.. index:: Aperio SVS TIFF
.. index:: .svs

Aperio SVS TIFF
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Extensions: .svs


Owner: `Leica Biosystems <https://www.leicabiosystems.com/>`_

**Support**


BSD-licensed: |no|

Export: |no|

Officially Supported Versions: 8.0, 8.2, 9.0

Reader: SVSReader (:bfreader:`Source Code <SVSReader.java>`, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields </metadata/SVSReader>`)


Freely Available Software:

- `OpenSlide <https://openslide.org>`_


We currently have:

* many SVS datasets
* `public sample images <https://downloads.openmicroscopy.org/images/SVS/>`__
* an SVS specification document 
* the ability to generate additional SVS datasets



**Ratings**


Pixels: |Very good|

Metadata: |Very good|

Openness: |Very good|

Presence: |Good|

Utility: |Good|

**Additional Information**

**Please note that while we have specification documents for this
format, we are not able to distribute them to third parties.**

Additional options are available for reading or writing this format type, see
:doc:`options` for information.

.. seealso:: 
  `Aperio ImageScope <https://www.leicabiosystems.com/digital-pathology/manage/aperio-imagescope/>`_
