open-source electrophysiology

Learn about open-source, thoroughly documented, and field-tested tools for neuroscience research

Devices in the Open Ephys store

Learn more about the devices we carry in store. These tools were either designed by us, or brought to production through collaboration with their designers.

ONIX Acquisition System

Multimodal high-throughput neural acquisition system

ShuttleDrive

64- channel drive for chronic tetrode recordings

PyPhotometry

Open-source fiber photometry data acquisition

Acquisition board

Multichannel electrophysiology acquisition board

Intan Headstage

Headstages compatible with Open Ephys acquisition system

PyControl

Hardware and software for controlling behavioral experiments

Open Ephys GUI

User interface for multicellular electrophysiology

Twister 3

Simple, fast and efficient tetrode maker

Cyclops

Ultra-precise control of light power for optical stimulation

Commutators

Zero-torque commutator for freedom of animal motion

FED3

Pellet dispenser for operant task training

Other Open Source Projects

Discover new open source tools for neuroscience. These are valuable projects and tools that we think you should check out!

StimJim

Easy to use, programmable electrical stimulation

Bonsai

Flexible and powerful visual language for reactive programming

3D Tracker

Video-based behavioral analysis system

Pulse Pal

Generates precise voltage pulse sequences to control stimuli

Symphony

MATLAB based electrophysiology data acquisition system

Spike

Interface

Python modules for spike sorting & associated computations

RTXI

Real-time data acquisition & controls application

Mousecam

Head-mounted camera to use with ephys/optical recordings

NicoLase

Open-source laser combiner and fiber launch

AIBSOPT

Platform for rapid 3D volumetric imaging

Stage

MATLAB based visual stimulus system

Skull STL

For designing skull-mounted parts and 3D printing neurosurgical training models

Archived Tools

Tetrode Twister

Tetrode twister based on Arduino

flexDrive

The predecessor of the ShuttleDrive