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Accelerate your studies with a free student license for HALCON or MERLIC. Work with the same state-of-the-art machine vision software used in industry – whether for coursework, your thesis, or academic research in image processing.

Please note, that all campus licenses are for non-commercial use only.

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The powerful toolbox for 2D & 3D machine vision programming

Use HALCON to develop and test ideas on any system thanks to full hardware independence. Gain hands-on experience with the same tools applied by industry professionals and create solutions that are ready for real-world use.

  • Free of charge: Get HALCON without costs.
  • Industry standard: Work with the leading machine vision software.
  • AI-ready: Includes all deep learning features.
  • Flexible validity: Valid for one academic term, with free extensions possible.
  • For study use only: No technical support included.

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The easy-to-use no-code software

Use MERLIC to build automation applications quickly and test ideas across different systems. Its hardware independence makes it an ideal resource for learning and experimenting in diverse academic environments.

  • Free of charge: Get MERLIC without costs.
  • No-code software: Intuitive machine vision development without programming.
  • AI-ready: Deep learning functions optionally included.
  • Flexible validity: Valid for one academic term, extensions possible.
  • For study use only: No technical support included.

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Terms & Conditions

MVTec HALCON

  • Student licenses: Available for professors, lecturers, and students, based on the latest HALCON Progress edition including deep learning technology (HALCON Progress student edition).
  • Academic use only: For teaching and scientific research in higher education – strictly non-commercial.
  • Free but limited: Software can be used free of charge for a limited time.
  • No support: Technical support is not included with these licenses.

MVTec MERLIC

  • Student licenses: Available for students, researchers, and lecturers, based on the latest MERLIC Package Small (MERLIC student license).
  • Academic use only: For studying, teaching, and scientific research in higher education – strictly non-commercial.
  • Free but limited: Software is provided free of charge for a limited time.
  • No support: Technical support is not included with these licenses.
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