Description
Maple is Maplesoft's core math software product, used to analyze, explore, visualize, and solve mathematical problems ranging from basic algebra and calculus to specialized fields like differential geometry, control design, financial modeling, and signal processing. It has been developed and sold by Maplesoft, a subsidiary of Cybernet Systems, for decades, and the current release is Maple 2026.
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Problems are worked through in Maple worksheets and documents that keep the problem, the solution steps, visualizations, and explanations together in one file, rather than reconstructing the process later. Maple runs on its own symbolic and numeric math engine and a programming language designed specifically for math, so calculations can be built into reusable, shareable code rather than one-off manual steps. Instructors and engineers can also build interactive applications on top of Maple and share them over the web through MapleCloud, without needing to be professional programmers.
Maple includes an AI Assistant that instructors can use to add explanations, visualizations, examples, and practice questions to existing course material, letting them bring static content into Maple and make the math live and editable rather than starting from scratch. Maple is also the base for Maplesoft's separate Math Success Platform, which layers analytics and AI-driven insights on top of Maple to show instructors how students are actually working through problems, not just their final answers. Related Maplesoft products, such as Maple Flow for engineering calculations and MapleSim for system-level modeling, build on the same math engine for more specialized use cases.
Maple is sold in academic, student, and professional editions and used across engineering fields such as automotive, aerospace, robotics, and power systems, in education from high school through university, and in industries like manufacturing, finance, and life sciences, wherever staff or students need to do serious mathematical work rather than simple arithmetic.
Maple is commercial, licensed software, with single-user, multi-user, and institutional licensing options and a free trial for most editions; it is not free or open-source. The AI Assistant and other newer capabilities sit alongside Maple's long-standing symbolic-computation core rather than replacing it.
- CategoryAI Math Solvers
- Pricing ModelPaid
- DeploymentCloud
- PlatformsWeb
Maple's Core Features
Symbolic and numeric math engine covering calculus, algebra, differential equations, and more
Worksheets and documents that keep problems, solutions, and visualizations together in one file
AI Assistant for adding explanations, visualizations, and practice questions to course content
2D and 3D plotting and animation for visualizing problems, data, and concepts
A math-specific programming language for building reusable, shareable calculations
MapleCloud for sharing interactive Maple documents and applications over the web
Ties into the broader Math Success Platform for student-progress analytics
Companion products, Maple Flow and MapleSim, built on the same engine for engineering workflows
How to use Maple?
Choose an edition: pick Academic, Student, Professional, or Personal, based on who will use Maple
Download a trial or purchase: get a free trial or buy a license through Maplesoft
Work in a Maple worksheet: enter a problem and use Maple's engine to solve, plot, or analyze it
Add AI-assisted content: use the AI Assistant to generate explanations, visualizations, or practice questions for a course
Share your work: publish documents through MapleCloud or the Maple Application Center for colleagues or students
Maple's Use Cases
- Math problem solving
- Course content creation
- Engineering calculations
- Interactive teaching apps
