Maple Licensing Information

Maple is a computer algebra system with numerical and graphical capabilities. It features a built-in programming language including libraries for number theory, group theory, linear algebra, statistics, etc.

License Terms for Faculty and Staff

  • Indiana University faculty and staff may install Maple on university-owned computers, and on other computers used in support of their IU administrative, research, and teaching activities.
  • Faculty and staff Maple licenses are available only on an annual basis. This annual lease includes any upgrades put out by the vendor as well as program maintenance.
  • For faculty and staff, installation must be done by a UITS representative and is included in the price of the package. UITS retains the program disks; however, a UITS representative will return for installation service as needed. Service fees may be assessed, depending upon the services provided. UITS cannot make house calls off-campus. If you want Maple installed on a personally-owned computer located off campus, you must bring it to campus for the installation.
  • No manuals are supplied with the lease. Please contact the Stat/Math Center for information on getting manuals.

Maple Student Edition

  • Maple is now available to students of Indiana University for home use. Any currently enrolled Indiana University student may purchase this software. Faculty and staff are not eligible for this program.
  • There is no functional difference between the student and professional editions of Maple.
  • The software may be installed under Windows, Macintosh, or Linux Systems.
  • This is an annual license and an annual fee is $25; it expires one year from activation.
  • Students can pick up CDs from the Stat/Math Center and IU bookstores at regional campuses (how to buy).
  • Windows Vista Users will need to obtain a copy from Maplesoft. With the purchase code from the CD sleeve go to Maplesoft's Windows Vista Support Page and enter the code there.

System Requirement

Package Operating System RAM HDD
Maple 11 for Windows Windows XP 128 MB
(512 recommended)
400 MB
  Windows ME 64 MB
(128 recomended)
400 MB
  Windows 2000 128 MB
(256 recommended)
400 MB
  Windows NT (with Service Pack 5) 64 MB
(512 recomended)
400 MB
  Windows 98 64 MB
(512 recomended)
400 MB
Maple 11 for Macintosh Mac OS¨ X v 10.2.3+ with JRE 1.4.1 256 MB
(512 recommended)
450 MB
Maple 11 for Linux Red Hat¨ Linux Enterprise 2.1, 3.0
SuSE¨ Linux 6.4, 7.0, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1
Mandrake Linux 8.1, 8.2, 9.0
128 MB
(512 recommended)
500 MB
Maple 11 for Solaris Solaris 8, 9, 10 128 MB
(512 recommended)
500 MB
Maple 11 for SGI IRIX 6.5.x 128 MB
(512 recommended)
500 MB
Maple 11 for AIX AIX 5.1 128 MB
(512 recommended)
500 MB

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