Install SPONGE 2.0

01 · Pre-built

Install via conda

SPONGE 2.0 ships pre-built packages for CPU and CUDA. Pick the channel that matches your hardware.

CPU build conda install -c https://conda.spongemm.cn SPONGE-CPU CPU
CUDA 12 build conda install -c https://conda.spongemm.cn SPONGE-CUDA12 CUDA 12
CUDA 13 build conda install -c https://conda.spongemm.cn SPONGE-CUDA13 CUDA 13

02 · Source

GitHub source

Pull the latest SPONGE 2.0 source from GitHub and build it yourself.

03 · Processing

Install Xponge

Xponge is a Python-based pre- and post-processing toolkit for SPONGE.

Install via PyPI pip install Xponge PyPI

04 · Visualization

Install the VMD plugin

The plugin lets VMD read SPONGE trajectory and topology files directly. See the README inside the archive for usage.

05 · Runtime interface

Install prips

prips is the Python Runtime Interface Plugin of SPONGE, used together with the main SPONGE program.

Install via PyPI pip install prips PyPI