M1/M2 Mac

macOS 10.12 (Sierra) - macOS 14 (Sonoma)

1. Works with iFeel USB sensors, BioSignals USB sensors, iom2 sensors and emWave sensors.
2. Warnings are shown during installation. You must trust / accept all device drivers and components to allow Alive to connect to iFeel / BioSignals sensors.
3. Download the latest version of Alive from: http://www.somaticvision.com/getalive
4. You cannot install regular versions of Windows on Mac M1/M2 computers, so you can't install Alive for Windows on Mac M1/M2 computers.
    

Non M1/M2 Mac (before 2021)

macOS 10.12 (Sierra) - macOS 14 (Sonoma)

1. Works with iFeel USB sensors, BioSignals USB Sensors, iom2 sensors and emWave sensors.
   Also works with iFeel Bluetooth sensors only on macOS 10.12-11. iFeel Bluetooth is disabled by default. To enable it, you should run Enable iFeel Bluetooth once.
2. Warnings are shown during installation. You must trust / accept all device drivers and components to allow Alive to connect to iFeel / BioSignals / emWave sensors.
3. Download the latest version of Alive from: http://www.somaticvision.com/getalive
4. You can install Windows through Parallels Desktop and use Alive for Windows on your Mac. This allows you to also use Lightstone, IOM, or GP8 Amp sensors through Alive for Windows on your Mac.
    

Legacy Version of Alive with Wild Divine Lightstone and IOM support for macOS 10.10 - 10.14

1. Download an older version of Alive for 32-bit versions of macOS from: http://2120fd210807345b9f89-738c504147eef36f7522b5e06b1ff229.r65.cf1.rackcdn.com/Alive_3.2.5.1.dmg
2. Works with Wild Divine Lightstone, IOM, or HeartMath emWave sensors only.

To install Alive on Windows you use one of the Alive Downloaders. The Downloaders download all Alive files and then run Alive Setup to begin installation.

There are both Standard and Alternate Alive Downloaders.

Begin by using the Download Alive link at https://www.somaticvision.com/trial.php?M=D. This Downloader will download Alive in 300 MB parts. If a part contains errors, the percent completed shown in the Downloader will decrease and that part will be downloaded again.

If you have a problem with the Standard Downloader, use the Alternate Alive Downloader link from that same page.

If you are unable to download Alive using either Downloader, try again on another computer with a faster Internet connection. Once the Downloader finishes downloading, all required installation files are saved in a single folder either on your desktop, or in whatever folder you saved the Downloader in. You can then copy these files onto a USB drive and transfer them to the computer that you wish to install Alive on.

If you can't use any of the Alive downloaders, you can manually download all Alive files. You may wish to use a download manager to ensure each file is downloaded completely and without errors. Make sure all files are in the same folder, and have the file names exactly as listed below (you may not see the .exe extension if your computer is set to hide extensions). Once all files are fully downloaded and in the same folder you can run the exe file (the one without -1a or -2c, etc. in the name) to install Alive.

You can manually download all files by copying each file's link as shown in the regular or mirror Alive Installer. Once the Alive Installer is open, click Show manual download links and copy and paste each separate line to download that file.

If you have checked to make sure the sensors are connected to the computer, most likely you either have the finger sensors on upside down (make sure the double latches are over your fingernails) or your hands are too dry (try applying moisturizer on your fingers before using the finger sensors).

If you have both emWave and IOM sensors, make sure only one is plugged in (the one you want to use with Alive). Occasionally restarting the computer may be required.

If your finger sensors used to work on your IOM, but now have stopped working, you will need to purchase a replacement IOM or Lightstone sensor, these are no longer manufactured but open box models can be purchased from www.somaticvision.com/Lightstone.

If you want to copy all of your Alive users to another computer, the process is simple as long as you don't have any Alive users on your new computer. Simply open your Documents folder on your original computer with Alive, and copy the entire Alive Sessions folder to a USB drive. Place the Alive Sessions folder into the Documents folder on your new computer. THIS WILL OVERWRITE ANY ALIVE USERS ON YOUR NEW COMPUTER.

If you have Alive users on two computers, but want to copy a single user (or multiple users) without losing users on the computer you would like to copy to, you must use the Alive Import / Export users feature:< /br>

1. Open Alive
2. Before choosing a user click "export user" (on the right side)
3. Click the user name you want to export. A dialog box will pop up letting you know where to find the files on your computer.
4. Open your Documents folder and find, but don't open the Alive Exported Users folder. Copy the Alive Exported Users folder to a USB drive, or in any other way copy it to your other computer. On the other computer put it in the Documents folder (where you can see the Alive Session folder, so in your Documents there are both Alive Sessions folder and the Alive Exported Users folder).
5. Open Alive on your new computer and click import user.
6. Choose the user name for the client you exported.