Free app
Spike Recorder
Connect any SpikerBox and watch live neural spikes appear on screen. Record, replay, and analyze electrical signals from real biological tissue.
Capabilities
Record and analyze in real time
Every platform, one app
Spike Recorder connects to every SpikerBox and streams live electrode data at up to 10 kHz. Built-in spike detection and spectrogram tools.
Hardware that pairs with Spike Recorder
Every SpikerBox streams directly to the app over Bluetooth or USB.
Yes. Spike Recorder is completely free to download and use on all supported platforms. There are no subscriptions or in-app purchases.
Spike Recorder runs on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Chromebook. Download it from the App Store, Google Play, or directly from spikerecorder.backyardbrains.com.
Spike Recorder works with every SpikerBox — Human SpikerBox, Heart and Brain SpikerBox, Plant SpikerBox, Neuron SpikerBox, and more — connected via Bluetooth or USB.
Yes. Recordings are saved in the open WAV format so you can analyze them in any audio or signal-processing software, including free tools like Audacity.
Yes. Once installed, Spike Recorder runs entirely offline. No internet connection is required during experiments.



