Regarding Metavision SDK Versions (Paid and Free)

Prophesee's Metavision SDK is a software toolkit that can be used by purchasing our SilkyEvCam event camera and installing the plug-in files. (Download the plug-in files here)
The Metavision SDK comes in two versions: paid and free.

Announcement of Prophesee S.A. on October 7, 2025
https://www.prophesee.ai/2024/10/07/prophesee-introduces-metavision-sdk5-pro/

Information regarding the above from CenturyArks on October 11, 2025

version 5.x.x and later (Paid version)(Available from October 7, 2024)

• This version is for customers who have purchased our SilkyEvCam product and acquired a paid license.
• Licenses can be purchased directly from Prophesee or, within Japan, through the authorized distributor, Lester Co., Ltd. (https://www.restargp.com/).
• Supported OS for version 5.0.0/version 5.1.x: Windows 10 / Ubuntu 22 / Ubuntu 24
  Supported OS for version 5.2.x : Windows 11 / Windows 10 / Ubuntu 22 / Ubuntu 24 (Updated on January 14, 2026)
• This is a commercial-grade license.
• Source code for all modules is provided.

version 4.6.2 (Free version)

• This applies to customers who have purchased our product SilkyEvCam.
• After registering as a user on Prophesee's website, a download link will be sent via email.
• version 4.6.2 (updated July 2, 2024) is the final version; no further updates are planned. Installed software can continue to be used as before. New installations are also possible. (As of December 25, 2025)
• Supported OS: Windows 10 / Ubuntu 20 / Ubuntu 22
• Source code is provided for some modules only.

For details on functional differences and support details between versions, please check the latest information on Prophesee's official website.
https://docs.prophesee.ai/stable/release_notes.html#chapter-installation-release-notes

For Windows, the officially supported OS for the Metavision SDK (version 4.6.2/version 5.0.0/5.1.x) is Windows 10 only. However, it has been confirmed to function generally on Windows 11, as of January 14, 2026.