Installing and Updating
EMOTIV Launcher
EMOTIV Launcher is our single, centralized installer to download all EMOTIV applications. You can choose to download our entire application suite or select the application you wish to install. Please note that Cortex service is essential for both EmotivPRO and EmotivBCI to operate successfully. You can create a new account or manage your passwords using the EMOTIV Launcher.
To install EmotivBCI on Windows:
Use the computer that you want to install EmotivBCI on
Login at www.emotiv.com
Go to the “MyAccount” page at www.emotiv.com/my-account/
Click on “Downloads” in the menu
Find Emotiv-Installer-Win in the list of available downloads and click on “Download” next to the listing
Open downloaded Emotiv-Installer-Win-x64.exe
Install to the default C:\Program Files (x86) or specify the path where you would like to install Emotiv applications. Click Continue.
Select the Applications you want to install. Please note that Cortex Service is essential for successful operation of EmotivBCI
Accept the User License Agreement and click Continue
Wait for the installer to download required files and install them
Click close to exit the installer.
To install EmotivBCI on Mac:
Use the computer that you want to install EmotivBCI on
Login at www.emotiv.com
Go to the “MyAccount” page at www.emotiv.com/my-account/
Click on “Downloads” in the menu
Find Emotiv-Installer-Mac in the list of available downloads and click on “Download” next to the listing
Open the downloaded Emotiv-Installer-Mac.dmg (Note: You may need to allow installing apps from unidentified developers in order to run the installer. Please right click on the installer and select open form the right-click menu. You will then be prompted with a pop up asking for your permission to open the app, click Open.)
Install to the default User/Applications/EmotivApps or specify the path where you would like to install the Emotiv applications. Click Continue.
Select the Applications you want to install. Please note that Cortex Service is essential for successful operation of EmotivBCI
Accept the User License Agreement and click Continue
Wait for the installer to download required files and install them
Click close to exit the installer.
Updating EmotivBCI:
We highly recommend keeping your app up to date with the latest version so that you can benefit from new features and bug fixes and so that you can maximize compatibility between various EMOTIV apps that you may have.
Our auto-updater tool (which is a part of EMOTIV Launcher) will let you know when a new update is available. Please follow the instructions in the updater tool when these updates are available.
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