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title: "FreeFem++"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FreeFem++"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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date_saved: "2026-05-05T10:11:25.301770+00:00"
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instance: "kb-cron"
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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).
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FreeFem++ language is inspired by C++. There is an IDE called FreeFem++-cs.
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== History ==
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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.
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In 1992 it was re-written in C++ and named FreeFem. Later versions, FreeFem+ (1996) and FreeFem++ (1998), used that programming language too.
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== Other versions ==
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FreeFem++ includes versions for console mode and MPI
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FreeFem3D
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Deprecated versions:
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FreeFem+
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FreeFem
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== See also ==
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List of finite element software packages
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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Official website |