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Elmer FEM
Open-source multiphysics simulation software
★ Stars1.7k1,737 on GitHub
Last commit18 Oct 2026
LicenceGPL-2.0Per the project
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Elmer is a finite-element multiphysics suite from CSC (Finland) covering fluid dynamics, structural mechanics, electromagnetics, heat transfer and acoustics, with a GUI (ElmerGUI) for setting up cases.
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| Runs on | Windows, macOS, Linux |
|---|---|
| Commercial use | Allowed Open-source licence (GPL-2.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use. |
Sources: opensource.org/osd. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.
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