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OpenBCI GUI

Desktop application for streaming and viewing data from OpenBCI biosensing boards.

  • Widely used
  • Quiet
github.com/OpenBCI/OpenBCI_GUI (opens in a new tab)

What problem does it solve?

Gets a first signal on screen from open hardware without writing code.

Who is it for?

Newcomers and educators

At a glance

Primary use
Hardware & firmware
Licence
MIT · permissive
Language
Processing (Java)
Current release
v6.0.0-beta.1, published 28 Sep 2023
Development activity
Last commit 10 Apr 2026 · repository created 16 Jun 2016
Maintainers
OpenBCI
GitHub stars
961 as of 3 Oct 2026

Repository facts are a snapshot read from the GitHub API on 3 Oct 2026; they are reported as found, not scored.

Supported modalities and use

Modalities

Real-time capability

Designed for or usable in real-time loops

Common use cases

  • Signal inspection
  • Streaming to LSL

How it fits into a BCI stack

  1. Hardware

    OpenBCI GUI

  2. Acquisition

    3 tools

  3. Streaming

    3 tools

  4. Processing

    6 tools

  5. Decoding

    4 tools

  6. Applications

    2 tools

  7. Data & standards

    3 tools

Sources

  1. 01

    github.com/OpenBCI/OpenBCI_GUI (opens in a new tab)

    Open-source repositoryGitHubChecked against source 3 Oct 2026

    Repository metadata read from the GitHub API.