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The following is a list of notable [[computer simulation]] [[software]].

== Free or open-source ==


* [[Advanced Simulation Library]] - open-source hardware accelerated multiphysics simulation software.
* [[ASCEND]] - open-source equation-based modelling environment.
* [[Blender (software)|Blender]] – 3D creation suite with support for [[Model|modeling]], [[animation]], [[simulation]], and [[Rendering (computer graphics)|rendering]].
* [[Cantera_(software)|Cantera]] - chemical kinetics package.
* [[Celestia]] - a 3D astronomy program.
* [[CP2K]] - Open-source ab-initio molecular dynamics program.
* [[DWSIM]] - an open-source CAPE-OPEN compliant chemical process simulator.
* [[EFDC Explorer]] - open-source for processing of the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC).
* [[Elmer FEM solver|Elmer]] - an open-source multiphysical simulation software for Windows/Mac/Linux.
*[[FlightGear]] ''-'' a free, open-source atmospheric and orbital flight simulator with a flight dynamics engine (JSBSim) that is used in a 2015 NASA benchmark<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=2015|title=Further Development of Verification Check-casesforSix-Degree-of-Freedom Flight Vehicle Simulations|url=https://nescacademy.nasa.gov/src/flightsim/Reports/aiaa-15-1810-EOM_chkcases-II.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310134926/https://nescacademy.nasa.gov/src/flightsim/Reports/aiaa-15-1810-EOM_chkcases-II.pdf|archive-date=March 10, 2021|website=NASA Engineering and Safety Center Academy}}</ref> to judge new simulation code to space industry standards.
*[[FreeFem++]] - Free, open-source, multiphysics Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software.
* [[Freemat]] - a free environment for rapid engineering, scientific prototyping and data processing using the same language as MATLAB and GNU Octave.
* [[Gekko_(optimization_software)|Gekko]] - simulation software in [[Python (programming language)|Python]] with machine learning and optimization
* [[GNU Octave]] - an open-source mathematical modeling and simulation software very similar to using the same language as MATLAB and Freemat.
* [[JModelica.org]] is a free and open source software platform based on the Modelica modeling language.
* [[Mobility Testbed]] - an open-source multi-agent simulation testbed for transport coordination algorithms.
* [[Meep (software)|Meep]] - an open source package for electromagnetic simulation with finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method
* [[NEST_(software)|NEST]] - open-source software for [[spiking neural network]] models.
* [[NetLogo]] - an open-source multi-agent simulation software.
* [[ns (simulator)|ns-3]] - an open-source network simulator.
* [[OpenFOAM]] - open-source software used for [[computational fluid dynamics]] (or CFD).
* [[OpenModelica]] - an open source modeling environment based on [[Modelica]] the open standard for modeling software.
* [[Open Source Physics]] - an open-source Java software project for teaching and studying physics.
* [[OpenSim (simulation toolkit)|OpenSim]] - an open-source software system for biomechanical modeling.
* [[Physics Abstraction Layer]] - an open-source physics simulation package.
* [[Project Chrono]] - an open-source multi-physics simulation framework.
* [[Repast (modeling toolkit)|Repast]] - agent-based modeling and simulation platform with versions for individual workstations and high performance computer clusters.
* [[SageMath]] - a system for algebra and geometry experimentation via [[Python (programming language)|Python]].
* [[Scilab]] - free open-source software for numerical computation and simulation similar to MATLAB/Simulink.
* [[Sim4Life/SEMCAD|Sim4Life.lite]] - online version of Sim4Life that is free-of-charge for students for [[Team learning|team-learning]] and [[online collaboration]] with classmates and teachers on limited size projects.
* [[Simantics System Dynamics]] – used for modelling and simulating large hierarchical models with multidimensional variables created in a traditional way with stock and flow diagrams and causal loop diagrams.
* [[SimPy]] - an open-source discrete-event simulation package based on [[Python (programming language)|Python]].
* [[Simulation of Urban MObility]] - an open-source traffic simulation package.
* [[Simulation Open Framework Architecture|SOFA]] - an open-source framework for multi-physics simulation with an emphasis on medical simulation.
* [[SU2 code]] - an open-source framework for [[computational fluid dynamics]] simulation and optimal shape design.
* [[Step (software)|Step]] - an open-source two-dimensional physics simulation engine (KDE).
* [[StochSD]] - Stochastic and deterministic modelling and simulation based on the System Dynamics approach to Continuous System Simulation (CSS).
* [[Tortuga (software)|Tortuga]] - an open-source software framework for discrete-event simulation in Java.
* [[UrbanSim]] – an open-source software to simulate land use, transportation and environmental planning.

== Proprietary ==

* [[Adaptive Simulations]] - cloud based and fully automated CFD simulations.
* [[Akselos]] - reduced-basis finite element-based simulation software for structural and thermal analyses.
* [[AGX Multiphysics|AGX Dynamics]] - realtime oriented multibody and multiphysics simulation engine.
* [[20-sim]] - bond graph-based multi-domain simulation software.
* [[Actran]] - finite element-based simulation software to analyze the acoustic behavior of mechanical systems and parts.
* [[ADINA]] - engineering simulation software for structural, fluid, heat transfer, and multiphysics problems.
* [[Advanced Continuous Simulation Language|ACSL and acslX]] - an advanced continuous simulation language.
* [[Algodoo]] - 2D physics simulator focused on the education market that is popular with younger users.
* [[Simcenter Amesim]] - a platform to analyze multi-domain, intelligent systems and predict and optimize multi-disciplinary performance. Developed by [[Siemens Digital Industries Software]].
* [[ANSYS]] - engineering simulation.
* [[AnyLogic]] - a multi-method simulation modeling tool for business and science. Developed by The AnyLogic Company.
* [[APMonitor]] - a tool for dynamic simulation, validation, and optimization of multi-domain systems with interfaces to Python and MATLAB.
* [[Arena (software)|Arena]] - a flowchart-based discrete event simulation software developed by Rockwell Automation
* [[Automation Studio]] - a fluid power, electrical and control systems design and simulation software developed by Famic Technologies Inc.
* [[Chemical WorkBench]] - a [[chemical kinetics]] simulation software tool developed by Kintech Lab.
* [[CircuitLogix]] - an electronics simulation software developed by Logic Design Inc.
* [[COMSOL Multiphysics]] - a predominantly finite element analysis, solver and simulation software package for various physics and engineering applications, especially coupled phenomena, or multi-physics.
* [[CONSELF]] - browser based CFD and FEA simulation platform.
* [[DX Studio]] - a suite of tools for simulation and visualization.
* [[Dymola]] - modeling and simulation software based on the [[Modelica]] language.
* [[DYNAMO (programming language)|DYNAMO]] - historically important language used for [[system dynamics]] modelling.
* [[Ecolego]] - a simulation software tool for creating [[dynamic model]]s and performing [[deterministic]] and [[probabilistic]] simulations.
* [[EcosimPro]] - continuous and discrete modelling and simulation software.
* [[Enterprise Architect (software)|Enterprise Architect]] - a tool for simulation of [[Unified Modeling Language|UML]] behavioral modeling, coupled with Win32 user interface interaction.
* [[Enterprise Dynamics]] - a simulation software platform developed by INCONTROL Simulation Solutions.
* [[ExtendSim]] - simulation software for [[discrete event simulation|discrete event]], [[continuous simulation|continuous]], [[Discrete rate simulation|discrete rate]] and [[agent-based model|agent-based]] simulation.
* [[FEATool Multiphysics]] - finite element physics and PDE simulation toolbox for [[MATLAB]].
* [[Flexsim]] - discrete event simulation software.
*[[Flood Modeller]] - hydraulic simulation software, used to model potential flooding risk for engineering purposes.
* [[GoldSim]] - simulation software for system dynamics and discrete event simulation, embedded in a Monte Carlo framework.
* [[HyperWorks]] - multi-discipline simulation software
* [[IDA Indoor Climate and Energy|IDA ICE]] - equation-based ([[Differential-algebraic system of equations|DAE]]) software for [[building performance simulation]]
* [[Isaac dynamics]] - dynamic process simulation software for conventional and renewable power plants.
* [[iThink]] - system dynamics and discrete event modeling software for business strategy, public policy, and education. Developed by isee systems.
* [[JMAG]] - simulation software for electric device design and development.
* [[Khimera]] - a chemical kinetics simulation software tool developed by Kintech Lab.
* [[Lanner Group Ltd|Lanner]] WITNESS - a discrete event simulation platform for modelling processes and experimentation.
* [[Lanner Group Ltd|Lanner]] L-SIM Server - Java-based simulation engine for simulating [[Business Process Model and Notation#BPMN 2.0|BPMN2.0]] based process models.
* [[MADYMO]] – automotive and transport safety software developed by [[Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research]]
* [[Maple (software)|Maple]] - a general-purpose [[computer algebra system]] developed and sold commercially by [[Waterloo Maple Inc.]]
* [[MapleSim]] - a multi-domain [[Computer simulation|modeling]] and [[simulation]] tool developed by [[Waterloo Maple Inc.]]
* [[MATLAB]] - a programming, modeling and simulation tool developed by [[MathWorks]].
* [[Mathematica]] - a computational software program based on symbolic mathematics, developed by [[Wolfram Research]].
* [[Micro Saint Sharp]] - a general purpose discrete event software tool using a graphical flowchart approach and on the C# language, developed by Alion Science and Technology.
* [[ModelCenter]] - a framework for integration of third-party modeling and simulation tools/scripts, workflow automation, and multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization from [[Phoenix Integration]].
* [[NEi Nastran]] - software for engineering simulation of stress, dynamics, and heat transfer in structures.
* [[NI Multisim]] - an electronic schematic capture and simulation program.
* [[Plant Simulation]] - plant, line and process simulation and optimization software, developed by [[Siemens Digital Industries Software]].
* [[PLECS]] - a tool for system-level simulations of electrical circuits. Developed by [[Plexim]].
* [[Project Team Builder]] - a [[project management]] simulator used for training and education.
* [[CS Communication & Systèmes|ProLB]] - a computational fluid dynamics simulation software based on the Lattice Boltzmann method.
*[[PTV VISSIM|PTV Vissim]] - a microscopic and mesoscopic traffic flow simulation software.
* [[PSF Lab]] - calculates the [[point spread function]] of an optical microscope under various imaging conditions based on a rigorous vectorial model.
* [[RoboLogix]] - robotics simulation software developed by Logic Design Inc.
* [[SDC Verifier]] - structural design and [[finite element analysis]] software with a calculation core for checking [[Structural analysis|structures]] according to different [[Standards organization|standards]], either predefined or self programmed, and final report generation with all checks.
* [[Ship Simulator (video game)|Ship Simulator]] - a vehicle simulation computer game by [[VSTEP]] which simulates maneuvering various ships in different environments.
* [[SEMCAD|Sim4Life]] - 3D [[Computer-aided design|computer-aided-design]]-based [[Electromagnetism|electromagnetic]] (EM) simulation platform: Sim4Life, which includes all elements of the now discontinued SEMCAD platform developed by Schmid and Partner Engineering AG, combines classical technical computer-aided-design tools with [[Multiphysics simulation|multi-physics]] solvers, [[Computational human phantom|computational human phantoms]], [[Medical imaging|medical-image]]-based [[Modeling and simulation|modeling]], and [[physiological]] [[Tissue (biology)|tissue]] models.
* [[Simcad Pro]] - Process simulation software with On-The-Fly model changes while the simulation is running. Lean analysis, VR, and physics. Developed by CreateASoft, Inc. Chicago USA
* [[Simcenter STAR-CCM+]] - a computational fluid dynamics based simulation software developed by [[Siemens Digital Industries Software]].
* [[SimEvents]] - a part of [[MathWorks]] which adds discrete event simulation to the [[MATLAB]]/[[Simulink]] environment.
* [[SimScale]] - a web-based simulation platform, with [[Computational fluid dynamics|CFD]], [[Finite element method|FEA]], and [[thermodynamics]] capabilities.
* [[Simul8|SIMUL8]] - software for discrete event or process based simulation.
* [[Simulations Plus]] - modeling and simulation software for pharmaceutical research
* [[SimulationX]] - modeling and simulation software based on the [[Modelica]] language.
* [[Simulink]] - a tool for block diagrams, electrical mechanical systems and machines from [[MathWorks]].
* [[SRM Engine Suite]] - engineering tool used for simulating fuels, combustion and exhaust gas emissions in IC engine applications.
* [[STELLA (programming language)|STELLA]] - system dynamics and discrete event modeling software for business strategy, public policy, and education. Developed by isee systems.
* [[TRNSYS]] - software for dynamic simulation of renewable energy systems, HVAC systems, building energy use and both passive and active solar systems.
*[[Unigine|UNIGINE]] - real-time 3D visualization SDK for simulation and training. Supports [[C++]] and [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]] programming languages.
*[[Unreal Engine]] - immersive virtual-reality training simulation software.
* [[Vensim]] - system dynamics and continuous simulation software for business and public policy applications.
* [[VisSim]] - system simulation and optional C-code generation of electrical, process, control, bio-medical, mechanical and [[UML state machine|UML State chart]] systems.
* [[Vortex (software)]] - a complete simulation platform featuring a realtime physics engine for rigid body dynamics, an image generator, desktop tools (Editor and Player) and more. Also available as Vortex Studio Essentials, a limited free version.
* [[Wolfram SystemModeler]] – modeling and simulation software based on the [[Modelica]] language.
* [[Visual Components]] - a 3D factory simulation software for manufacturing applications including layout planning, production simulation, [[Off-line programming (robotics)|off-line programming]] and PLC verification.
* [[VisualSim Architect]] – an electronic system-level software for modeling and simulation of electronic systems, embedded software and semiconductors.
* [[VSim]] - a multiphysics simulation software tool designed to run computationally intensive electromagnetic, electrostatic, and plasma simulations.
* [[zSpace (company)|zSpace]] – creates physical science applications

== See also ==
* [[List of chemical process simulators]]
* [[List of computer-aided engineering software]]
* [[List of discrete event simulation software]]
* [[List of finite element software packages]]
* [[List of software for nanostructures modeling]]
* [[List of robotics simulators]]
* [[List of systems biology modeling software]]
* [[Simulation language]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Lists of software|Computer simulation software]]

List of computer simulation software - Revision history

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