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Tools for biomedical signal processing and data conversion. Version 3.9.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-17.
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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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
bin2rec | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
biosig2gdf | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
biosig_fhir | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
heka2itx | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
physicalunits | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rec2bin | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
save2aecg | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
save2gdf | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
save2scp | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version3.9.7
manager updated2026-07-17
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:biosig |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.9.7 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://biosig.sourceforge.net/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-17T09:17:38Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation