FreeFem++

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++

FreeFem++-cs
Developer(s)	Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions
Initial release	1987; 38 years ago (1987)
Stable release	4.9 / April 19, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-04-19)
Repository	github.com/FreeFem/FreeFem-sources
Written in	C++
Operating system	Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, Solaris
License	LGPL version 2.1 or later
Website	freefem.org

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

See also

• List of finite element software packages