.. index:: Leica SCN
.. index:: .scn

Leica SCN
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Extensions: .scn

Developer: `Leica Microsystems <https://www.leica-microsystems.com/>`_


**Support**


BSD-licensed: |no|

Export: |no|

Officially Supported Versions: 2012-03-10

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


Freely Available Software:

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


We currently have:

* a few sample datasets
* `public sample images <https://downloads.openmicroscopy.org/images/Leica-SCN/>`__

We would like to have:

* an official specification document 
* sample datasets that cannot be opened

**Ratings**


Pixels: |Good|

Metadata: |Good|

Openness: |Good|

Presence: |Fair|

Utility: |Good|



