Past is free software for scientific data analysis, with functions for data manipulation, plotting, univariate and multivariate statistics, ecological analysis, time series and spatial analysis, morphometrics and stratigraphy.
Past went through a complete redesign with version 3 in 2013. In 2020, version 4 was released with 64-bit support.
Past works under Windows 10, 8 and 7, and Mac OSX Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra.
Current version (May 2021): 4.06 (mac-version still at 4.04)
Downloads
Windows, zipped exe, version 4.06 (8 MB, 64-bit)
Note: Firefox may cause problems with the download, use Chrome
Windows, zipped exe, version 4.04 (8 MB, 64-bit)
Note: Firefox may cause problems with the download, use Chrome
Mac, version 4.04 (10 MB, 64-bit) (There are problems with recent MacOS versions blocking this program. We are working on a fix)
Note: First time you run Past you must Control-click on the Past app and select Open to override security settings
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Contact
Professor Øyvind Hammer
Natural History Museum – University of Oslo
Email: ohammer@nhm.uio.no