eLabFTW
| Developer(s) | Nicolas CARPi |
|---|---|
| Initial release | February 2, 2013 (0.7)[1] |
| Stable release |
4.9.0 (October 27, 2023) [±] |
| Preview release | 5.0.0 Alpha 3 (December 23, 2023) [±] |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Laboratory informatics software |
| License(s) | GNU Affero 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
The project was started by engineer and 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]
The project is still actively being developed, with planned features such as support for multiple teams, LDAP, user groups, timestamping and checksuming.[4]
Features
Features of eLabFTW include[2][5]:
- 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
Hardware : 512 Mo RAM, 800 MHz processor and 5 Mo of disk space is the bare minimum. It can run on a Raspberry Pi without problems.
Software : PHP5, MySQL5, SSL, git.
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, with any operating system (Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, etc…)
Reference the installation guide for more information.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- A live demo of the software can be accessed here.
- The eLabFTW documentation can be found here.
- A few screenshots of eLabFTW can be found at the main page.
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 developer.
Further reading
Forks
- A fork for chemists exists. It adds chemistry tools : eLabChem on GitHub
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "eLabFTW - Releases". GitHub. https://github.com/NicolasCARPi/elabftw/releases. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "eLabFTW - Electronic Laboratory for the World". Nicolas CARPi. http://www.elabftw.net/. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "eLabFTW - first commit". GitHub. https://github.com/NicolasCARPi/elabftw/commit/8652312f6129416afaabb6a847c8b1dcc9fadaaa. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "eLabFTW - roadmap". GitHub. https://github.com/NicolasCARPi/elabftw/issues/47.
- ↑ "eLabFTW - FAQ". GitHub. https://github.com/NicolasCARPi/elabftw/wiki/FAQ. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
