Open-Source Quantum Software Projects

Curated list of open-source developed quantum software projects.

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Also please check out the Unitary Fund's 4k$ grant project for quantum OSS!

Contents

• Quantum full-stack libraries
• Quantum simulators
• Quantum annealing
• Quantum algorithms
• Quantum compilers
• Quantum assembly
• Quantum control
• Quantum error correction
• Quantum and post-quantum cryptography
• Experimental quantum computing
• Quantum fun
• Quantum tools
• Quantum data
• Abandoned projects

For a curated list of learning resources please check out desireevl's repo.

Quantum full-stack libraries

C++

• staq - Full stack quantum processing toolkit.
• XACC - Extreme-scale programming model for quantum acceleration within high-performance computing.

Python

• blueqat - Quantum computing SDK.
• Braket - Amazon's fully managed quantum computing service for building quantum algorithms.
• Cirq - Framework for creating, editing, and invoking Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (NISQ) circuits.
• Forest - Rigetti's software library for writing, simulating, compiling and executing quantum programs.
• Ocean - D-Wave System's suite of tools for solving hard problems with quantum computers.
• OpenQL - Compiler framework with algorithm libraries, optimizer, scheduler, QEC, mapping, micro-code generator.
• ProjectQ - Hardware-agnostic framework with compiler and simulator with emulation capabilities.
• quantumcat - Cross-platform open-source high-level quantum computing library focused on building applications.
• Qiskit - Framework for noisy quantum computers at the level of pulses, circuits, and algorithms (supported by IBM).
• Strawberry Fields - Xanadu's software library for photonic quantum computing.
• Tequila - Extensible Quantum Information and Learning Architecture developed by Alan Aspuru-Guzik's group (UofT).

Q#

• Q# - Microsoft's quantum programming language with Visual Studio integration.

Silq

• Silq - Silq is a high-level quantum programming language with safe uncomputation and intuitive semantics.

Quantum simulators

C

• QuaC - Parallel time-dependent open quantum systems solver.
• QuEST - Quantum Exact Simulation Toolkit is a high performance multicore simulator of universal quantum circuits.
• TNQVM - Tensor Network QPU Simulator for Eclipse XACC.

Common Lisp

• QVM - Rigetti's high-performance quantum virtual machine.

Coq

• QWIRE - Quantum circuit language and formal verification tool described in this paper.

C++

• Huawei HiQsimulator - Single-amplitude, Full-amplitude and Error-correction circuit simulation engine.
• Intel Quantum Simulator - Distributed qubit register quantum simulator using OpenMP and MPI.
• JKQ-DDSIM - Error-free quantum simulator using decision diagrams as underlying data structure. (arXiv / IEEE)
• qFlex - Flexible high-performance simulator for verifying and benchmarking quantum circuits implemented on real hardware.
• Qiskit Aer - High performance simulator for quantum circuits that includes noise models (supported by IBM).
• QCEAD - C++ program to both simulate a quantum computer and use parallel evolutionary techniques to design algorithms.
• Qrack - Comprehensive qubit and gate implementation for developing universal virtual quantum processors.
• qSim - High level, elementary simulation library.
• QSim - Schrödinger and Schrödinger-Feynman simulators for quantum circuits.
• Quantum++ - High-performance general purpose quantum simulator (can simulate d-dimensional qudits).
• tweedledum - Library for synthesis, compilation, and optimization of quantum circuits.

F#

• Liqui|> - Toolsuite for quantum simulation developed by Microsoft QuArC.

GoLang

• Q - Quantum Computation Simulator written purely in GoLang.

Java

• Strange - Java API that can be used to create Quantum Programs.

JavaScript

• jsquil - JavaScript interface for writing Quil programs.
• Quantum Circuit Simulator - Smoothly runs 20+ qubit simulations in browser or on node.js server.
• Quirk - Drag-and-drop quantum circuit simulator in your browser.
• Quantum JavaScript (Q.js) - Drag-and-drop circuit editor, simulator, documented API, text-as-circuit DSL, concept primers.
• Quantum-computing-playground - Browser-based simple IDE interface to run, visualize and debug quantum programs.
• Quantum tensors - JavaScript / TypeScript package for sparse tensor operations on complex numbers for quantum computing.

Julia

• Cliffords.jl - Efficient calculation of Clifford circuits in Julia.
• IonSim.jl - Simulate the dynamics of a configuration of trapped ions interacting with laser light.
• QSimulator.jl - Unitary and Lindbladian evolution in Julia.
• QuantumInfo.jl - Julia library for quantum information related calculations.
• QuantumOptics.jl - Numerical framework to simulate various kinds of open quantum systems in Julia.
• RandomQuantum.jl - Package for generating random quantum states and processes.
• Yao.jl - Extensible, Efficient Quantum Algorithm Design for Humans.

Python

• Interlin-q - Quantum network simulator imitating distributed quantum systems with interconnect communication between nodes.
• MISTIQS - Generating/compiling/executing quantum circuits for simulating quantum many-body dynamics of systems.
• PIQS - Efficient simulation of open quantum dynamics of identical qubits.
• QCircuits - User-friendly quantum circuit simulator designed for students and newcomers to quantum computing.
• QCompute - Baidu's software development kit for designing quantum circuits and simulating on a high-performance simulator.
• Qibo - Framework for quantum simulation with hardware acceleration, including multi-GPU support.
• QTop - Simulation and visualization of topological quantum computers.
• quantum-computing - Functionally complete simulator for universal quantum computing in Python
• quimb - Easy but fast python library for quantum information and many-body calculations, including with tensor networks.
• Quintuple - Simulating the 5-qubit processor of the IBM Quantum Experience.
• QuPy - Quantum circuit simulator for both CPU and GPU.
• QuSpin - Exact diagonalization and dynamics of arbitrary boson, fermion and spin many-body systems.
• QuTiP - User-friendly and efficient numerical simulations of a wide variety of open quantum systems.
• SeQuencing - Construct and simulate realistic quantum control sequences using QuTiP.
• SimulaQron - Application level simulator of a quantum network.
• Stim -Fast stabilizer circuit simulator.
• SQUANCH - Distributed simulation framework for quantum networks and channels.
• QuNetSim - Quantum network simulation framework.
• The Walrus- Xanadu's library for simulating Gaussian Boson Sampling.

Rust

• QCGPU - High-performance GPU-accelerated quantum computer simulation outlined in this arXiv paper.
• RustQIP - Rust Quantum Computing library leveraging graph building to build efficient quantum circuit simulations.

Swift

• SwiftQuantumComputing - Quantum circuit simulator with a bit of genetic programming.

Quantum annealing

C++

• C-to-D-Wave - Compile a very small subset of C to a D-Wave Hamiltonian function

Go

• edif2qmasm - Compile Verilog, VHDL, and other hardware-description languages to a D-Wave Hamiltonian function
• QA Prolog - Compile a subset of Prolog to a D-Wave Hamiltonian function

Python

• chimera_embedding - Algorithms to generate native-structured embeddings for Chimera graphs.
• dimod - Shared API for Ising and QUBO problems.
• dwavebinarycsp - Map constraint satisfaction problems with binary variables to binary quadratic models.
• dwave-cloud-client - Min. implementation of the REST interface to communicate with D-Wave's Solver API.
• dwave_neal - Implementation of a simulated annealing sampler.
• dwave_networkx - Exploration and analysis of network graphs.
• dwave-system - API for easily incorporating D-Wave quantum annealers as samplers in the Ocean software stack.
• embedding_utilities - Mapping samples between original and embedded graph.
• micro_client_sapi_dimod - Dimod wrapper for the D-Wave Micro Client.
• minorminer - Heuristic tool for minor graph embedding.
• penaltymodel - Utilities and interfaces for using penalty models.
• QMASM - Quantum macro assembler for D-Wave systems
• qubo-nn - Classifying, auto-encoding and reverse-engineering QUBO matrices. Also includes 20 problem formulations.

Python, C & Matlab

• Qbsolv - QUBO solver with D-Wave or classical tabu solver backend.

Quantum algorithms

C++

• XACC VQE - Variational quantum eigensolver built on XACC for distributed, and shared memory systems.

Julia

• QuantumTomography.jl - Julia package to perform quantum state and process tomography.

Python

• Adapt - Algorithms for adaptive refinement of measurements.
• Arline Quantum - Library with implementation of quantum gates and hardware, a part of Arline Benchmarks project.
• Boson Sampling - Library to calculate interferometer output probabilities given Fock state inputs to help better understand Aaronson-Arkhipov Boson Sampling arXiv:1011.3245 [quant-ph]
• FermiLib - Software for analyzing fermionic quantum simulation algorithms with ProjectQ.
• Grove - Quantum algorithms implemented using Rigetti's pyQuil.
• G/SG Morph - Quantum annealing algorithms for Graph/Subgraph Isomorphism based on Calude et al.'s paper "QUBO formulations for the graph isomorphism problem and related problems" 10.1016/j.tcs.2017.04.016
• OpenFermion - Compiling and analyzing quantum algorithm for quantum chemistry simulations.
• OpenQAOA - Multi-backend SDK to create, customise and execute QAOA on NISQ devices and simulators.
• Paddle Quantum - Quantum machine learning platform to construct & train quantum neural networks, developed by Baidu.
• PennyLane - Library for quantum ML, automatic differentiation and optimization of hybrid computations.
• PyZFS - Package to compute zero-field-splitting tensors for molecules and spin quantum bits in semiconductors.
• QFog - Framework for analyzing both classical and quantum Bayesian Networks.
• QGrad - Library to integrate automatic differentiation tools such as JAX with QuTiP and related quantum software packages.
• Qiskit Aqua - Library of various quantum algorithm implemented with Qiskit.
• Qiskit Nature - Quantum Chemistry including ground state, excited states and dipole moment calculations.
• QPanda - QPanda is a quantum computing framework that can be used to build, run, and optimize quantum algorithms.
• Qiskit Tutorial - Jupyter notebook filled with tutorials for Qiskit.
• Quantum_Edward - Python tools for supervised learning by Quantum Neural Networks
• QuantumFlow - Quantum Algorithms Development Toolkit e.g. allowing for backpropagation with QAOA.
• Quantum TSP - Tutorials on solving Travelling Salesman Problem using quantum computing (QAOA).
• Tensorflow Quantum - Library for hybrid quantum-classical machine learning.
• VQF - Implementation of Variational Quantum Factoring algorithm (in pyQuil)
• WebMark - Web platform for benchmarking quantum computing algorithms.
• XACC Examples - Example code using XACC for quantum computing.
• XACC QChem - QPU Benchmarks for Quantum Chemistry via XACC, Psi4 and OpenFermion.

Q#

• Quantum Katas - Programming exercises for learning Q# and quantum computing.

Quantum compilers

C++

• QCOR - C++ language extension and associated compiler implementation for hybrid quantum-classical programming.
• ScaffCC - Compilation, analysis and optimization framework for the Scaffold quantum programming language.
• tweedledum - C++17 library for analysis, compilation/synthesis, and optimization of quantum circuits.

Mathematica

• UniversalQCompiler - Synthesis of isometries (including unitaries and state preparation), channels and POVMs.

Julia

• QuantumCircuitOpt.jl - Julia package for provably optimal decompositions and compilations of quantum circuits

Python

• Arline Benchmarks - Automated benchmarking platform for quantum compilers, quantum hardware and quantum algorithms.
• BQSKit - Berkeley Quantum Synthesis Toolkit is an optimizing quantum compiler and related tool-set.
• Mitiq - Cross-platform, error-mitigating quantum compiler from Unitary Fund.
• PyZX - Python library for quantum circuit rewriting and optimisation using the ZX-calculus.
• QEDA - Quantum electronic design automation software for optical circuits using QASM.
• QGL2 Compiler - Language compiler for imperative Quantum Gate Language (QGL).
• Qiskit Terra - Python library for quantum circuit rewriting and optimization (supported by IBM).
• Qubiter - Quantum compiler with Python wrapper for LAPACK's CS Decomposition to build a binary tree of matrices.

Common Lisp

• quilc - Rigetti's optimizing Quil compiler.

Quantum assembly

• Blackbird - Open-source quantum instruction language currently used for Xanadu's photonic hardware.
• OpenQASM - Open-source quantum assembly language.
• QMASM - Quantum macro assembler for D-Wave's quantum annealers.
• Quil - Open hybrid quantum/classical instruction set currently used by Rigetti. Parser

Quantum control

Python

• C3 - Open-loop, closed-loop and automated Control, Calibration and Characterization of quantum devices.
• Krotov - Python implementation of Krotov's method for quantum optimal control.
• Quanlse - Quanlse provides quantum control solutions via a cloud SDK, developed by Baidu Quantum.

Quantum error correction

Python

• PyMatching - Python package for decoding quantum error correcting codes with minimum-weight perfect matching.
• qecsim - Python package for simulating quantum error correction using stabilizer codes.
• Qsurface - Python package for simulation and visualization of quantum error-correction on surface codes.

Quantum and post-quantum cryptography

C

• liboqs - C library for quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms.
• openssh - OpenSSH with quantum-safe key exchange algorithms.
• openssl - OpenSSL with quantum-safe cryptographic algorithms.
• PQClean - Clean, portable, tested implementations of post-quantum cryptography.

Python

• QRL - Quantum Resistant Ledger utilizing hash-based one-time merkle tree signature scheme instead of ECDSA.

Experimental quantum computing

Julia

• Qlab.jl - Generic lab tools in Julia.

Matlab

• Qlab - Measurement and control software for superconducting qubits.

Python

• ARTIQ - Next-generation control system for quantum information experiments.
• OLSQ - OpenQASM package to perform optimal layout synthesis for quantum computing.
• pyEPR - Automated Python module for the design and quantization of Josephson quantum circuits.
• PyRPL - Turn your RedPitaya into a powerful DSP device, suitable as a digital lockbox and measurement device in quantum optics.
• QCoDeS - Python-based data acquisition framework for quantum experiments.
• QFlow-lite - Machine Learning tools for autotuning quantum dot experiments.
• QGL - Domain-specific language embedded in Python for specifying pulse sequences.
• Qiskit Metal - Quantum hardware design and analysis.
• QTT - Quantum Technology Toolbox is a framework for the tuning and calibration of quantum dots and spin qubits.
• Quantify - Data acquisition platform focused on Quantum Computing and solid-state physics experiments.
• qupulse - Quantum computing pulse parametrization and sequencing framework (formerly qc-toolkit).
• scqubits - Simulating superconducting qubits, obtaining energy spectra, plotting energy levels and more.
• QEDA - Quantum Electronics Design Automation - The RTL of Quantum Computing!
• 8Q - 8 Qbit, Photonic Quantum Computer

Quantum fun

Board games

• Entanglion - The world’s first open source quantum computing board game. For 2 players.

F#

• Quantum Puzzle Generator - Educational puzzle game for Android and iOS.

Python

• bloqit - Tiny qubit duel for your smart phone.
• QiskitBlocks - Game that teaches quantum computing using Qiskit in a Minetest block world.
• Quantum Awesomeness - Simple puzzles to benchmark various quantum processor.
• Quantum Battleships - Playing battleships with quantum measurements.
• Quantum Catsweeper - Quantum game loosely based on Minesweeper Flag.
• SudoQ - Sudoku solver that leverages a D-Wave Quantum Annealer.

Python & JavaScript

• Quantum Music Composer for IBM Q - Compose and perform quantum music with IBM Q.
• Quantum Music Composer for Rigetti - Compose and perform quantum music with Rigetti's Forest.

JavaScript

• Quantum Game with Photons - Puzzle game in browser, with polarization, superposition, and measurement.

Scala

• feyn - Puzzle game for the browser in which you need to find the combination of gates that the qubits need to pass.

Quantum tools

Mathematica

• Quantum - Free Mathematica add-on for Dirac Bra-Ket Notation, Quantum Algebra, Quantum Computing and the QHD approximation to the Heisenberg Equations of Motion.
• QI - Toolkit for common quantum information functions.

Python

• Covalent - Tool for running high performance/quantum workflows on advanced computing hardwares.
• Gridsynth-Python-wrapper - Wrapper for using Gridsynth in Python/
• IBM Q bot - Bot for Slack and Telegram to monitor the load of IBM Q quantum computers.
• orqviz - Library to easily visualize the loss landscape of variational quantum algorithms.
• pulsemaker - Python widget library for designing pulses and pulse schedules for quantum computing hardware.
• pyQuirk - Python widget for Quirk to be used in Jupyter notebooks, JupyterLab, and the IPython kernel.
• qonduit - Python library with visualization tools and workflows for quantum computing that utilize the best of what’s available.
• qprof - gprof-Compatible profiler for quantum programs.
• QRAND - Multiplatform and multiprotocol quantum random number generator for arbitrary probability distributions.
• QuantumGraphs - Grow and study random graphs by a continuous, randomly collapsing quantum walk.
• toqito - Framework to study problems pertaining to entanglement theory, nonlocal games, and other aspects of quantum information.

Quantum data

• QDataSet - Quantum datasets for the training and development of QML algorithms.

Others

• Quil syntax highlighter - Syntax highlighter for PyCharm.

Abandoned projects

2+ years of inactivity. Feel free to reanimate, document and contribute to some of this work!

• BLACK-STONE - Specification and implementation of quantum common lisp, for gate-model quantum computers.
• libquantum - C library for quantum computing and quantum simulation.
• libQuantumJava - Crude translation from the C implementation of libquantum to a Java version.
• jquil - Java library for quantum programming using Quil.
• pQCS - Parallel quantum circuit synthesis with optimal T-count.
• PyQLab - Library for instrument control and superconducting QIP experiments.
• PySimulator - Python with C++ backend simulator for superconducting circuits.
• QACG - Quantum Arithmetic Circuit Generator in Haskell.
• QCL - High level, hardware-agnostic programming language for quantum computers (syntax like C or Pascal).
• QCViewer - Visual quantum circuit design and simulation tool.
• QGL.jl - Performance orientated QGL compiler.
• Qlmp - Interpreter for the functional quantum programming language Qumin.
• Qiskit-JS - Quantum information software kit for JavaScript (supported by IBM).
• QOCS - Quantum OCaml Circuit Simulator is a functional approach to simulating quantum gates.
• QuantumUtils - Tools for quantum control, simulation, channel representation conversion, and perturbations.
• Quantum Virtual Machine - Reference implementation of Rigetti's Quantum Virtual Machine.
• Quince - Node-based GUI that allows for graphical configuration of qubit experiments in Auspex.
• Quipper - Scalable functional programming language for quantum computing based on Quantum Lambda Calculus.
• QuSim - Ideal noise-free multi-qubit simulator written in 150 lines of code.
• QSEL - Quantum programming language putting entanglement and superposition front and center.
• sapi_dimod - Dimod wrapper for D-Wave's Solver API (SAPI).
• Squankum - Visual Java quantum simulator.

Contributing

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