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 Apple Silicon (Support for Intel-based Macs has been deprecated starting from version 4.5)

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.