Gap
Gap is a free, open-source science and GIS app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Main development repository for GAP - Groups, Algorithms, Programming, a System for Computational Discrete Algebra. It has 1,017 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0 license.
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About Gap
GAP is a system for computational discrete algebra, with particular emphasis on computational group theory. GAP provides a programming language, a library of thousands of functions implementing algebraic algorithms written in the GAP language as well as large data libraries of algebraic objects. For some more information, see. For a description of the mathematical capabilities, see.
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Is Gap free and open source?
Yes. Gap's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-2.0 license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free, so you can use, copy and change it for free.
How do I install Gap?
Download the installer for Windows, macOS and Linux from its GitHub Releases page (latest: v4.16.1) or the project website.
Is Gap still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 28, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.