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SPM
SPM · UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK · founded 1991
Plans and prices
SPM
Free
Free and open-source neuroimaging software
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On the record
- Bayesian analysis
- Yesfil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 25 Sep 2026
- Current release
- The software page lists SPM 25.01 as the latest version.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Data import formats
- NIfTI (.nii), Analyze (.hdr/.img), DICOM (converted to NIfTI), OPM binary/TSV/JSON, FIF and LVMfil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 25 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- desktopfil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 25 Sep 2026
- Development
- SPM development takes place on GitHub, where users can access development versions, report issues, request features and propose code changes.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Community-created extensions are listed as toolboxes, utilities, batch systems and templates, and the SPM developers disclaim responsibility for their usability and warn that some may be incompatible.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Implementation
- SPM is written in MATLAB and C.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The recommended installation is within MATLAB; alternatives include GNU Octave and precompiled Standalone SPM without a MATLAB license.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Learning resources
- SPM provides online tutorials and datasets with instructions for analyzing them, and offers courses online and in person.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- License
- SPM is open-source software available under the GPL-2.0 license.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The SPM site identifies the Functional Imaging Laboratory at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology in London, UK, and says the software is made by its members and collaborators.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SPM analyzes brain imaging data sequences, including images from different cohorts and time series from the same subject.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Regression models
- Yesfil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 25 Sep 2026
- Scripting support
- Yesfil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 25 Sep 2026
- Standalone runtime
- Standalone SPM includes the MATLAB Runtime, which the documentation says requires about 2.5 GB.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Statistical methods
- SPM implements methods for constructing and assessing spatially extended statistical processes to test hypotheses about functional imaging data.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
- Statistical tests
- Yesfil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 25 Sep 2026
- Support
- The SPM discussion list offers community discussion and help, but a response from an SPM author is not guaranteed because of resource limitations.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk · read 10 Oct 2026
