Comparison of behavioral experiment software

Overview of software packages used in experimental psychology and related disciplines. These packages differ in various aspects (as listed in the table below). Some software is proprietary, and some is available as free software. Some packages have a graphical user interface. Some packages have a scripting language. Some offer a software library with functions of interest to experimental psychology for a programming language.

Name	Operating System	License type	GUI	Scripting language	Library
DMDX [1]	Microsoft Windows	Free Software	No	Yes	No
E-Prime [2]	Microsoft Windows	Proprietary Software	Yes	Yes	No
Experimental Run-Time System [3]	Microsoft Windows	Proprietary Software	Template:Unk	Yes	No
Inquisit [4]	Microsoft Windows	Proprietary Software	Yes	Yes	No
PEBL [5]	Linux Mac Microsoft Windows	Free Software	Template:Unk	Yes	Template:Unk
Presentation [6]	Microsoft Windows	Proprietary Software	Yes	Yes	No
PsychoPy [7]	Linux Mac Microsoft Windows	Free Software	Yes	Yes	Template:Unk
PsyScope [8]	Mac	Free Software	Yes	Yes	Template:Unk
PsyToolkit [9]	Linux	Free Software	No	Yes	C
Psychtoolbox for MATLAB [10]	Linux Mac Microsoft Windows	Free Software	No	Yes	No
PyEPL [11]	Linux Mac	Free Software	No	No	python
SPIC Software [12]	Microsoft Windows	Free Software	Yes	Yes	No
Superlab [13]	Mac Microsoft Windows	Proprietary Software	No	Yes	No
Tscope [14]	Linux Mac Microsoft Windows	Free Software	No	No	C/C++
Vision egg [15]	Linux Mac Microsoft Windows	Free Software	No	Template:Unk	Template:Unk
Webexp2 [16]	Web-based	Free Software	Yes	Yes	Java

External links

• Online Encyclopedia of Psychology software resources
• Software for Visual Psychophysics