User Information

Every release of Bio-Formats includes a plugin for ImageJ/Fiji, a set of command line utilities and a MATLAB toolbox.

Using Bio-Formats with ImageJ and Fiji

The following sections explain the features of Bio-Formats and how to use it within ImageJ and Fiji:

Command line tools

The Bio-Formats command line tools provide a complete package for carrying out a variety of tasks:

Using Bio-Formats in MATLAB/Octave

The following pages explain how to install and use Bio-Formats in MATLAB or Octave:

Third-party applications

Several third-party libraries and applications use Bio-Formats to read and write imaging formats. All the examples below are maintained outside the Bio-Formats development release cycle. Any usage question should be raised with their respective development team.

OMERO

OMERO 5 uses Bio-Formats to read original files from over 140 file formats. Please refer to the OMERO documentation for further information.

Image server applications

Libraries and scripting applications

Numerical data processing applications

Visualization and analysis applications