Install SimNIBS

A SimNIBS installation takes about 3 GB disk space.

Note

In case you have problems during the installation, please check Troubleshooting

Windows

  1. Download the SimNIBS installer

  2. Double click the simnibs_installer_windows.exe file. If a security warning shows up, click on More info -> Run anyway

  3. Click through the installer wizard

  4. Installation might take 5-10 minutes, depending on your computer and internet connection. Please be patient.

Testing the installation

Look for a shortcut called SimNIBS GUI in your Start Menu

Linux

  1. Download the SimNIBS installer

  2. Run in a terminal

cd ~/Downloads
tar -xzf simnibs_installer_linux.tar.gz
simnibs_installer/install

  1. Installation might take 5-10 minutes, depending on your computer and internet connection. Please be patient.

Note

The installer also has a silent mode (no GUI), type simnibs_installer/install -h for more information

Testing the Installation

Start a new terminal window and type simnibs_gui

Note

The SimNIBS GUI fails on some linux distributions, in particular those with Wayland. Workaround: ld preloading of libstdc++.so.6 seems to help. Example: export LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (path needs to be adjusted according to library path on local system)

MacOS

  1. Download the SimNIBS installer

  2. Double click the simnibs_installer_macos.pkg file.

  3. Click through the installer wizard.

  4. Installation might take 5-10 minutes, depending on your computer and internet connection. Please be patient.

Note

SimNIBS only supports MacOS versions ≥ 10.13 (High Sierra)

Testing the Installation

Open Launchpad and search for SimNIBS GUI

Software Dependencies

SimNIBS does not require any external dependencies for creating head models, running simulations and post-processing operations. The preparation of conductivity tensors for GM and WM from diffusion MRI data using dwi2cond requires FSL. Please see Optional Dependencies for more information.