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MR guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy has been a promising treatment modality for many neurological disorders. However, the lack of real-time image processing software platform sets barriers for relevant pre-clinical researches. This work intends to develop an integrated software for MRgFUS therapy. The software contains three functional modules: a communication module, an image post-processing module, and a visualization module. The communication module provides a data interface with an open-source MR image reconstruction platform (Gadgetron) to receive the reconstructed MR images in real-time. The post-processing module contains the algorithms of image coordinate registration, focus localization by MR acoustic radiation force imaging (MR-ARFI), temperature and thermal dose calculations, motion correction, and temperature feedback control. The visualization module displays monitoring information and provides a user-machine interface. The software was tested to be compatible with systems from two different vendors and validated in multiple scenarios for MRgFUS. The software was tested in many <italic>ex vivo</italic> and <italic>in vivo</italic> experiments to validate its functions. The <italic>in vivo</italic> transcranial focus localization experiments were carried out for targeting the focused ultrasound in neuromodulation.