OOMMF Software

The first official release of the OOMMF micromagnetic software was version 1.0b0, 20-Oct-1998. Development has proceeded continuously since that time, with the latest stable release of the 2.0 branch on 29-Sep-2022. To reflect that this is a research code, and not intended as a commercial product, stable releases are labeled "beta". Bug fixes are applied as necessary to the beta releases; new development occurs on the alpha release trees. All beta releases of OOMMF are announced via the "muMAG Announcement" mailing list:

http://www.ctcms.nist.gov/~rdm/email-list.html

The freely available open source scripting language Tcl/Tk is required to build and/or run OOMMF. We recommend the latest stable versions of Tcl and Tk concurrent with your release of OOMMF. The oldest versions of Tcl/Tk compatible with OOMMF varies with the computing platform, but any installation likely to be found should be acceptable. [*] OOMMF software does not support any alpha or beta versions of Tcl/Tk. In addition to the source code release, we also provide pre-compiled (executable) releases for Windows. They are .zip compressed archives---you will need a compatible unpacking utility (such as UnZip) to extract the files. If you are using one of the pre-compiled binary releases, then the version of Tcl/Tk on your system must match the Tcl/Tk version against which the OOMMF binaries were built. For example, if you have Tcl/Tk 8.6.6 installed, then you should download the build of OOMMF for Tcl/Tk 8.6.x.

The OOMMF Roadmap delineates the various releases. For most users we recommend the latest (beta) release of OOMMF 2.0. Alpha releases of OOMMF 2.1 may be of interest for the latest features in development or for support of the most recent platforms and toolchains. The OOMMF 1.0 and 1.1 releases are now far too old for recommended use, though they may contain useful or interesting history. For specific release details, and to download the software, go to

Older versions of OOMMF are available in the archive.

NOTICE: The Tcl/Tk releases 8.6.2, 8.6.3, 8.5.16 and 8.5.17 contain several bugs that break OOMMF. You should avoid these releases when working with OOMMF. More recent, corrected releases are recommended.

DISCLAIMER: This software was developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology by employees of the Federal Government in the course of their official duties. Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, this software is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

OOMMF is an experimental system. NIST assumes no responsibility whatsoever for its use by other parties, and makes no guarantees, expressed or implied, about its quality, reliability, or any other characteristic.

We would appreciate acknowledgment if the software is used.

Commercial equipment and software referred to on these pages are identified for informational purposes only, and does not imply recommendation of or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nor does it imply that the products so identified are necessarily the best available for the purpose.

Date created: October 23, 2004 | Last updated: September 29, 2023    Contact: Webmaster