To gain a first overview about Tatool and what it can do, have a look at the paper Tatool: A Java-Based Open-Source Programming Framework for Psychological Studies.

• Features
• Basic architecture
• How to get started
• Programming executables and handlers
• Database, data access and export
• Module XML files
• Building and distributing Tatool applications
• Using Tatool Online
• Recommended resources for learning Java

Download and import the Tatool Examples Project to go through the code of some example tasks. The project includes the Executables of the demo task (Stroop variant) as well as a complex span (a training task with adaptive level algorithm), an n-back, and a memory updating task. The Examples Project also includes Module files and test classes required for running the tasks.

Follow these three steps to get started:
1. Install JDK 8, see instruction
2. Install the Spring Tool Suite (STS), see instruction
3. Download the Examples Project 1.3.2 (zip-archive) and import it to STS, see instruction

Browse through our collection of video and written tutorials:

• Tutorial 1: Set-up the Eclipse environment with Maven (requires STS installation)
• Tutorial 2: Run the example project (requires STS installation)
• Tutorial 3: Distribution of a Tatool application as an executable Jar (requires STS installation)
• Tutorial 4: Distribution of a Tatool application as Java Web Start application (requires STS installation)
• Tutorial 5: Create an Executable
• Tutorial 6: Create a Module XML file