Freely Distributed Software

• MASON: "MASON is a fast discrete-event multiagent simulation library core in Java, designed to be the foundation for large custom-purpose Java simulations, and also to provide more than enough functionality for many lightweight simulation needs."


• NetLogo: NetLogo is a simple multi-agent programming environment. It is a great beginner's tool to create cellular automata and agent-based models.


• RePast: RePast is a free, open source toolkit implemented in Java, Python, or Microsoft.Net.


• Swarm: "Swarm is a software package for multi-agent simulation of complex systems, originally developed at the Santa Fe Institute."

Commercial Software

• AnyLogic: A commercial system written in Java.


• Cormas: An agent-based simulation framework that can be downloaded free of charge. This is considered "commercial" because they make their money from training courses and support fees.


• Simile: Uses "declarative modeling technology" for faster model development when compared with writing C++ or Fortran code.

Research Software

• GeoGraphs: Extensions to RePast to facilitate interactions on networks and interesting geographical landscapes written by Catherine Dibble.


• RBSim: "RBSim is a computer program that simulates the behavior of human recreators in high use natural environments."

Network Analysis Tools

• LEDA stands for Library of Efficient Data types and Algorithms. It is a set of C++ libraries useful for network analysis.


• INSNA list of tools for social network analysis

GIS Tools

• ESRI ArcGIS: "ArcGIS is an integrated collection of GIS software products for building a complete GIS."


• GeoDA Geodata analysis software for exploratory spatial data analysis

Other ABM Collections

• Agent-Based Computational Economics at Iowa State (Leigh Tesfatsion)


• Computational Economics Links compiled by our group