# Use Otii software without Otii hardware

**URL:** <https://forum.qoitech.com/t/use-otii-software-without-otii-hardware/569>\
**Category:** Tips & tricks\
**Created:** [January 8, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.qoitech.com/t/use-otii-software-without-otii-hardware/569 "2026-01-08T14:07:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![mariahernandez](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.qoitech.com/mariahernandez/32/491_2.png) [@mariahernandez](https://forum.qoitech.com/u/mariahernandez)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.qoitech.com/t/use-otii-software-without-otii-hardware/569/1 "2026-01-08T14:07:34Z")

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![Otii Desktop App](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/qoitech/original/1X/589280256791439f4804fb8a7f734df62844fcb0.jpeg)

Otii software works as a powerful communication and analysis tool for suppliers, production teams, and remote R&D groups collaborating on long-lived, low-power products.

With Otii software, you can:

- Open and review measurement projects
- Analyze data and add annotations
- Add measurements (hardware needed) and share comparisons across teams.

Perfect for distributed engineering communication on power - no hardware required, and it is free.

🔧 Try it out: [download Otii software](https://home.qoitech.com/download) and explore a few measurement examples showcasing its capabilities here: [https://github.com/qoitech/otii-example-projects](https://github.com/qoitech/otii-example-projects)