The installer for the Windows platform contains vtk.exe which is essentially a wish.exe replacement that allows you to run VTK TCL scripts without doing any other installation or configuration. Tcl/Tk 8.4.13 is statically linked into the 5.4.2 build of vtk.exe. For Python or Java support, or for Linux or Macintosh systems, you will have to compile VTK from source code using CMake and a native build system for your platform.

Note that the latest release option is better tested and easier to install, but will not have the latest and greatest features available in the CVS tree. CVS access allows incremental updates to the software, plus CVS manages those nasty line feed problems going between Unix and Windows systems.

You can also:

This software may not be exported in violation of any U.S. export laws or regulations.  For more information regarding Export Control matters please go to http://kitware.com/export_control/index.html.

Latest Release (5.8.0)

Platform Files
Windows (Installer) vtk-5.8.0-win32-x86.exe
Source vtk-5.8.0.zip
vtk-5.8.0.tar.gz
Data vtkdata-5.8.0.zip
vtkdata-5.8.0.tar.gz
Documentation vtkDocHtml-5.8.0.tar.gz

git tag: "v5.8.0"

Previous Release (5.6.1)
Platform Files
Windows (Installer) vtk-5.6.1-win32.exe
Source vtk-5.6.1.zip
vtk-5.6.1.tar.gz
Data vtkdata-5.6.1.zip
vtkdata-5.6.1.tar.gz
Documentation vtkDocHtml-5.6.1.tar.gz

git tag: "v5.6.1"

Previous Release (5.4.2)

Platform Files
Windows (Installer) vtk-5.4.2-win32.exe
Source vtk-5.4.2.zip
vtk-5.4.2.tar.gz
Data vtkdata-5.4.2.zip
vtkdata-5.4.2.tar.gz
Documentation vtkDocHtml-5.4.2.tar.gz

CVS tag: "VTK-5-4-2"
CVS branch: "VTK-5-4"

Access the Git source-code repository

Download VTKsource via Git access:

http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Git

One may also browse the Git Repository Online

http://vtk.org/gitweb


Download additional components

Nightly Documentation Archive

The documentation for the nightly build of VTK is also available as a gzipped tarball: vtkNightlyDocHtml.tar.gz This is useful if you would like your own local copy of the VTK documentation without spending the extra time and effort to build it yourself.

MPEG2 Source Code

Download a CMake-ified source tree of the patented MPEG2 library with the different flavors of line endings from one of these links: Windows: vtkmpeg2encode.zip or Unix/Mac: vtkmpeg2encode.tar.gz

FFMPEG Source Code

The FFMPEG multimedia library source code can be obtained either from the sourceforge web site or by downloading ffmpeg_source.tar.gz. The tar file also contains instructions on how to link Paraview to the library.

Questions / Problems

For problems or questions we recommend that you subscribe to the VTK mailing list and post your questions there. Or send email to: kitware@kitware.com.

Logos

Download high-resolution logos. If you need more logos, different sizes or background colors, please contact support@kitware.com.

Logo Files
downloads PNG (http) transparent background, 1200x984, 72 dpi
PNG (http) transparent background, 763x600, 72 dpi
PNG (http) transparent background, 300x246, 72 dpi
PNG (http) transparent background, 91x75, 72 dpi
JPEG (http) white background, 1200x984, 72 dpi
JPEG (http) white background, 763x600, 72 dpi
JPEG (http) white background, 300x246, 72 dpi
JPEG (http) white background, 91x75, 72 dpi