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yfinance

Ran Aroussi and contributors · Market & fundamentals data

Open-source Python library that downloads price history, fundamentals, options chains and fund data from Yahoo Finance's unofficial endpoints for research and education

Apache-2.0FreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

arch (Python package)

Kevin Sheppard · High-frequency financial analysis

Kevin Sheppard's Python package for univariate ARCH/GARCH volatility models, bootstraps, multiple-comparison procedures, unit-root and cointegration tests

NCSAFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

ORCID

ORCID, Inc. · Research dissemination

Non-profit registry of persistent researcher identifiers (ORCID iDs) with user-controlled records, Public and Member APIs, OAuth sign-in and an annual CC0 public data file

Open sourceFreeEnterpriseNov 2, 2026

SciPy

SciPy developers (NumFOCUS) · Mathematical & statistical computing

Core open-source Python library for scientific computing on NumPy arrays: optimization, integration, interpolation, linear algebra, sparse matrices, statistics, signal processing

BSD-3-ClauseFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

biblatex

Philip Kime and contributors · LaTeX & typesetting

LaTeX bibliography package that reimplements BibTeX formatting in LaTeX macros, with the Biber backend, Unicode sorting and multiple bibliographies

LPPL-1.3cFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

PyTorch

PyTorch Foundation (Linux Foundation) · Training & fine-tuning

Open-source deep-learning framework with eager tensors, autograd, torch.compile and distributed training, governed by the PyTorch Foundation and the base of most LLM tooling

BSD-3-ClauseOpen sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedBroken

R

R Foundation / R Core Team · Programming languages & runtimes

Language and environment for statistical computing and graphics, with the CRAN package archive and a strong base in academic statistics and econometrics

GPL-2.0-or-laterOpen sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

RStudio IDE

Posit Software, PBC · Mathematical & statistical computing

Posit's open-source integrated development environment for R, with console, editor, plots, environment panes, Quarto/R Markdown authoring and Python via reticulate

AGPL-3.0-onlyFreeOpen sourceLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

JAX

Google (Chrome DevTools team) · Training & fine-tuning

Python library for NumPy-style array computing with composable transformations (jit, grad, vmap, shard_map) compiled through XLA to CPU, GPU and TPU

Apache-2.0Open sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

Julia

The Julia Project · Programming languages & runtimes

Dynamically typed, JIT-compiled language for numerical and scientific computing that aims to combine high-level syntax with compiled-code speed

MITOpen sourceFreeLocalSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

R Markdown

Posit Software, PBC · Academic writing & publishing

R package that turns Markdown documents with embedded R (and Python or SQL) chunks into HTML, PDF, Word, slides, books and dashboards through knitr and Pandoc

MITFreeOpen sourceLocalMaintenanceBroken

TeXstudio

TeXstudio contributors · LaTeX & typesetting

Open-source desktop LaTeX editor with integrated PDF viewer, autocompletion, wizards, spell checking and a structure view for Windows, macOS and Linux

GPL-3.0-onlyFreeOpen sourceLocalNov 2, 2026

TimescaleDB

Tiger Data (formerly Timescale) · Relational databases

PostgreSQL extension for time-series data adding hypertables, compression and continuous aggregates, from the company now named Tiger Data

Apache-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Timescale-LicenseOpen sourceFreeSelf-hostedNov 2, 2026

Alpaca

Alpaca (AlpacaDB, Inc.) · Financial analysis & investing

API-first US brokerage offering a Trading API, Market Data API and Broker API for stocks, ETFs, options and crypto, with paper trading

Apache-2.0FreemiumUsage-basedNov 2, 2026

Elicit

Elicit · Literature discovery & review

AI research assistant that finds papers, extracts structured data from them into tables and runs systematic-review style workflows and reports

ProprietaryFreemiumPaidNov 2, 2026

MATLAB

MathWorks · Mathematical & statistical computing

MathWorks' commercial numeric computing environment and language for engineers and scientists, with toolboxes, Simulink integration, apps and MATLAB Online

ProprietaryPaidAcademicLocalNov 2, 2026

Paperpile

Paperpile LLC · Citation management

Subscription reference manager that lives in the browser and Google Drive, with citation plugins for Google Docs and Word and mobile apps

ProprietaryPaidAcademicNov 2, 2026

World Bank Open Data

World Bank Group · Open & public data

Free access to World Bank development indicators by country and year through a web portal, bulk downloads and a public REST API

ProprietaryFreeBroken

EViews

S&P Global (EViews) · Econometrics & causal inference

Commercial Windows econometrics package for time-series estimation, forecasting and macro modelling, sold as single-user, volume, University and free Student Lite editions

ProprietaryPaidAcademicLocalNov 2, 2026

NumPy

NumPy developers (NumFOCUS) · DataFrames & array computing

Foundational Python library for n-dimensional arrays, vectorized math, linear algebra, random numbers and the array API used by the scientific stack

BSD-3-ClauseOpen sourceFreeLocalBroken

Kraken API

Payward, Inc. (Kraken) · Financial analysis & investing

REST, WebSocket and FIX interfaces to the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange for market data, spot and derivatives trading and account management

ProprietaryFreeUsage-basedNov 2, 2026

Matplotlib

Matplotlib Development Team (NumFOCUS) · Data visualization

The foundational Python plotting library for static, publication-quality figures with full control over every element, exported to PDF, SVG, PNG and PGF

Open sourceOpen sourceFreeLocalNov 2, 2026

Mendeley

Elsevier · Citation management

Free reference manager from Elsevier with a desktop and web app, PDF annotation, a Web Importer, groups and bundled cloud storage

ProprietaryFreeLocalNov 2, 2026

Nasdaq Data Link

Nasdaq, Inc. · Market & fundamentals data

Nasdaq's marketplace for financial, economic and alternative datasets (formerly Quandl) with a REST API, time-series and table endpoints and Python, R and Excel clients

ProprietaryFreemiumPaidNov 2, 2026