FDTDX vs Quail
FDTDX
fdtdx.readthedocs.ioQuail
cdl-quail.readthedocs.ioSide by side
| Figure | FDTDX | Quail |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Physics Simulation Software | 8.6 (#12) | 7.0 (#79) |
| Assessment tools | No | No |
| Authoring tools | Yes | Yes |
| Delivery mode | desktop | desktop |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Installation | The maker provides a pip installation command and an editable installation path for development. | The recommended installation command is `pip install quail`; speech decoding dependencies can be added with `pip install quail[speech-decoding]`. |
| Intended users | The project describes FDTDX as freely usable for research, development, and commercial work involving photonic nanostructures. | The toolbox is intended for memory researchers analyzing and visualizing free recall psychology experiments. |
| Lesson library | No | No |
| Purpose | FDTDX is an open-source Python package for simulating and designing three-dimensional photonic nanostructures with the Finite-Difference Time-Domain method. | Quail is a Python library for analyzing and visualizing free recall data. |
| Support | The FAQ invites users to open GitHub discussions for unanswered questions and issues for suspected bugs, and says the maintainers regularly check discussions. | The repository directs users with questions or concerns to Stack Overflow or [email protected]. |
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Quail
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