - Forum for Octave users and developers.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
GNU Octave documentation
Other support options

💡 Getting started 🔰[edit]

🔬 Development[edit]

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[edit]

Installing packages
Octave Packages — collection of packages and toolboxes
Octave Forge — former collection of above

📝User Contributed Code[edit]

Category User Contributed Code — A compilation of user provided code (✏️ add yours!)

🎓 Academia[edit]

Publications using Octave — A compilation of scientific publications making reference to GNU Octave (add yours!).

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+[https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octave_Levenspiel Octave Levenspiel], a former professor of the principal author. GNU Octave is normally used through its interactive interface ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface CLI] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphical_user_interface 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATLAB 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 [https://octave.org/doc/interpreter/Getting-Started-with-Oct_002dFiles.html Oct-Files], or using Matlab compatible [https://octave.org/doc/interpreter/Mex_002dFiles.html Mex-Files].
+== ⚙️ [[:Category:Installation|Installing]] ==
-[http://www.octave.org 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. GNU Octave is normally used through its interactive interface (CLI and GUI), but it can also be used to write non-interactive programs. The GNU Octave language is quite similar to MATLAB® so that most programs are easily portable.
+Installation instructions for:
+* <span style="width:15px; display:inline-block;">{{#fab:linux}}</span> [[Octave for GNU/Linux|GNU/Linux]], [[Octave for Android|Android]], and [[Octave for other Unix systems|other Unix systems]]
+* <span style="width:15px; display:inline-block;">{{#fab:apple}}</span> [[Octave for macOS|macOS]]
+* <span style="width:15px; display:inline-block;">{{#fab:windows}}</span> [[Octave for Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]]
-This wiki is intended to supplement the [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter GNU Octave documentation]. Before adding content, please check that it is not already part of, or belongs in, the documentation.
+Get installers and sources from https://www.octave.org/download.
-== GNU Octave FAQ ==
+{{Note|'''GNU Octave {{Release}}''' is the current stable release.}}
-The [[FAQ]] is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) for GNU Octave users and a good place to start.
+Are you using an old version of Octave?  Check the [[Release History]] page to see how old it is.
-Answers to questions regarding [[FAQ#General|what is Octave]], [[FAQ#Licensing_issues|licensing]], [[FAQ#What.27s_new_in_Octave|new features]], [[FAQ#What_documentation_exists_for_Octave.3F|documentation]], [[FAQ#Installation_issues_and_problems|installation]], [[FAQ#Coding|coding]], [[FAQ#How_can_I_get_involved_in_Octave_development.3F|contributing to Octave]], and more, are found there.
+== ❓ Getting help ==
-== Table of contents ==
+* [https://octave.discourse.group Octave Discourse] - Forum for Octave users and developers.
+* [[FAQ|Frequently asked questions (FAQ)]]
+* [https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter GNU Octave documentation]
+* [https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/support.html Other support options]
-Below is a temporary attempt to organize the "most wanted" pages of the Wiki. A list of all pages on the wiki can be seen [[Special:AllPages|here]]. To locate something specific, try the wiki's search box, or prepend {{Codeline|<nowiki>site:http://www.octave.org/wiki/</nowiki>}} to a [https://www.google.com/search?&q=site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.octave.org%2Fwiki google search].
+== 💡 [[:Category:Resources|Getting started]] 🔰 ==
-=== Installation Instructions for Windows, MacOS X and GNU/Linux ===
+* [[Publications using Octave#Books|Books]]
-* [[Octave for Windows]]
+* [[Video tutorials|Videos]]
-* [[Installing Win32 Distribution]]
+* [[:Category:Resources|Tutorials and Examples]]
-* [[Octave for MacOS X]]
-* [[Octave for GNU/Linux]]
-=== Building Octave ===
+== 🔬 [[:Category:Development|Development]] ==
-* [[Build from source]]
-* [[Mercurial (hg) cheat sheet]]
-* [[Tests|Testing Source Code]]
-* [[Octave for Mac|Octave for MacOS (minimalistic)]]
-* [[Create a MacOS X App Bundle Using MacPorts]]
-* [[Enable large arrays: Build octave such that it can use arrays larger than 2Gb.|Building Octave to Use Large Arrays]]
-=== Octave-Forge ===
+We always need more help improving Octave and there are many ways [https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/get-involved.html you can contribute] (fixing bugs, developing new features, answering questions on [https://octave.discourse.group/ Octave Discourse], ...).
-* [[Octave_Forge|Octave-Forge and Installing Packages]]
-* [[Creating_packages|Creating Packages]]
-==== Available Packages ====
+::* Get an overview about the [[:Category:Development|GNU Octave development]].
-* [[Dicom_package|Dicom]]
+::* Take a look at our [[Projects|project ideas]] and [[Summer of Code - Getting Started | Summer of Code project
-* [[Geometry_package|Geometry]]
+ideas]].
-* [[IO_package|I/O]]
-* [[Java_package|Java]]
-* [[Mechanics_package|Mechanics]]
-* [[Instrument_control__package|Instrument control]]
-* [[Sockets_package|Sockets]]
-* [[Video_package|Video]]
-* [[bim_package|bim]] Solve Partial Differential Equaltions with a Finite Element method
-=== Editors & Octave ===
+== 📦 [[:Category:Packages|Packages]] ==
-* [[Gedit]]
-* [[Emacs]]
-* [[Nano]]
-* [[Vim]]
-* [[Kate]]
-* [http://octclipse.sourceforge.net Octclipse] (Windows and GNU/Linux only.  The Octclipse developers are seeking individuals to assist with MacOS X support.)
-* [https://sites.google.com/site/domainmathide/ DomainMath IDE] (Windows,GNU/Linux and Mac OS.)
-=== Plotting tutorial ===
+* [https://octave.org/doc/latest/Installing-and-Removing-Packages.html Installing packages]
-All or most of the information about plotting in Octave can be found in the manual and on the internet. This information can be too scattered over different resources for a new user to find his/her way into solving a plotting problem/need. This tutorial should be considered as the 'recipe text' by examples if you consider the manual as a 'recipe ingredients only'.
+* [https://gnu-octave.github.io/packages/ Octave Packages] &mdash; collection of packages and toolboxes
-* [[Recap of the hierarchy of each plot element]]
+* '''[[:Category:Octave Forge|Octave Forge]]''' &mdash; former collection of above
-* [[The order of the commands matter sometimes]]
-* [[Changing text elements (label, title)]]
-* [[More control over subplots]]
-* [[Enable "linestyle" functionality for Gnuplot's x11 terminal]]
-=== Miscellaneous ===
+==  📝[[:Category:User Contributed Code|User Contributed Code]] ==
-* [[Octave Basics]] - For those just getting started.
-* [[Cookbook]] - Several simple and useful examples.
-* [[Tips and tricks]] - Guidelines to improve your coding skills.
-* [[Fortran]] - Accessing liboctave from a Fortran 2003 program.
-* [[Octave load]] - Use liboctave functions to load variables from a file in Octave's binary format.
-* [[Special:AllPages|All Pages]] - A list of all special pages (like recent changes to the wiki)
-* [[Publications using Octave]] - A compilation of scientific publications making reference to GNU Octave (add yours!).
-* [[Octave fun]] - Coding can be fun -- miscellaneous more or less funny scripts
-* [[BASH and Octave]] - tips for easing use of Octave together with GNU BASH (linux)
-== External Links ==
+* [[:Category:User Contributed Code|Category User Contributed Code]] &mdash; A compilation of user provided code (✏️ add yours!)
-* [http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/ Octave Homepage]
-* [http://octave.sourceforge.net/ Octave Forge]
+== 🎓 [[:Category:Academia|Academia]] ==
-* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave GNU Octave - Bug Tracker]
-* [https://savannah.gnu.org/task/?group=octave GNU Octave - Task Tracker]
+* [[Publications using Octave]] &mdash; A compilation of scientific publications making reference to GNU Octave (add yours!).
-* [https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?group=octave GNU Octave - Patch Tracker]
-* [https://savannah.gnu.org/hg/?group=octave GNU Octave - Mercurial Repositories]
+== 🌐 External Links ==
-* [http://planet.octave.org Planet Octave] (site summary for blogs from Octave's
-[http://code.google.com/soc/ GSoC] and [http://sophia.estec.esa.int/socis2013/ SoCiS] students)
+* [https://octave.org Octave Homepage]
+* [https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=octave Bug Tracker]
+* [https://savannah.gnu.org/task/?group=octave Task Tracker]
+* [https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?group=octave Patch Tracker]
+* [https://savannah.gnu.org/hg/?group=octave Development Repository]

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