Bio-Formats 5.5.1 Downloads
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Full documentation is available to read on the web or to download as zipped html.
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Bio-Formats tools downloads
| Client | Size | File Name | Checksum |
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31.64 MB | bioformats_package.jar | 17e8f9d9 (SHA1) |
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29.97 MB | bftools.zip | 439fc0bb (SHA1) |
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29.97 MB | bfmatlab.zip | 5d4441ed (SHA1) |
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37.84 KB | bioformats-octave-5.5.1.tar.gz | f1eb05ae (SHA1) |
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bioformats_package.jar is the complete bundle (for end users) containing everything needed to read images into ImageJ using Bio-Formats. Instructions for installing Bio-Formats in ImageJ are available in the user guide.
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bftools.zip is a bundle of scripts for using Bio-Formats on the command line with bioformats_package.jar included so you do not have to install both separately. See the command line tools documentation for further information.
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bfmatlab.zip is a bundle of functions for using Bio-Formats from MATLAB with bioformats_package.jar included so you do not have to install both separately. See the MATLAB documentation for further information.
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bioformats-octave-5.5.1.tar.gz is a bundle of functions for using Bio-Formats from Octave. You also need to install bioformats_package.jar separately. See the Octave documentation for further information.
Bio-Formats API documentation
| API Documentation | Size | File Name | SHA1 Checksum |
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8.56 MB | bio-formats-javadocs-5.5.1.zip | c4f1aa7f (SHA1) |
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The Bio-Formats API documentation is also available to read on the web here.
Bio-Formats components downloads
| Project | 5.5.1 |
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| Bio-Formats package | bioformats_package.jar |
| LOCI Tools | loci_tools.jar |
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| Bio-Formats API library | formats-api.jar |
| Bio-Formats BSD library | formats-bsd.jar |
| Bio-Formats GPL library | formats-gpl.jar |
| Bio-Formats Plugins for ImageJ | bio-formats_plugins.jar |
| Bio-Formats testing framework | bio-formats-testing-framework.jar |
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| JAI Image I/O Tools | jai_imageio.jar |
| TurboJPEG | turbojpeg.jar |
Source code
| Source Code | Size | File Name | Checksum |
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9.14 MB | bioformats-5.5.1.tar.xz | 936eb72c (SHA1) |
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12.67 MB | bioformats-5.5.1.zip | 0e131e24 (SHA1) |
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Previous versions
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Previous versions of Bio-Formats can be found on the Bio-Formats archive page.