install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install biosig

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install biosig-tools

Debian stable package indexes · biosig-tools · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Tools for biomedical signal processing and data conversion

Project links

Commands and aliases

bin2rec
biosig2gdf
biosig_fhir
heka2itx
physicalunits
rec2bin
save2aecg
save2gdf
save2scp

history

Project history and usage

BioSig is an open source biomedical signal-processing project covering EEG, ECG, ECoG, EOG, EMG, respiration, and related biosignal data, with C/C++ command-line conversion tools among its installable artifacts.

Project history

The SourceForge project metadata records BioSig's project creation date as June 17, 2000. The official homepage describes BioSig as a GPL software library for biomedical signal processing, covering data acquisition, artifact processing, quality control, feature extraction, classification, modeling, data visualization, and many biosignal domains.

BioSig grew as a family of related components: BioSig for Octave and Matlab, BioSig for C/C++, rtsBCI, BioProFeed, and BCIx. The projects page describes the C/C++ part as a library for reading and writing biosignal data formats and notes use in converters such as save2gdf, mexSLOAD, SigViewer, and Python bindings.

Adoption history

The official NEWS file records long-running adoption milestones: prominent SourceForge activity in 2006, Windows tools and many supported formats by 2008, Debian-related packaging work by 2012, Debian 10 inclusion for libbiosig/biosig-tools in 2019, Homebrew support in 2015 and 2018, PyPI availability from 2020, and Windows PyPI support in 2024.

The input package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu package names, reflecting its role as a scientific format-conversion and signal-processing toolkit that is useful outside its original Matlab/Octave environment.

How it is used

Homebrew installs command-line tools such as `save2gdf`, `biosig2gdf`, `rec2bin`, `bin2rec`, and related converters. The project documentation points users to supported data formats, function references, mailing lists, bug reports, and the Git repository.

BioSig is most often relevant when a biosignal data file must be read, converted, or normalized across EEG/ECG and related research formats, especially around GDF and EDF-like workflows.

Why package nerds care

BioSig matters to package nerds as a classic SourceForge-era scientific package that survived into modern package managers. It carries a large format-support surface, C/C++ libraries, Matlab/Octave roots, Python/R bindings, and CLI converters across decades of research computing.

Timeline

2000: BioSig SourceForge project created.
2004: BIOSIG 0.60 and 0.65 releases noted; online help uploaded.
2005: BioSig4C++, SigViewer, BioProFeed, rtsBCI, and biosig4octmat subprojects noted.
2006: BioSig for Python started; SourceForge activity and ranking milestones noted.
2012: Debian/Wheezy packaging work noted for libbiosig, biosig4c++ tools, mexSLOAD, and biosig4python.
2019: libbiosig/biosig-tools included in Debian 10.
2020: Homebrew formula availability and PyPI availability noted.
2024: 64-bit Windows PyPI support noted.

Related projects

BioSig is related to biosig4octmat, biosig4c++, rtsBCI, BioProFeed, BCIx, SigViewer, libbiosig, GDF, EDF/BDF-style biosignal formats, EEGLAB, Octave, Matlab, Python, and R bindings.

Sources

https://biosig.sourceforge.net/
https://biosig.sourceforge.net/NEWS
https://biosig.sourceforge.net/documentation.html
https://biosig.sourceforge.net/projects.html
https://sourceforge.net/rest/p/biosig
source_facts.executables
source_facts.package-manager

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`bin2rec`	cli	global executable
`biosig2gdf`	cli	global executable
`biosig_fhir`	cli	global executable
`heka2itx`	cli	global executable
`physicalunits`	cli	global executable
`rec2bin`	cli	global executable
`save2aecg`	cli	global executable
`save2gdf`	cli	global executable
`save2scp`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version3.9.5

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://biosig.sourceforge.net/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://biosig.sourceforge.net/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:biosig
Version	3.9.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/biosig
Homepage	https://biosig.sourceforge.net/
Repository	https://sourceforge.net/p/biosig/code
Upstream docs	https://biosig.sourceforge.net/
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/biosig/BioSig%20for%20C_C%2B%2B/src/biosig-3.9.5.src.tar.xz
Dependencies	dcmtk, suite-sparse
Build dependencies	gawk, libb64
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	biosig
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

biosig-tools 3.9.0-1

format conversion tools for biomedical data formats

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install biosig-tools

Section: science
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: biosig-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libbiosig-dev 3.9.0-1

I/O library for biomedical data - development files

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install libbiosig-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libbiosig-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libbiosig3 3.9.0-1

I/O library for biomedical data - dynamic library

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install libbiosig3

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libbiosig3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

octave-biosig 3.9.0-1

Octave bindings for BioSig library

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install octave-biosig

Section: science
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: octave-biosig from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

python3-biosig 3.9.0-1

Python3 bindings for BioSig library

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install python3-biosig

Section: python
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
6 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-biosig from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

biosig-tools 2.6.0-1ubuntu1

format conversion tools for biomedical data formats

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install biosig-tools

Section: universe/science
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: biosig-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libbiosig-dev 2.6.0-1ubuntu1

I/O library for biomedical data - development files

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install libbiosig-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbiosig-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libbiosig3 2.6.0-1ubuntu1

I/O library for biomedical data - dynamic library

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install libbiosig3

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libbiosig3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

octave-biosig 2.6.0-1ubuntu1

Octave bindings for BioSig library

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install octave-biosig

Section: universe/science
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: octave-biosig from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

python3-biosig 2.6.0-1ubuntu1

Python3 bindings for BioSig library

https://biosig.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install python3-biosig

Section: universe/python
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: biosig
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Biosig

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-biosig from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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source trail

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View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/biosig.yml

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