Windows Distribution

Intel® RealSense™ SDK 2.0 provides tools and binaries for the Windows platform using GitHub Releases

To build from source, please follow the steps described here

After plugging the camera into a USB3 port, you should be able to see the newly connected device in the Device Manager: Windows Device Manager: Imaging Devices

Intel RealSense Viewer

  • Go to the latest stable release, navigate to the Assets section, download and run Intel.RealSense.Viewer.exe: GitHub Downloads

  • Explore the depth data:

Viewer

Installing the SDK

  • Go to the latest stable release, navigate to the Assets section, download and run Intel.RealSense.SDK.exe:

  • Click through several simple steps of the installer:

  1. Intel® RealSense™ SDK 2.0 is distributed under the Apache 2.0 permissive open-source license:

    Step 1

  2. The SDK includes the RealSense Viewer, as well as development packages for various programming languages:

    Step 2

  3. Approve adding two shortcuts to your desktop:

    Step 3

  4. Review before installing:

    Step 4

  5. Open the Intel® RealSense™ Samples solution:

    Step 5

  6. Press F5 to compile and run the demos:

    Step 6

  7. Success!