Free, open-source meta-analysis software for ecology, evolutionary biology and research synthesis.
MetaWin is software for quantitative research synthesis and meta-analysis. MetaWin 3 is a free, open-source version redeveloped from earlier MetaWin releases; it is written in Python, runs on Windows and macOS, and can be used for effect size calculation, basic meta-analysis, subgroup meta-analysis, meta-regression, publication bias analysis, forest plots, funnel plots and more.
Use cases: ecological meta-analysis, evolutionary biology meta-analysis, effect size calculation, heterogeneity analysis, publication bias tests, forest plots, funnel plots
Note: MetaWin 2.0 / 2.1, often cited in older papers, are early versions; MetaWin 3 is the better recommendation today. If a paper needs a highly reproducible analysis workflow, it is advisable to cross-check results with the R packages metafor or meta.
