What is PIVlab?

PIVlab is a free and open-source particle image velocimetry (PIV) software and is currently the most frequently cited PIV tool on the market. Available as stand-alone app or Matlab toolbox. It can be used to calculate the velocity distribution within imported (or captured) images. It can also control OPTOLUTION's lasers, cameras and synchronizers, and derive, display and export multiple parameters of the flow pattern. The simple graphical user interface makes PIV data acquisition and data post-processing fast and efficient.

Why use PIVlab?

Simple

Due to the graphical interface, PIV analyses are very simple:

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Quality

PIVlab uses state of the art algorithms for cross-correlation and optical flow:

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Trusted

Thousands of researchers trust the results of PIVlab:

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Get PIVlab

• as a free stand-alone program for Windows computers (all features, no requirements)
• as a free toolbox inside Matlab for every operating system (all features, Matlab required)
• as a free web browser-based app by using Matlab online (no hardware interaction, free Mathworks account required)