Your Mathematics Student Toolkit
Professional / Certification • macOS
Graphing, typesetting, computation and revision tools for maths students.
Who this toolkit is for
For maths students from GCSE to postgraduate.
Essential (4)
Core tools that are broadly useful.
Graphing
- GeoGebra
FreeAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: Explore graphs, geometry and algebra interactively.
Homebrew (verified)brew install --cask geogebra - Desmos
FreeAlso on Android, iPhone/iPad, Web
Why you may need this: A quick graphing calculator in your browser or on your phone.
Open web app
Research / Citation
Office / Documents
LibreOfficeOpen Source
Why you may need this: A free office suite for essays, spreadsheets and presentations.
Homebrew (verified)brew install --cask libreoffice
Recommended (3)
Useful for particular parts of the work or course.
Typesetting
- Overleaf
FreemiumAlso on Web
Why you may need this: Write maths with LaTeX; common at university.
Open web app
Computation
Specialist / Optional · Show specialist tools (2)
Consider these for particular modules, tasks or environments.
Computation
- GNU Octave
Open Source
Why you may need this: Numerical computing for university modules.
Homebrew (verified)brew install octave 
JupyterLabOpen Source
Why you may need this: Mix code, maths and notes.
Homebrew (verified)brew install jupyterlab
Course requirements vary. Software requirements differ between schools, colleges, universities and modules. Check your course materials before purchasing software.
Build your student setup
Build My Setup lets you add or remove apps, see why each is included and, where verified packages exist, get one install command. Nothing is installed automatically.