Maple 2018.0 -

: New features allowed users to lock documents or specific tables to prevent accidental modifications while still allowing interactive components like sliders to function.

: Optimizations to the F4 algorithm provided a 33% faster performance on quad-core systems by increasing parallel speedup. Maple 2018.0

: This side panel analyzes selected mathematical expressions to offer relevant operations—such as solving for variables, plotting, or converting units—without requiring knowledge of Maple syntax. : New features allowed users to lock documents

The 2018.0 release focused heavily on optimizing "under-the-hood" operations to speed up complex calculations: Maple 2018.0