Best Software for Researchers and Data Analysts
Manage citations, analyse data, run statistics and work with maps, using trusted tools that are mostly free and open source.
Zotero Free
Updated
2 Nov 2026
2 Nov 2026
R Free
Updated
2 Nov 2026
2 Nov 2026
RStudio Desktop Free
Updated
2 Nov 2026
2 Nov 2026
Python Free
Updated
1 Nov 2026
1 Nov 2026
GNU Octave Free
Updated
2 Nov 2026
2 Nov 2026
QGIS Free
Updated
2 Nov 2026
2 Nov 2026
Jan Free
Updated
28 Oct 2026
28 Oct 2026
Obsidian Free
Updated
4 Nov 2026
4 Nov 2026
LibreOffice Free
Updated
3 Nov 2026
3 Nov 2026
Install the whole set with one command
winget install --id DigitalScholar.Zotero -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id RProject.R -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Posit.RStudio -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Python.PythonInstallManager -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id GNU.Octave -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id OSGeo.QGIS -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Jan.Jan -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id Obsidian.Obsidian -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements; winget install --id TheDocumentFoundation.LibreOffice -e --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements