EmotivBCI
  • EmotivBCI
  • Getting started
    • System requirements
    • Installing and Updating
    • Logging in
    • Create an account
    • Forgot password
    • Access account
    • Logging out
    • Offline use
  • Setting up your EEG device
    • Connecting your headset
      • USB Dongle Connection
      • Bluetooth Connection
      • Connecting EPOC Flex
    • Disconnecting your headset
    • Fitting your headset
    • Contact quality map
      • Contact Quality (CQ) vs. EEG Quality (EQ)
    • EEG quality indicator
    • Battery indicator
    • EPOC+ and EPOC X configurations
  • Demographic data collection
  • Menu and navigation
  • Training profiles
    • Your training profiles
    • Creating a training profile
    • Changing training profile
    • Editing training profile name
    • Deleting training profile
    • Guest mode
    • Readonly training profile
    • Convert readonly training profile
  • Mental Commands
    • Overview
    • Training neutral
    • Training your first command
    • Accept or reject training
    • Training feedback
    • Command level
    • Brain Space Diagram
    • Adding new commands
    • Deleting commands
    • Deactivating commands
    • Training modes
    • Live mode
    • Adjusting sensitivity
    • Tips and Tricks
  • Facial Expressions
    • Overview
    • Training facial expressions
    • Training neutral
    • Training your first expression
    • Expression level
    • Adding new expressions
    • Delete expression
    • Live mode
    • Adjusting sensitivity
    • Use default detections
  • Performance Metrics
    • Overview
    • Definitions
    • Frequency rate
    • Turn streams on/off
    • Toggle all streams on/off
  • Motion sensors
    • Overview
    • Definitions
    • Frequency rate and resolution
    • Turn streams on/off
    • Toggle all streams on/off
  • OSC
    • Example connection with MaxMSP
  • Release notes
    • v2.0
    • v2.1
    • v2.2.1
    • v2.3
    • v2.4.1
    • v2.5
    • v2.6
    • v2.6.1
    • v2.6.2
    • v2.6.3
    • v2.7
    • v2.7.1
    • v3.0.0
    • v3.1.0
    • v3.2.0
    • v3.6.5
    • v3.6.8
    • v3.7.0
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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:

  1. Use the computer that you want to install EmotivBCI on

  2. Login at www.emotiv.com

  3. Go to the “MyAccount” page at

  4. Click on “Downloads” in the menu

  5. Find Emotiv-Installer-Win in the list of available downloads and click on “Download” next to the listing

  6. Open downloaded Emotiv-Installer-Win-x64.exe

  7. Install to the default C:\Program Files (x86) or specify the path where you would like to install Emotiv applications. Click Continue.

  8. Select the Applications you want to install. Please note that Cortex Service is essential for successful operation of EmotivBCI

  9. Accept the User License Agreement and click Continue

  10. Wait for the installer to download required files and install them

  11. Click close to exit the installer.

To install EmotivBCI on Mac:

  1. Use the computer that you want to install EmotivBCI on

  2. Login at www.emotiv.com

  3. Go to the “MyAccount” page at

  4. Click on “Downloads” in the menu

  5. Find Emotiv-Installer-Mac in the list of available downloads and click on “Download” next to the listing

  6. 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.)

  7. Install to the default User/Applications/EmotivApps or specify the path where you would like to install the Emotiv applications. Click Continue.

  8. Select the Applications you want to install. Please note that Cortex Service is essential for successful operation of EmotivBCI

  9. Accept the User License Agreement and click Continue

  10. Wait for the installer to download required files and install them

  11. 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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