WaveMetrics News

January 16, 2008

WaveMetrics is now shipping Igor Pro 6.03A. Updaters may be downloaded here.

Click here for a list of changes in Igor Pro 6.03A.

December 10, 2007

The introductory offer for upgrading Igor Pro 6 (English version) expires on December 31, 2007.

Orders dated on or before December 31, 2007 will be honored.

The normal upgrade prices are $200 (standard), $150 (academic) and $45 (student). Shipping is extra.

The introductory upgrade prices, which expire on December 31, are $100 (standard), $75 (academic) and $29 (student). Shipping is extra.

To order your upgrade, send a purchase order including your Igor Pro serial number to WaveMetrics or use our order web page.

January 23, 2007

WaveMetrics is now shipping Igor Pro 6.0, the latest edition of our scientific graphing, data analysis and visualization software package. IGOR is available for Macintosh and Windows via Internet download and on CD-ROM.

Igor Pro 6 runs natively on Intel Macintoshes.

Click here for an overview of Igor Pro version 6 relative to version 5.

November 29, 2006

Limited time reduced upgrade pricing.

In anticipation of the imminent release of Igor Pro 6, WaveMetrics today announces new upgrade prices for Igor Pro. For a limited time, the standard price of an upgrade from any previous version of Igor to version 5 has been reduced to $100 ($75 academic, $29 student.) After the promotional period, the standard price will rise to $200 ($150 academic, $49 student) and may be limited to Igor versions 4 or greater.

In addition, the printed manual is now available for just the cost of shipping (while supplies last.)

All upgrades or purchases of Igor Pro 5 since August 1, 2006 will be eligible for a FREE upgrade to Igor Pro 6 when released.

August 3, 2006

Igor 5.05A was released today with standalone updaters uploaded to the Main and Oregon Mirror sites.

Select "Updates for Igor 5 <whatever>" from your Igor's Help menu to visit the correct web page for downloading updaters for your version of Igor 5.

This is minor bug-fix version mainly to restore the Note operation syntax to allow omitted comma between parameters. See the new features since 5.00 page for a full list of changes and bug fixes.


July 10, 2006

Igor 5.05 was released today with standalone updaters uploaded to the Main and Oregon Mirror sites.

Select "Updates for Igor 5 <whatever>" from your Igor's Help menu to visit the correct web page for downloading updaters for your version of Igor 5.

You will be able to update any public beta of Igor 5 by using the downloaded updater.

Visit the new features since 5.00 page for a full list of changes and bug fixes.


May 15, 2006

Igor Pro 5.05J is now shipping. The only previous Igor Pro 5J version was Igor Pro 5.03J. Updaters are available.

Visit the Hulinks Igor web page for details.


May 1, 2006

NIDAQ Tools MX version 1.01 was released today. This version contains bug fixes in both the NIDAQmx.xop file as well as the procedure files that ship with NIDAQ Tools MX.


January 31, 2006

WaveMetrics has released version 1.00 of the new NIDAQ Tools MX, a version of our data acquisition package based on the National Instruments NI-DAQmx driver. This new version supports the latest National Instruments data acquisition hardware.


January 22, 2006

As you may know, Apple recently released Intel-based Macintosh machines. We purchased an iMac with a 2 GHz Intel CPU. Here is what we have found so far.

The PowerPC version of Igor Pro 5 runs correctly on the Intel iMac so far as we have been able to determine in limited testing. This version of Igor runs on Intel using Apple's "Rosetta" emulation. The speed is roughly 1/4 to 1/2 the speed on a 2.1 GHz PowerPC iMac.

We are working on a native Intel Macintosh version of Igor Pro. This will be part of the next major release of Igor. We do not know when this will ship or what the upgrade cost or policies will be. We estimate that a beta test version will be available in a couple of months or so.

We will announce future developments on the Igor Mailing List.


December 6, 2005

WaveMetrics has created a new, inexpensive special coursework license. The coursework license is intended to facilitate the use of Igor as a teaching tool and to introduce students to Igor.


August 22, 2005

Igor 5.04B was released today with standalone updaters uploaded to the Main and Oregon Mirror sites. This is a minor bug-fix release.


July 29, 2005

Igor 5.04A was released today with standalone updaters uploaded to the Main and Oregon Mirror sites. This bug-fix release restores Windows 98/ME compatibility.


July 22, 2005

Igor 5.04 was released today with standalone updaters uploaded to the Main and Oregon Mirror site.

Use your Igor's Help menu to select "Updates for Igor 5" to visit the correct web page for downloading updaters for that version of Igor.

To all those who participated in our "public beta" program, we extend our thanks! You will be able to update any public beta of 5.04 by using the downloaded updater.

Visit the new features since 5.00 page for a full list of changes and bug fixes.


July 5, 2005

New NIDAQ Tools MX, supporting data acquisition using NI's new NI‑DAQmx driver is now in beta testing. This new version will support NI's newest lines of multifunction data acquisition devices. Available only for Windows OS.


December 29, 2004

The new web site went on line today. The main goal of the redesign was to make navigation easier and more logical and to provide much more content and details. We hope you like it.


November 29, 2004

Igor 5.03 was released today with standalone updaters uploaded to the Main and Oregon Mirror sites. The Japan mirror will probably update in a day or so.

Use your Igor's Help menu to select "Updates for Igor 5" to visit the correct web page for downloading updaters for that version of Igor.

To all those who participated in our "public beta" program, we extend our thanks! You will be able to update any public beta of 5.03 by using the downloaded updater.

Visit the new features since 5.00 page for a full list of changes and bug fixes.


November 24, 2004

Igor 5.03J was released today. This is the first Japanese version of Igor Pro 5.

Visit the Hulinks Igor web page for details.


July 20, 2004

Igor 5.02 was released today with standalone updaters uploaded to the Main and Oregon Mirror sites. The Japan mirror will probably update in a day or so.

Use your Igor's Help menu to select "Updates for Igor 5" to visit the correct web page for downloading updaters for that version of Igor.

To all those who participated in our "public beta" program, we extend our thanks! You will be able to update any public beta of 5.02 by using the downloaded updater.

Visit the new features since 5.00 page for a full list of changes and bug fixes.


March 29, 2004

The hardcopy version of the Igor Pro 5 manual is now available.


Febuary 6, 2004

Igor 5.01 was released today with standalone updaters uploaded to the Main and Oregon Mirror sites. The Japan mirror will probably update in a day or so.

To reduce confusion standalone updaters downloaded by FTP are the sole update method for Igor 5.

Use your Igor's Help menu to select "Updates for Igor 5" to visit the correct web page for downloading updaters for that version of Igor.

Visit the new features since 5.00 page for a full list of changes and bug fixes.


December 16, 2003

VDT and VDT2 For OSX With Igor Pro 5
VDT and VDT2 are Igor XOPs that support serial port access. Versions of these XOPs that run on OS X are now available. These versions require Igor Pro 5.


December 16, 2003

A beta of XOP Tookit Version 5 is now available.


November, 2003

WaveMetrics is now shipping Igor Pro 5.0, the latest edition of our scientific graphing, data analysis and visualization software package. IGOR is available for Macintosh and Windows via Internet download and on CD-ROM

A list of the numerous new and improved features is available via our IGOR Pro product pages, and our secure on-line order pages have detailed purchasing and upgrade pricing information.

If you already have version 5 visit our Support page for the latest IGOR Pro release and update information.

A demo version of IGOR Pro 5, for both Mac and Windows, is available via the Internet.

In addition to IGOR, WaveMetrics also is shipping the IGOR XOP Toolkit 5.0. The IGOR XOP Toolkit Upgrade is available to existing Toolkit users at no charge. New features include:


IGOR Mug 1.0 now shipping!

The ultimate Igor tchotchke, our 15-oz Igor Pro Version 1.0 Mug is available now from our order page.

Last updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2008