Software:FreeFem++

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FreeFem++
FreeFEM++ CS Example - Dirichlet.png
FreeFem++-cs
Developer(s)Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions
Initial release1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Stable release
4.9 / April 19, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-04-19)
Repositorygithub.com/FreeFem/FreeFem-sources
Written inC++
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Solaris
LicenseLGPL version 2.1 or later
Websitefreefem.org

FreeFem++ is a programming language and a software focused on solving partial differential equations using the finite element method. FreeFem++ is written in C++ and developed and maintained by Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions. It runs on Linux, Solaris, macOS and Microsoft Windows systems. FreeFem++ is free software (LGPL).[1][2]

FreeFem++ language is inspired by C++. There is an IDE called FreeFem++-cs.

History

The first version was created in 1987 by Olivier Pironneau and was named MacFem (it only worked on Macintosh); PCFem appeared some time later. Both were written in Pascal.

In 1992 it was re-written in C++ and named FreeFem. Later versions, FreeFem+ (1996) and FreeFem++ (1998), used that programming language too.

Other versions

  • FreeFem++ includes versions for console mode and MPI
  • FreeFem3D

Deprecated versions:

  • FreeFem+
  • FreeFem

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