MCT Installation

October 15, 2025 ยท View on GitHub

Setting up work environment

From PyPi - latest stable release

To install the latest stable release of MCT from PyPi, follow the MCT install guide and run the following command:

pip install model-compression-toolkit

Working from Source Code

To work with the MCT source code, follow these steps:

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/SonySemiconductorSolutions/mct-model-optimization.git
cd mct-model-optimization
  1. Install the required packages listed in the requirements file:
pip install -r requirements.txt

Requirements

Before running MCT, make sure to install one of the supported frameworks: TensorFlow or PyTorch.

If you intend to use MCT with TensorFlow, install the following package: tensorflow

If you plan to use MCT with PyTorch, install the following package: torch

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues during installation, please open an issue.