# boxmot | Mike | Knowledge Base | Instagit

BoxMOT: Pluggable SOTA multi-object tracking modules for segmentation, object detection and pose estimation models

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## Articles

### [How to Integrate Ultralytics YOLO Models with BoxMOT: A Complete Developer Guide](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-integrate-ultralytics-yolo-models-boxmot)

Integrate Ultralytics YOLO models with BoxMOT effortlessly. This guide shows how to use DetectorReIDPipeline for unified detection and ReID, enabling multi-object tracking without custom code.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Use SFSORT for Lightweight CPU-Efficient Tracking in BoxMOT](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-use-sfsoft-lightweight-cpu-efficient-tracking)

Learn how to use SFSORT for lightweight CPU-efficient tracking in BoxMOT. This pure NumPy tracker avoids deep learning for efficient object tracking without performance loss.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Visualize Tracking Trajectories with BoxMOT Utilities](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-visualize-tracking-trajectories-boxmot-utilities)

Visualize tracking trajectories with BoxMOT utilities by inheriting VisualizationMixin and calling plot_results. Learn how to render track histories as colored circles easily.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Save and Load Tracker States in BoxMOT for Resuming Tracking Sessions](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-save-load-tracker-states-resuming-tracking-sessions)

Learn to save and load BoxMOT tracker states using pickle to resume tracking sessions. Preserve track identities and Kalman filter history seamlessly.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Implement Multi-Camera Tracking Synchronization in BoxMOT](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-implement-multi-camera-tracking-synchronization-boxmot)

Learn to implement multi-camera tracking synchronization in BoxMOT using global identities and camera motion compensation for consistent predictions across moving camera streams.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Tune IoU and Confidence Thresholds for Different Tracking Scenarios in BoxMOT](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-tune-iou-confidence-thresholds-tracking-scenarios)

Learn to tune IoU and confidence thresholds in BoxMOT for optimal tracking in crowded, high-speed, or sparse scenarios. Personalize detection and tracking performance.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Configure BotSORT for Tracking with ReID Features: Complete Setup Guide](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-configure-botsort-tracking-reid-features)

Learn to configure BotSORT for ReID tracking. Easily set up ReID features using `reid_weights` and tune thresholds for optimal appearance fusion with motion cues. Get the complete guide.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How BoxMOT Trackers Handle Occluded Objects: OcSort vs DeepOcSort Implementation](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-boxmot-trackers-handle-occluded-objects)

Learn how BoxMOT trackers handle occluded objects using OcSort and DeepOcSort. Discover their strategy for maintaining track identities during temporary disappearances.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Use RT-DETR with BoxMOT for Real-Time Detection and Tracking](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-use-rt-detr-boxmot-real-time-detection-tracking)

Learn how to use RT-DETR with BoxMOT for real-time detection and tracking. Integrate Hugging Face transformers for advanced object detection with ByteTrack or BoTSORT.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Add New ReID Backbone Networks to BoxMOT: A Step-by-Step Implementation Guide](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-add-new-reid-backbone-networks-boxmot)

Easily add new ReID backbone networks to BoxMOT with this step-by-step guide. Learn to implement, register, and update configurations for seamless multi-object tracking integration.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How DeepOCSort Handles Occlusions Using Appearance Cues](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-deepocsort-handles-occlusions-appearance-cues)

Discover how DeepOCSort uniquely handles occlusions using appearance cues and motion predictions for robust tracking. Learn its data association techniques.

- Tags: deep-dive
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How StrongSORT Combines Appearance and Motion Features for Multi-Object Tracking](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-strongsort-combines-appearance-motion-features-tracking)

Discover how StrongSORT integrates appearance and motion features for advanced multi-object tracking. Learn about its cascaded matching strategy for superior accuracy.

- Tags: deep-dive
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Export Tracking Results to MOT Challenge Format in BoxMOT](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-export-tracking-results-mot-challenge-format)

Easily export tracking results to MOT Challenge format with BoxMOT. Learn to use the boxmot eval CLI or Python API for seamless conversion. Get started today.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Use YOLOX with BoxMOT for Detection and Tracking](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-use-yolox-boxmot-detection-tracking)

Learn how to use YOLOX with BoxMOT for advanced object detection and tracking. Integrate YOLOX models effortlessly for real-time multi-object tracking using the CLI or Python API.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Integrate Custom Object Detectors with BoxMOT: A Complete Implementation Guide](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-integrate-custom-object-detectors-boxmot-inference-engine)

Learn to integrate custom object detectors with BoxMOT. Subclass the Detector base class and implement key methods for seamless integration. Get your custom detector running with BoxMOT today.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Use Ray for Hyperparameter Tuning in BoxMOT: A Complete Guide](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-use-ray-hyperparameter-tuning-boxmot)

Learn how to use Ray for hyperparameter tuning in BoxMOT to optimize tracker parameters. This guide covers CLI and Python API integration with automatic run resumption.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Benchmark Different Trackers Using BoxMOT Evaluation Framework](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-benchmark-different-trackers-boxmot-evaluation-framework)

Benchmark trackers using the BoxMOT evaluation framework. Automate dataset downloads, run algorithms, and compute HOTA, MOTA, and IDF1 metrics effortlessly.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Implement Camera Motion Compensation (CMC) in BoxMOT](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-implement-camera-motion-compensation-cmc-boxmot)

Implement camera motion compensation CMC in BoxMOT for accurate object tracking. Learn how to use the create_cmc factory and integrate CMC into trackers like HybridSort.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How Kalman Filter Parameters Affect Tracking Accuracy in BoxMOT](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-kalman-filter-parameters-affect-tracking-accuracy-boxmot)

Discover how Kalman filter parameters in BoxMOT influence tracking accuracy. Learn to tune position and velocity weights, detection scaling, and more for optimal performance.

- Tags: deep-dive
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Configure ReID Appearance Embeddings for Identity Persistence in BoxMOT](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-configure-reid-appearance-embeddings-identity-persistence)

Configure ReID appearance embeddings for identity persistence in BoxMOT. Learn to select ReID trackers, use pretrained weights, and tune parameters for accurate tracking.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07

### [How to Implement a Custom Tracker in BoxMOT by Extending BaseTracker](/mikel-brostrom/boxmot/how-to-implement-custom-tracker-boxtrack-extending-basetracker)

Implement a custom tracker in BoxMOT by extending BaseTracker. Seamlessly integrate your custom tracker with the CLI, visualization, and evaluation pipeline.

- Tags: how-to-guide
- Published: 2026-03-07