ArchaeoToolbox is a cross-platform application for performing 3D geometric morphometrics, tailored for archaeozoology, palaeontology, and related fields. It provides tools for landmark digitisation, sliding semilandmarks, PCA, strain analysis, and modern methods like Laplace-Beltrami operators—all in an interactive Qt-based interface.
If you wish to build from source, ensure the following libraries are available on your system:
- Qt 5.15.2 (Widgets, GUI, Help, Charts, Test modules)
- VTK 8.2+
- CPD library (Coherent Point Drift)
- OpenCASCADE
- Eigen3
- CMake 3.16 or newer
- C++17 compatible compiler
- Go to the
Binaries/folder in this repository. - Download the
.exeinstaller and run it. - The application will install like any regular Windows software.
- An AppImage is provided in the
Binaries/folder. - Download the
.AppImagefile. - Right-click → Properties → Permissions → Check “Allow executing file as program”.
- Then double-click to run.
- ArchaeoToolbox/
- │
- ├── src/ # Source files
- ├── include/ # Header files
- ├── Resources/ # Qt resource files (e.g., icons)
- ├── Binaries/ # Precompiled installers (Windows & Linux)
- ├── CMakeLists.txt # Build configuration
- ├── LICENSE # The licence file
- ├── README.md # This file
This software is licensed under the GPLv3, which means you are free to use, modify, and distribute it — but any derivative work must also be released under the same license. This ensures that the software and any improvements remain free and open for everyone. For more information, please read the licence file.