Note
This documentation is for the new Bio-Formats 5.1 version. See the latest Bio-Formats 5.0.x version or the previous versions page to find documentation for the version you are using.
The following sections explain the features of Bio-Formats and how to use it within ImageJ and Fiji:
The Bio-Formats Command line tools (bftools.zip) provide a complete package for carrying out a variety of tasks:
OMERO 5 uses Bio-Formats to read original files from over 140 file formats. Please refer to the OMERO documentation for further information.
Many other software packages can use Bio-Formats to read and write microscopy formats (click on the package for further details):