Downloading SU2

The SU2 software suite stable version 2.0, and developer versions 2.0.x, are available for download under the GNU General Public License (GPL) v3. Please reference the License page for terms and conditions.

  • Source code tar files are available for download, along with pre-compiled binary executables for selected platforms.
  • Test cases (configuration and mesh files) are included in the source code tar file.
  • Release Notes are available for major and interim releases.
  • The development team looks forward to your feedback. Please join the SU2 community by subscribing to the user's mailing list to receive important updates about the code, and send your feedback directly to the developers through the developer's mailing list. See the Contact page for details on the mailing lists.

Current Release: SU2 Version 2.0.x

Available distributions:

  • Binaries.
    • Mac OS X: Gnu C++ compiler (gcc 4.2.1, Apple Inc. build 5658).
    • Linux (Red Hat): Gnu C++ compiler (gcc 4.1.2 20080704, Red Hat 4.1.2-51).
    • Windows 7 Installer: Intel C++ compiler, version 12.1 (x64 and x86 platforms).
  • Source Code.
    • C++ source code.
    • Python source code.

To download, please click the register and download link provided below.

For a list of supported features and additions in version 2.0, visit the Release Notes page.

Are you a Windows user installing from source? See notes section on the installation page.

SU2 mesh output from Pointwise - more

Note I: Binary distributions for Mac OS X and Linux have reduced functionality; all optional libraries and dependencies are removed. To run CGNS meshes and parallel computations, you must download the source code and compile with the appropriate optional dependencies described fully in the Installation page.

Note II: The Windows installer contains options for building with MPICH and CGNS support.

Note III: SU2 has been validated using the following C++ compilers: gcc 4.2.1, gcc 4.1.2, and icc 12.0.2. If you identify any problem using another C++ compiler, please let us know as soon as possible.

Note IV: We know that grid generation is always a problem... there is a SU2 mesh output from Pointwise®! more information.

Register and Download

To download SU2, please take a few seconds and register by filling out the form on the page linked below. At the completion of the registration page, you will be re-directed to the appropriate distribution of the software. If you have already registered with us, please proceed to the URL provided to you when you completed the registration process. The information collected is used ONLY for usage statistics by the ADL development team. You will only be contacted for notification of critical bug fixes. We encourage all our users to join our growing community by joining the susquared-users mailing list. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated and lets us build a better tool to suit the needs of our community. Thanks!


Citing SU2

If you are using SU2 in your research, please cite and support our work. If you would like to contribute to the development of the SU2 suite, please contact the developers. Thanks!


F. Palacios, M. R. Colonno, A. C. Aranake, A. Campos, S. R. Copeland, T. D. Economon, A. K. Lonkar, T. W. Lukaczyk, T. W. R. Taylor, and J. J. Alonso, Stanford University Unstructured (SU2): An open-source integrated computational environment for multi-physics simulation and design, AIAA Paper 2013-0287, 51st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. January 7th - 10th, 2013. Grapevine, Texas, USA.


Download the paper here >>

Development Releases

For active members of the SU2 development team, the most current version of the software package is available on the Aerospace Design Laboratory's Subversion software repository. Contact the ADL server administrators if you would like to request access to the repository.

Third-party Downloads

The following is a list of some third-party software packages that extend the capability of SU2. Each is freely available and is linked to the corresponding download site. Much more information on these packages can be found on the Installation page.

  • ParaView (data visualization package).
  • Python 2.6.6 (scripting language for automating the SU2 tools)
  • CGNS 3.1.3 (allows the use of third-party meshing software that exports files in the CGNS format).
  • METIS 4.0.3 (graph partitioning for running parallel simulations, see installation page for more details).
  • OpenMPI or MPICH2 (MPI implementation for running simulations in parallel).

Previous Releases

Version 1.1

Version 1.1 is an interim release of the SU2 suite (June 24th, 2012).

Version 1.0

Version 1.0 is the first public release of the SU2 suite (January 19th, 2012).