OpenFreezer
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| Developer(s) | Marina Olhovsky, others |
|---|---|
| Initial release | Start date unknown |
| Stable release |
3.2 (Release date unknown) [±] |
| Preview release | none [±] |
| Written in | PHP, Python |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Laboratory informatics software |
| License(s) | GNU General Public License v3[1] |
| Website | openfreezersoftware.lunenfeld.ca |
OpenFreezer is an open-source laboratory information management system (LIMS) designed to help biological laboratories with reagent tracking and workflow design.
Product history
It's not clear when development first began on OpenFreezer, but a SourceForge project was started by developer Marina Olhovsky on July 18, 2011[2], followed by a file release two days later.[3]. According to the documentation page of the OpenFreezer demo site, the following releases have been made, though when they were released is unknown: 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1[4]
The most current release is assumed to be version 3.2, release date unknown.[5] In February 2014, the developers placed a message on the site's front page that a new version was anticipated for "the end of 2014, and [it] will include batch reagent creation."[6] However, that update has not been realized as of August 2020.
Features
Features of OpenFreezer include[5]:
- reagent and chemical management
- reagent and chemical tracking
- reagent-centered workflow tools
- project management
- user-based security
Hardware/software requirements
Requirements for proper installation of OpenFreezer include:
- MySQL version 5 or later
- PHP version 5 or later
- Apache web server
- Python version 2.4 or later
- BioPython
- ReportLab
- Overlib
Refer to the installation and setup guide for more information.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- A demo of OpenFreezer can be accessed here.
- The user guide has extensive information, including screenshots of the program.
Entities using OpenFreezer
Further reading
- Olhovsky, Marina; Williton, Kelly; Dai, Anna Yue; Pasculescu, Adrian; Lee,John Paul; Goudreault, Marilyn; Wells, Clark D.; Park, Jin Gyoon; Gingras, Anne-Claude; Linding, Rune; Pawson, Tony; Colwill, Karen (2011). "OpenFreezer: A reagent information management software system". Nature Methods 8 (8): 612–613. doi:10.1038/nmeth.1658. PMID 21799493.
External links
- A fork of OpenFreezer on GitHub
OpenFreezer can also be found on SourceForge. However, use caution when downloading and installing from there; the install package may contain undesirable add-on software.
References
- ↑ "OpenFreezer - Download and Install Instructions". Marina Olhovsky. http://openfreezersoftware.lunenfeld.ca/download.html. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "OpenFreezer". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openfreezer/. Retrieved 02 October 2012.
- ↑ "OpenFreezer - Files". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/openfreezer/files/. Retrieved 02 October 2012.
- ↑ "OpenFreezer - OpenFreezer Documentation". Marina Olhovsky. http://openfreezersoftware.lunenfeld.ca/demo/OpenFreezer/docs.php. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Manual For OpenFreezer Version 3.2" (PDF). Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital. December 2011. http://openfreezersoftware.lunenfeld.ca/open_manual.phphp. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ↑ "OpenFreezer". Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital. February 2014. Archived from the original on 02 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902050509/http://openfreezer.org/. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
