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The ARToolKit Library is available for download for the Windows, Linux, SGI and MacOS X operating systems. Please follow the download and quick installation instructions for the relevant operating system below.The basic requirements are full described on this page. ARToolKit can be downloaded either with just OpenGL graphics support, or with the OpenVRML renderer. Choosing the VRML download will allow you to load and view VRML 97/2.0 models and animations.

More information about the detailled installation, how to program with ARToolKit and how ARToolKit works can be found in the documentation section.

Windows (98, 2000, XP)

Source

ARToolKit latest version on SourceForge.

In order to run applications with the ARToolKit Library you will have to have the following:

  • OpenGL Driver
  • The GLUT library which can be downloaded from here.
  • Microsoft's DirectShow runtime available from here or the main Direct X page.

Older ARToolKit versions:

ARToolKit 2.65 Software, zip format [2.4 mb]
Using the expanded video capture libraries developed by Thomas Pintaric

ARToolKit 2.65 Software with VRML support, zip format[9.4 mb]
As above but with vrml loading and rendering capability

ARToolKit2.52 Software, zip format[2.8mb]
Windows Direct Show Version (requires MS DirectX SDK version 8 or higher)

ARToolKit2.52 Software with VRML support, zip format[7.7mb]
Windows Direct Show Version with OpenVRML rendering

Applications

BlackMagic Book
The BlackMagic experience uses leading technology to tell the story of the America's Cup in a very innovative and different way. When people look through a handheld display at the pages of a normal book, animated virtual models leap out of the pages.

Linux, IRIX (SGI)

Source

ARToolKit latest version on SourceForge.

In order to run applications with the ARToolKit Library you will have to have the following:

  • The GLUT library which can be downloaded from here

Older ARToolKit versions:

ARToolKit2.61 Software [123kb], zip format (MacOS, Linux and SGI Version)
Note that this does not include a VRML renderer
(Read this for instructions on how to get it to work).

ARToolKit2.52 Software, zip format [592kb] (Linux Version).

Linux VRML Parser Software, zip format [3.6mb]
You must download the ARToolKit2.52 library above to work with this.

MacOS X

Source

ARToolKit latest version on SourceForge.

In order to run applications with the ARToolKit Library you will have to have the following:

  • Mac OS X XCode Tools, which can be downloaded (with free online ADC Subscription) from here.

Older ARToolKit versions:

ARToolKit2.61 Software [123kb], zip format (MacOS, Linux and SGI Version).
Note that this does not include a VRML renderer
(Read this for instructions on how to get it to work).

ARToolKit2.52 Software, zip format [592kb] (Linux Version).

Linux VRML Parser Software, zip format [3.6mb]
You must download the ARToolKit2.52 library above to work with this.

Contributions

Language Wrappers

ARToolKit MatLab version.
Courtesy of Simon Prince at the National University of Singapore.

JARToolKit
A Java-binding of the ARToolKit, by C-Lab.

Platform Porting

ARToolKitPlus - Win/Linux/Win.CE by Daniel Wagner.

Modified Modules

ARTag
A modified marker detection module, by Mark Fiala.

ARToolKitPlus
Optimised version on Windows with new features, by Daniel Wagner.

Utilities/Applications

ARToolKit Patternmaker
Automatically create large numbers of target patterns for the ARToolKit, by the University of Utah.