FDTDX vs TransiFlow
FDTDX
fdtdx.readthedocs.ioTransiFlow
transiflow.readthedocs.ioSide by side
| Figure | FDTDX | TransiFlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Physics Simulation Software | 8.6 (#12) | 7.5 (#55) |
| 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 project README describes installing TransiFlow in a Python virtual environment and running its examples from the source directory. |
| Intended users | The project describes FDTDX as freely usable for research, development, and commercial work involving photonic nanostructures. | PyPI classifies the package for developers and science or research, and describes its topic as scientific and engineering software. |
| 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. | TransiFlow is a Python package for analyzing transitions in fluid flows. |
| 3D visuals | Yes | Yes |
Plans
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TransiFlow
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