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Data Acquisition Software
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Compatible software for acquiring data with the miniscopes sold by Open Ephys includes:

*   :ref:`overview/data-acq-software:Bonsai` - supported by Open Ephys

*   :ref:`overview/data-acq-software:Miniscope-DAQ-QT-Software` - formerly supported by the UCLA Miniscope developers

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Bonsai
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`Bonsai <https://bonsai-rx.org/>`__ is an open-source, highly extensible, reactive, visual programming language. Open Ephys provides Bonsai packages and example workflows (Bonsai scripts) for interacting with all of the hardware that it sells, including miniscopes. To quickly start with your miniscope using *Bonsai*, follow the :doc:`/ucla-miniscope-v4/quick/index` for your respective miniscope. To start acquiring data, refer to the :doc:`/ucla-miniscope-v4/user/index` for your respective miniscope. Although not necessary, it is highly recommended to study the `Bonsai Language Guide <https://bonsai-rx.org/docs/articles/observables.html>`__ before starting the :doc:`/ucla-miniscope-v4/user/index`.

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Miniscope-DAQ-QT-Software
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..  warning:: Miniscope-DAQ-QT-Software is deprecated and not supported by Open Ephys

Miniscope-DAQ-QT-Software is the software that the UCLA Miniscope team developed for acquiring data with the UCLA Miniscope v4. Refer to https://github.com/Aharoni-Lab/Miniscope-DAQ-QT-Software/wiki to learn about it.