This is a growing list of Graphical User Interfaces (definition at Wikipedia) designed for operating OpenFOAM.
A separate list of preprocessors and post-processors is available here: Other Software
Contents
1 Commercial
1.1 Multidisciplinary CFD
Software | Company | Operating Systems | Availability | Notes |
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Ansa | Beta CAE | Linux, Mac OS X and Windows | Contact them for more information. | - |
Caedium | Symscape | Linux, Mac OS X and Windows | Free 30 day trial and for students. Available in monthly to annual subscription. | - |
CAESES | FRIENDSHIP-SYSTEMS | Linux and Windows | Free for commercial use. | Free edition of FRIENDSHIP-Framework. |
CastNet | DHCAE | Linux and Windows | Contact them for more information. | - |
cfSuite | Creative Fields | Linux and Windows | Free 14 day trial, annual to perpetual subscriptions, discount for academic use | Includes installation of foam-extend-3.0 and OpenFOAM 2.3.0 for Windows and Linux |
FRIENDSHIP-Framework | FRIENDSHIP-SYSTEMS | Linux and Windows | Free Pro licenses for students. Annual to perpetual subscriptions. | CAESES is a free edition of FRIENDSHIP-Framework. |
HELYX | Engys | Linux and Windows | Contact them for more information. | Has an open source variant named HELYX-OS. |
iconCFD Process | ICON | unknown | Contact them for more information. | - |
OpenSIM | ESI | unknown | Contact them for more information. | - |
simFlow | Atizar Limited | Linux and Windows | Free for evaluation. Fixed annual subscription, with 90% discount for academic use. | - |
1.2 Specific fields of applied CFD
Software | Company | Field | Operating Systems | Availability | Notes |
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BIM HVACTool | TIAN Building Engineering | Building Simulation Software | Windows | Contact them for more information. | - |
blueCFD-AIR | blueCAPE | Building Simulation Software | Windows | Unlimited-time trial mode with a single model; full feature 30-day trial mode; 1 year subscription per machine, with volume licensing available. |
Development roadmap can be oriented by the needs of their clients. Linux and Mac OS X versions are possible. |
ODS Studio | ODS Engineering | Building Simulation Software | Linux, Mac OS X and Windows | Composed of Free and Pro modules. The Pro modules are available in monthly subscriptions. | - |
Elements | Engys | Vehicle Design Applications | Linux and Windows | Contact them for more information. | - |
2 Open Source
Software | Company/Author | Project page | Operating Systems | Coding Language | Notes |
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Discretizer | Björn Bergqvist | Discretizer at SF.net | Linux and Windows (Might work on Mac OS X) |
Ruby | Not in active development. |
enGrid | enGits | enGrid at Github | Linux and Windows (Also works on Mac OS X) |
C++ | Periodic development. Releases every 1 to 2 years. |
HELYX-OS | Engys | Helyx-OS at SF.net | Linux | Java | Periodic development. Releases every 3 to 9 months. |