Software Packages

OpenPIV is available in multiple programming languages and platforms. Choose the one that best fits your workflow.

Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) Software

Python

Recommended

Main OpenPIV implementation with modern features and active development.

  • Active development
  • GUI available
  • GPU accelerated
  • Cloud-ready
GitHub stars PyPI version
GitHub PyPI

GUI

User-friendly graphical interface for OpenPIV Python.

  • Easy to use
  • No coding required
  • Visual workflow
  • Batch processing
GitHub

Matlab

Legacy

Deprecated since 2021. Use Python version for new projects.

  • No updates since 2021
  • Stable release
  • Documentation available
GitHub Docs

Analysis Toolboxes

Spatial & Temporal Analysis Toolbox

Velocity profiles, spatial correlations, FFT, vorticity contours

Watch screencast
Matlab
Pressure from PIV

Estimate pressure fields from velocity data

Matlab
POD Toolbox

Proper Orthogonal Decomposition analysis

Matlab
Background-Oriented Schlieren

BOS image processing and analysis

Introduction | Documentation
Matlab