What's Torch?

Torch5 provides a Matlab-like environment for state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms. It is easy to use and provides a very efficient implementation, thanks to an easy and fast scripting language (Lua) and a underlying C implementation.

Torch5 is the official successor of Torch3, and is now developed at NEC Laboratories America and Google Labs.

License

Torch5 is distributed under a BSD license. It makes now heavy use of the QT cross-platform framework, distributed under the GPL license with an exception when linked against BSD free software. You may want to buy a commercial version of QT if it better suits your needs.

Availability

Torch5 runs on Linux, MacOS X and native Windows. It is hosted on Sourceforge.

See the installation manual for download and installation details.

If you use Torch5 on a regular basis, it is recommended to subscribe to the devel mailing list, to be aware of bug corrections, possible API changes, or new features.

News

October 3, 2008
QT is now our default GUI backend. Installation instructions updated. We also provide now binary installers for several common platforms.

September 16, 2008
SVN repository has been cleaned up. You will have to checkout again the repository using the new download instructions. Sorry for the inconvenience.

August 16, 2008
We moved our Torch repository from CVS to SVN. Please checkout the new repository.

August 14, 2008
Torch Tensor and Storage can now address more than 2G of RAM (on 64 bits systems), as we converted the size type from int to long. This should have few impacts on the code. Previously saved models should still load, as a versioning procedure has been introduced in the class system.

June 4, 2008
Thanks to Leon Bottou, we now have a powerful interface between QT and Lua integrated in Torch. Note that CMake 2.6 or higher is now required under Windows, and CMake 2.4.8 or higher is required under MacOS X.

May 13, 2008
The Torch5 website is now up. The official version is now Torch 5.1. Please be careful: the CVS location changed.

June 21, 2007
Stable version Torch 5.0 available on SourceForge CVS.

December 06, 2006
Preliminary Torch5 version available on SourceForge CVS.

November 27, 2006
Project Torch5 created on SourceForge.