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Latest release: OVITO 3.12.2 (changelog)
conda install --strict-channel-priority -c https://conda.ovito.org -c conda-forge ovito==3.12.2
conda install -c conda-forge ovito==3.12.2
pip install -U ovito==3.12.2 About OVITO
Made for particle simulations
of any scale
Accelerate your research
Visualize and explore particle simulations of any kind and size. From ab initio to large-scale models with 100M+ atoms or particles.
Wide adoption
Cited by over 14,000 research publications (8+ new papers per day).
Community edition: OVITO Basic
Many features available free of charge under an open source license, including the powerful OVITO Python package.
Professional edition: OVITO Pro
Includes additional analysis, visualization, and automation functions to significantly boost research capabilities and productivity.
Powerful features
Exchange data with a wide range of standard and custom simulation codes
Convenient graphical user interface for real-time interactive data exploration, quantitative analysis, and 3D visualization
Pipeline-based analysis and non-destructive editing workflow
Process any kind of atomistic, molecular, and granular particle model as well as grid-based or mesh-based data
Analysis functions
Geometric surface calculation, pore & cavity analysis
Microstructural analysis tools such as grain segmentation, dislocation analysis (DXA), and defect identification
Time series analysis, data plots, histograms
Many more…
Visualization
Spherical, ellipsoidal, super-ellipsoidal, and custom particle shapes
Complete support for periodic boundary conditions and non-orthogonal simulation domains
OVITO Python package
Automate data analysis and visualization tasks in a reproducible manner
Use OVITO from Jupyter notebooks
Integrate file I/O, data processing, and viz functions in your custom workflows and software solutions
High-quality rendering
Real-time viewport visualization
Path-tracing rendering engines for compelling and beautiful scientific illustrations and animations
Multi-viewport and comparative visualizations
Export 3D models to the web, PowerPoint, or Blender
OVITO Pro
The professional software solution for academic and industrial research
developed by expert scientists in Germany since 2009
More modifiers
Spatial binning, time averaging & time series, bond analysis, volumetric region analysis, ...
Support for additional file formats
High-quality rendering engines
Tachyon, OSPRay, and VisRTX for stunning visuals - rendering on CPUs and GPUs
Python code generation
Export data and visualization pipelines as ready-to-run Python programs.
Develop custom modifiers
Write your own data analysis algorithms in Python or download pre-made modifiers from the online repository.
User-defined viewport overlays
Enrich rendered images or videos with additional information, e.g. data plots. Write your own overlays in Python.
Import custom data formats
Use the integrated Python interpreter to develop file readers for new data formats.
Extended LAMMPS integration
Run LAMMPS scripts from within OVITO for quick simulation prototyping. Visualize LAMMPS regions.
Multiple pipelines
Add several simulations to your visualization scene for comparative analysis. Use pipeline branching for efficient data processing.
Access simulation data on remote computers
OpenSSH integration (supports smartcard and 2FA authentication methods)
Additional services
We offer support services from our professional team of OVITO software experts and developers.
Custom support services
Receive specific advice from our support team for your projects. We offer one-on-one email and video chat support.
Training
Unlock new skills by setting up a personalized training session with our experts. We also offer in-person or remote training for small groups in your organization.
Code development
Let us implement custom data analysis or visualization algorithms for your project in OVITO. We can enable you to develop new functions or integrate existing code into OVITO.
Complex visualization projects
Get the most out of your modelling results - impress your audience with great, professionally-looking renderings and animations, which we can help to create.
Citing OVITO
If you publish results obtained with OVITO, please cite the software in your publication: