Open, Free Scientific Tools

We write the software we wished we had at the bench, and we share it.

CrystalPilot's frame viewer showing a diffraction image from a real data set.

CrystalPilot

  • Released
  • Free
  • Open source

Crystallographic data processing and analysis: a browser interface for XDS. It follows the processing from the images to a merged data set, and builds Table 1 along the way. Its work modes, from Tutorial to Expert, also make it a platform for learning.

  • An intuitive and comprehensive interface for X-ray data processing
  • Various modes, for easy learning or expert use
  • Everything is visual and a click away
  • Linux, macOS, Windows
  • GPL-3.0

Try the interactive pipeline Source code of CrystalPilot

Cite CrystalPilot: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22756729

A panel of eight different graph types made with MadY.

MadY

  • Released
  • Free
  • Open source

A scientific graphing and statistics desktop application: a fully editable vector document model with a validated statistics engine, built to run entirely offline. No account needed.

  • Over 50 fully editable graph types
  • 49 analyses: complete, guided statistical analysis package
  • Great look, publication-ready multi-panel figures
  • Windows
  • GPL-3.0

Get MadY Source code of MadY

Cite MadY: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23178166

In development

  • Contigu

    A visualization-first sequence viewer for plasmids, genes, genomes and sequencing results.

  • Ama

    An open scientific figure editor, with vector export.