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* Duke university Medical School, NC, USA
* Duke university Medical School, NC, USA


The use is at the lab level, not departements (AFAIK).
The use is at the lab level, not departements (AFAIK). Source : software developper.


==Further reading==
==Further reading==

Revision as of 16:30, 12 August 2014

eLabFTW
Developer(s) Nicolas CARPi
Initial release February 2, 2013 (2013-02-02) (0.7)[1]
Stable release

4.9.0  (October 27, 2023; 12 months ago (2023-10-27))

[±]
Preview release 5.0.0 Alpha 3  (December 23, 2023; 10 months ago (2023-12-23)) [±]
Written in PHP
Operating system Cross-platform
Type Laboratory informatics software
License(s) GNU General Public License v3.0
Website eLabFTW.net

eLabFTW is a free open-source electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) "made by researchers, for researchers, with usability in mind."[2]

Product history

A project was started by developer Nicolas CARPi on GitHub, with the first commit coming on March 2, 2012.[3] The first tagged, public stable release of eLabFTW arrived as 0.7 on February 2, 2013.[1]

Features

Features of eLabFTW include[2][4]:

  • export experiments as a PDF, spreadsheet, or ZIP archive
  • fully customizable database to store anything you'd like
  • salted SHA-256 sum passwords
  • experiment templates
  • experiment duplication
  • advanced query tools
  • tagging
  • color coded statuses
  • internal linking
  • version control
  • protection tools
  • commenting experiments
  • data import from csv file

Hardware/software requirements

Installation requirements for eLabFTW depend on your platform and how you want to install. If you have an old computer that can act as a server, you can install it on that hardware. Otherwise, it can be installed locally for single-person use.

Reference the installation guide for more information.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

  • The eLabFTW documentation can be found here.
  • A few screenshots of eLabFTW can be found at the main page.
  • A demo of the software can be accessed here.

Entities using eLabFTW

  • Several labs are already using it in Institut Curie, Paris, France. The whole institute might adopt it in the future. This is where the software is originated.
  • IGEM, Waterloo, Canada
  • École Polytechnique, France
  • Saarland University, Germany
  • Texas Tech University, Texas, USA
  • University of Cambridge, UK
  • Duke university Medical School, NC, USA

The use is at the lab level, not departements (AFAIK). Source : software developper.

Further reading

Forks

External links

References