The information in the table below shows the key differences between different versions of the TI-84 SmartView Emulator software and the TI-84 CE Online calculator.
| TI-Smart View Emulator (v4.x or older) |
TI-SmartView CE Emulator (v5.2 or newer) |
TI-SmartView CE Emulator (v6.0 or newer) |
TI-84 Plus Online Calculator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emulates the TI-84 Plus CE calculator | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Emulates the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Emulates the TI-84 Plus (gray scale) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Use on Windows® and macOS® computers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Use on Chromebooksâ„¢ | No | No | No | Yes |
| Use on tablets or phones | No | No | No | No |
| Use on multiple devices with single license | Concurrent Licenses Only | School Managed Licenses only | Yes | Yes |
| Requires software installation | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Requires access using browser | No | No | No | Yes |
| Requires internet connectivity | Concurrent Licenses only | School Managed Licenses only | Yes (account authentication) | Yes |
| Requires license server software running on school network | Concurrent Licenses only | School Managed Licenses only | No | No |
| Supports sensor data collection (with EasyData) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Supports sensor data collection with DataMate, Physics, ChemBio, PhySci, and CBL/CBR app | Yes | No | No | No |
| Supports data collection with EasyLink and EasyTemp | No | Yes – requires Easy to Go Adapter | Yes – requires Easy to Go Adapter | No |
| Supports data collection with Go!Link, Go!Temp, and Go!Motion | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Supports data collection with CBR 2 | Yes – requires TI Conductivity Cable |
Yes – requires Easy to Go Adapter or Go!Motion Cable | Yes – requires Easy to Go Adapter or Go!Motion Cable | No |
| Supports data collection with CBL2, CBL, and Original CBR | Yes – requires TI Conductivity Cable |
No | No | No |
| Supports programming with TI-Innovator Hub | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Supports Python® programming | No | Yes | Yes | No |