MagicPlot Editions Comparison

The table below shows the comparison of MagicPlot Student and MagicPlot Pro editions.

MagicPlot Student	MagicPlot Pro
Price	Free of charge, Non-commercial usage only	$79 Get free trial
Common Features
Multiple operating systems support (Windows, Mac OS X, Unix-like)	+	+
No installation procedure, portable installation is available	+	+
Unicode support in projects	+	+
Undo and redo for all actions (with unlimited depth and history list)	+	+
Import tables from text files (.csv, .txt), import dialog with preview	+	+
Double precision floating point tables with copy/paste support to/from other apps	+	+
Built-in formula calculator tool	+	+
Entering expressions in every numeric text field	+	+
Setting column calculation formulas with syntax highlighting and formula history	+	+
Optional auto recalculation of column when data in use are changed	---	+
Nonlinear Curve Fitting
Multi-peak fitting	+	+
Fitting with sum of different functions	+	+
Predefined Gauss and Lorentz functions and their derivatives	+	+
Visual peaks adjusting (fit initial conditions)	+	+
Visual fitting interval setting	+	+
Y data errors accounting	+	+
Easy subtraction of baseline and peak fitting functions from experimental data	+	+
Copying and pasting Fit Curves from one Fit Plot to another	+	+
Automatic peaks finding by 2nd derivative	---	+
Splines for baseline subtraction with fitting capability	---	+
Specifying custom fit equations	---	+
Data Processing
Numerical integration of peaks in spectrum on specified intervals	+	+
Integration of data	---	+
Differentiation of data	---	+
Fast Fourier transform	---	+
Numerical spectrum moments (mean, variance, etc.) calculation on selected intervals	---	+
Plotting Features
Plotting capabilities: lines, markers, drop lines, filling under curve	+	+
Error bars	+	+
Switching curves antialiasing on screen	+	+
Fully customizable style for each axis (ticks, labels, grid, etc.)	+	+
Custom grid lines and labels at specified positions	+	+
Transparent images and translucent colors of every object	+	+
In-place text labels editing with formatting support	+	+
2D waterfall plots and setting individual shifts for curves	+	+
Image zooming in for precise drawing	---	+
Multiple axes on one figure, aligning axes	---	+
Drawing: text labels, lines, arrows, rectangles, ellipses	---	+
Precise objects positioning with snapping and rulers	---	+
Saving and applying Figure templates	---	+
Data Navigation and Exploration
Mouse cursor data coordinates in status bar	+	+
Showing data point and table row numbers for point under cursor	+	+
X and Y scrollbars for data navigation	+	+
Box zoom tool for scale	+	+
Hand drag tool for scale	+	+
Mouse wheel or touchpad scale scrolling and zooming	+	+
Figures Typography
Correct minus and multiplication signs (instead of hyphen and letter x) in exponential notation	+	+
English ligatures support (fi, etc.)	+	+
Tracking	+	+
Inserting special symbols (Greek letters, math symbols, dashes, etc.)	+	+
Image Export
Raster images export formats: PNG, GIF, BMP	+	+
Vector images export formats: EPS, PDF, EMF	---	+
Copying of raster images to clipboard	---	+
Copying of vector images to clipboard	---	+
Usage and Support
Commercial usage	---	+
E-mail support (write to support(at)magicplot.com)	---	+

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.