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 The table below shows the comparison of **MagicPlot Student** and **MagicPlot Pro** editions. The table below shows the comparison of **MagicPlot Student** and **MagicPlot Pro** editions.
  
-Edition Features  ^  MagicPlot Student  ^  MagicPlot Pro  ^ +  ^  MagicPlot Student  ^  MagicPlot Pro  ^ 
-| Price  |  Free of charge, \\ Non-commercial \\ usage only  |  $79 \\ [[http://magicplot.com/gettrial.php|Get 15-days trial]] +| Price  |  Free of charge, \\ Non-commercial \\ usage only  |  [[https://magicplot.com/order.php|Order]] \\ [[https://magicplot.com/downloads.php|Get free trial]] 
-Common Features  ^^^ +General  ^^^ 
-| Multiple operating systems support (Windows, Mac OS X, Unix-like) |  +  |  +  | +| [[launch|Multiple operating systems support (Windows, Mac OS X, Unix-like)]] |  +  |  +  | 
-No installation procedure is required: just run   |  +  | +[[getting_started|Multiple undo and redo for all actions]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Undo and redo of all actions (with unlimited depth and history list) |  +  |  +  | +| [[import|Import tables from text files (.csv, .txt), import dialog with preview]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Import tables from text files, import dialog with preview |  +  |  +  | +[[calculator|Built-in formula calculator tool]] |  +  |  +  | 
-Double precision floating point tables |  +  |  +  | +[[getting_started|Entering expressions in every numeric text field]] |  +  |  +  | 
-Copy-paste support  |  +  |  +  | +| [[set_column_formula|Setting column calculation formulas with syntax highlighting and formula history]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Setting column calculation formulas |  +  |  +  | +| [[set_column_formula|Optional auto recalculation of column when data in use are changed]]  ---  |  +  | 
-| Optional auto recalculation of column when data in use is changed |    |  +  |+| [[batch|Batch Processing without scripting and macros]] |  ---  |  +  |
 ^ Nonlinear Curve Fitting  ^^^ ^ Nonlinear Curve Fitting  ^^^
-| Multi-peak fitting |  +  |  +  | +| Using advantages of multi-core processors |  +  |  +  | 
-| Fitting by sum of different functions |  +  |  +  | +| [[fitting|Multi-peak fitting]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Predefined Gauss and Lorentz functions and their derivatives |  +  |  +  | +| [[fitting|Fitting with sum of different functions]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Visual peaks adjusting (fit initial conditions) |  +  |  +  | +| [[fit_equations|Predefined Gauss and Lorentz functions and their derivatives]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Visual fitting interval setting |  +  |  +  | +| [[fitting|Visual peaks adjusting (fit initial conditions)]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Y data errors accounting |  +  |  +  | +| [[fitting|Visual fitting interval setting]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Easy subtraction of baseline and peak fitting functions from experimental data |  +  |  +  | +| [[fitting|Y data errors usage]] |  +  |  +  | 
-Specifying custom fit function equations    |  +  | +| [[fitting|Easy subtraction of baseline and peak fitting functions from experimental data]] |  +  |  +  | 
-^ Formula Editor (column formulas and custom fit curves)  ^^^ +[[fitting|Copying and pasting Fit Curves from one Fit Plot to another]] |  +  |  +  | 
-Fast formula translator |    +  | +[[guess_peaks|Automatic peaks finding]] |  ---   +  |  
-Syntax and braces highlighting |    +  | +[[spline|Splines for baseline subtraction with fitting capability]] |  ---   +  |  
-Previously entered formulas history |    +  |+[[custom_fit_equation|Specifying custom fit equations]] |  ---   +  |
 ^ Data Processing  ^^^ ^ Data Processing  ^^^
-Integration    |  +  | +[[interval_statistics|Numerical integration of peaks in spectrum on specified intervals]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Differentiation |    |  +  | +| [[smoothing|Smoothing]], [[integration|Integration]], [[differentiation|Differentiation]], [[fft|FFT]], [[convolution|[De-]Convolution]], [[correlation|Correlation]], [[histogram|Histograms]]  |  ---  |  +  | 
-Fast Fourier Transform    |  +  | +[[statistics|Descriptive Statistics]] |  ---  |  +  | 
-Figure Editing Features  ^^^ +| [[interval_statistics|Numerical spectrum moments (mean, variance, etc.) calculation on selected intervals]] |  ---  |  +  | 
-Curves drawing: lines, markers, drop lines, error bars, filling |  +  |  +  | +| [[sorting|Table Sorting by multiple columns]], table transposing |  ---  |  +  | 
-Plotting curves with offset, waterfall |  +  |  +  | +Plotting Features  ^^^ 
-| Switching curves antialiasing |  +  |  +  | +Plotting capabilities: lines, markers, drop lines, vertical bars, filling under curve |  +  |  +  | 
-| Fully customizable style for each axis (ticks, labels, grid, etc.) |  +  |  +  | +Error bars |  +  |  +  | 
-| Custom grid lines and labels |  +  |  +  | +| [[colormap|Color Map Plots (2D Plots)]] |  ---  |  +  | 
-| Transparent images and transparent colours by alpha compositing |  +  |  +  |+| [[antialiasing|Switching curves antialiasing on screen]] |  +  |  +  | 
 +| [[figure_properties|Fully customizable style for each axis (ticks, labels, grid, etc.)]] |  +  |  +  | 
 +| [[figure_properties|Custom grid lines and labels at specified positions]] |  +  |  +  | 
 +| [[transparent|Transparent images and translucent colors of every object]] |  +  |  +  |
 | In-place text labels editing with formatting support |  +  |  +  | | In-place text labels editing with formatting support |  +  |  +  |
-| 2D Waterfall plots and setting individual shifts for curves |  +  |  +  | +| [[shift_curves|2D waterfall plots and setting individual shifts for curves]] |  +  |  +  | 
-Canvas zooming in for precise drawing |    |  +  | +[[drawing|Drawing: text labels, lines, arrows, rectangles, ellipses]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Multiple axes on one figure |    |  +  | +| [[drawing|Image zooming in for precise drawing]]  ---  |  +  | 
-Drawing: text labels, lines, arrows, rectangles, ellipses   |   +| [[add_axes|Multiple axes on one figure, aligning axes]]  ---  |  +  | 
-| Precise objects positioning with snapping and rulers |   |  +  | +[[templates|Saving and applying Figure templates]]  |  ---   +  | 
-^ Data Navigation  ^^^ +^ Data Navigation and Exploration  ^^^ 
-| Mouse cursor coordinates in status bar |  +  |  +  | +| [[curves|Mouse cursor data coordinates in status bar]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Showing data point and row numbers under cursor |  +  |  +  | +| [[curves|Showing data point and table row numbers for point under cursor]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| X and Y scrollbars on window borders |  +  |  +  | +| [[scale_navigation|X and Y scrollbars for data navigation]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Box scale zoom tool |  +  |  +  | +| [[scale_navigation|Box zoom tool for scale]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Hand drag tool |  +  |  +  | +| [[scale_navigation|Hand drag tool for scale]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Mouse wheel or touchpad scale scrolling |  +  |  +  |+| [[scale_navigation|Mouse wheel or touchpad scale scrolling and zooming]] |  +   +  | 
 +| [[quick_plot|Quick Plot tool for viewing plot without adding new Figures to Project]] |  ---   +  |
 ^ Figures Typography  ^^^ ^ Figures Typography  ^^^
-Accurate font rendering for varying output resolution |  +  |  +  | +[[typography|Correct minus and multiplication signs (instead of hyphen and letter x) in exponential notation]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Correct minus and multiplication signs in exponential notation |  +  |  +  | +[[typography|English ligatures support (fi, etc.)]] |  +  |  +  | 
-Ligatures support (fi, etc.) |  +  |  +  | +[[typography|Tracking]] |  +  |  +  | 
-Letters kerning and tracking |  +  |  +  | +[[special_symbols|Inserting special symbols (Greek letters, math symbolsdashes, etc.)]] |  +  |  +  | 
-Special typographical symbols (en dashem dash, etc.) |  +  |  +  | +^ Image Export  ^^^ 
-^ Image export  ^^^ +| [[image_export|Raster images export formats: PNG, GIF, BMP]] |  +  |  +  | 
-| Raster images export formats: PNG, GIF, BMP |  +  |  +  | +| [[image_export|Vector images export formats: EPS, PDF, SVG, EMF]]  ---  |  +  | 
-| Vector images export formats: EPS, PDF, EMF |   |  +  | +| [[copy_image|Copying of raster images to clipboard]]  ---  |  +  | 
-| Copying of raster image to clipboard |   |  +  | +| [[copy_image|Copying of vector images to clipboard]] |  ---   +  | 
-| Copying of vector image to clipboard |   |  +  | +^ Usage and Support ^^^ 
-^ Figure Style Templates  ^^^ +| Commercial usage |  ---   +  | 
-| Creating new figure templates |    +  | +| E-mail support (write to support(at)magicplot.com)  ---   +  | 
-| Applying figure templates  |    +  | +\\ **MagicPlot Student** can also be used to //view// project files created in full-featured **MagicPlot Pro** edition. In such case some project elements (e.g. Custom fit curve formulas) will not be editable.
-^ Localization  ^^^ +
-| Unicode support in projects: no encoding problems |  +  |  +  | +
-| Project files are portable between various operating systems |  +   +  | +
-^ Usage  ^^^ +
-| Commercial usage |  |  +  | +
-| E-mail support  |  |  +  | +
-\\**MagicPlot Student** can also be used to //view// project files which was created in full-featured **MagicPlot Pro** edition. In such case some project elements (e.g. Custom fit curve formulas) will be not editable.+