Running FreeSurfer on Windows

It is possible to run FreeSurfer on Windows 10 through the bash shell command-line tool. However, note that this has not been fully tested and is therefore not officially supported. Follow these steps to get FreeSurfer running:

  1. Install bash as described here: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-install-bash-shell-command-line-windows-10

  2. Install the following libraries in the bash shell: 
     sudo apt-get install tcsh libfreetype6 libglu1-mesa libfontconfig1 libxrender1 libsm6 libxt6

  3. Install freesurfer (linux) as described in the DownloadAndInstall guide