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NAVAL-SEM — free offline PLS-SEM/CB-SEM desktop app (SmartPLS alternative)

Built this because SmartPLS costs $365/year and a lot of researchers simply can't afford it.

NAVAL-SEM is fully offline, no login, no subscription.

What it does:

Visual drag-and-drop model builder

PLS-SEM and CB-SEM (ML, WLS)

Bootstrapping, HTMT, AVE, Fornell-Larcker

CFI, RMSEA, SRMR, χ², AIC, BIC, R²

CSV / Excel / SPSS support

v0.4.0 just shipped — adds a real-world case studies library and a SmartPLS feature comparison.

👉 github.com/navalsingh9/naval-sem

Would love feedback from anyone who runs SEM regularly.

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u/Unusual-Radio8382 — 3 days ago

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[Update] Thank you for your upvotes and support to v0.3. Released v0.4 today.

NAVAL-SEM v0.4.0 — free offline PLS-SEM/CB-SEM desktop app (SmartPLS alternative)

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Hey everyone — I've been building NAVAL-SEM, a fully offline desktop app for structural equation modelling, released as open source.

Why it exists: SmartPLS costs $365/year, which many researchers simply can't afford. NAVAL-SEM covers the same core workflow at no cost.

What it does:
- Visual drag-and-drop model builder → auto-generates lavaan syntax
- PLS-SEM and CB-SEM (ML, WLS)
- Bootstrapping with CI, SE, convergence rate
- HTMT, AVE, Composite Reliability, Cronbach's Alpha
- Fornell-Larcker criterion (discriminant validity)
- Fit indices: CFI, RMSEA, SRMR, χ², AIC, BIC, R²
- CSV / Excel / SPSS file support
- Fully offline after install — no account, no internet

v0.4.0 today adds:
- Case studies library across disciplines
- SmartPLS vs NAVAL-SEM comparison page
- Build-from-source docs for Windows & Linux

Would love feedback from SEM users on anything missing vs your current tool.

GitHub: github.com/navalsingh9/naval-sem

u/Unusual-Radio8382 — 4 days ago

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Latent variables need a structural equation modeling approach

Built a modern visual PLS-SEM tool because existing research software feels outdated.

Features:

- drag-drop modeling

- bootstrapping

- reliability metrics

- GitHub-backed collaboration/versioning

Demo below. Would love honest feedback from researchers/stat folks.

https://youtu.be/doedgFhK3FQ

Github link in YouTube pinned comment.

u/Unusual-Radio8382 — 7 days ago

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Released v0.3 of Naval-SEM

v0.3 now automatically computes:

✅ AVE

✅ Composite Reliability (ρc)

✅ Cronbach’s Alpha

✅ Fornell–Larcker Criterion

Everything updates automatically after each model run and exports cleanly to CSV/JSON.

Still early-stage, but the objective is to make SEM tooling more accessible for students, researchers, and institutions with limited software budgets.

GitHub / Download:

https://github.com/navalsingh9/naval-sem/releases

Repository:

https://github.com/navalsingh9/naval-sem

Bug reports / feedback:

https://forms.gle/N4AmCkJyCK6HHsZz8

Support:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/singhn9

u/Unusual-Radio8382 — 10 days ago

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Happy to help IGNOU MBA students with UGC NET : Dec 2025 98.8 percentile

If anyone is preparing for the June 2026 exam and wants to ask doubts here, please feel free to ask.

u/Unusual-Radio8382 — 14 days ago

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Ignou academic counselor

I got selected as Academic counselor last year but for last 1 yearI have neither been given classes nor assignment checking. Not even end term checking. Whenever I visit my local RC, they tell me that they will let me know.

My subject is ms08 which is mandatory in MP 1st year. Joined with a lot of hope but alas.

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u/Unusual-Radio8382 — 14 days ago