MNE-CPP is an open-source, cross-platform C++ framework for real-time and offline processing of MEG, EEG, and related neurophysiological data. It provides modular libraries for building standalone acquisition and analysis applications. For more information and documentation please visit https://mne-cpp.github.io/.
tools/build_project.bat builds the project for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
For IDE discovery and manual builds, configure from the repository root:
cmake -S . -B build
For more in-depth information on how to compile the project, please follow the build guide. The minimum requirements to build MNE-CPP are:
- Compiler
- Windows - MSVC 2022 or later
- Linux - GCC 13 or later
- macOS - Apple Clang (Xcode)
- External dependencies
- Qt 6.10 or later
Release binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linux are available here.
If you want to contribute to MNE-CPP you can find all necessary information here.
A list of contact persons can be found here.
MNE-CPP is BSD-licensed (3-clause):
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