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Welcome to Nelson’s Official Website
🚀 Free Scientific Software for Engineers & Scientists
Nelson is a powerful, open-source numerical computational language, developed to provide a comprehensive and intuitive environment for engineers, scientists, and students. With over 1,200 built-in functions, Nelson supports a wide range of tasks, from basic algebra to advanced numerical simulations.
Originally inspired by languages like MATLAB© and GNU Octave, Nelson offers users a lightweight yet feature-rich experience. It is designed to be easy to learn and use, with an emphasis on performance and flexibility.
Key Features:
Flexible and modular system for custom data types
Supports data type overloading
Extensive support for scientific computations
📸 Screenshots
See Nelson in Action: Screenshots
Graphical Capabilities: Plotting & Graphics
🚀 Detailed Features
Nelson offers a wide range of powerful features for scientific computing and engineering:
Core Capabilities
Advanced Data Structures: Cell arrays, structs, dictionaries, tables, and linear systems
Internal Data Types: Flexible and extensible type system
Overloading: Customizable operator and function behavior
Modularity: Organize and extend functionality
External Modules: Integrate third-party libraries
Scientific Computing
2D and 3D Plotting: High-level plot commands for data visualization
Fast Fourier Transformation: Efficient frequency domain analysis
Control Systems: Tools for system modeling and analysis
SLICOT Integration: Advanced control theory algorithms
Programming & Development
Interactive Code Editor: User-friendly development environment
Build C/C++ On-the-Fly: Seamless integration with compiled languages
C MEX API Support: Compatibility with existing MEX files
Nelson Engine API: C API compatible with MEX Engine
Foreign Function Interface (FFI): Call functions from shared libraries
High-Performance Computing
Parallel Computing Module: Leverage multi-core processors
Message Passing Interface (MPI): Distributed computing support
Data Handling & Interoperability
HDF5 I/O: High-level functions for HDF5 file format
MAT-File I/O: Read and write MATLAB® compatible files
JSON Support: Parse and generate JSON data
Python Integration: Call Python from Nelson
User Interface & Graphics
UI Controls: Create interactive user interfaces
QML Engine: Design modern UIs with QML
Connectivity & Web
COM Interface: Interact with COM objects (Windows)
RESTful Web Services: Create and consume web APIs
Cloud Computing☁️: Harness cloud resources for computation
Miscellaneous
Audio Processing: Work with audio signals and files
Unicode Support: Handle international character sets
Validator Functions: Ensure data integrity
Interprocess Communication (IPC): Facilitate process interaction
📦 Download Nelson
Choose your platform and get started with Nelson today!
Download the latest version for Windows
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Chocolatey Package Manager
Snap Store
Flatpak Store
📖 Documentation & Support
Explore the Online Documentation for in-depth guides.
Have questions or facing issues? Submit an Issue
🧑💻 Contribute to Nelson
Want to be part of the community? Contribute to the development of Nelson by following our Development Guide.
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💻 Supported Platforms
Nelson is tested and supported on a wide range of platforms. Downloads options and continuous integration (CI) status are listed below:
Operating System<br>Architecture<br>CI<br>Binaries
Windows 10, 11<br>x86-64 (*1), arm64
macOS Tahoe<br>arm64
macOS Sequoia<br>arm64
macOS Sonoma<br>arm64
macOS Sonoma<br>x86-64 (64-bit)
Ubuntu 24.04<br>x86-64<br>✓ (Snap, Flatpak)
Ubuntu 24.04<br>arm64 (cobalt 100)<br>✓ (Snap, Flatpak)
Ubuntu 22.04<br>x86-64<br>✓ (Snap, Flatpak)
Fedora 43<br>x86-64<br>✓ (Snap, Flatpak)
ArchLinux<br>x86-64<br>✓ (Snap, Flatpak)
Note: The continued support of some platforms may depend on community contributions.
(*1) On Windows x64, the processor must be an Intel or AMD x86-64 CPU that supports the AVX2 instruction set.
Official distribution of 32-bit Windows binary versions has been discontinued.
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