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Bio-Formats Documentation
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The following documentation is split into four parts. :doc:`about/index`
explains the goal of the software, discusses how it processes metadata, and
provides other useful information such as version history and how to report
bugs. :doc:`users/index` focuses on how to use Bio-Formats as a plugin for
ImageJ and Fiji, and also gives details of other software packages which can
use Bio-Formats to read and write microscopy formats.
:doc:`developers/index` covers more indepth information on using
Bio-Formats as a Java library and how to interface from non-Java codes.
Finally, :doc:`formats/index` is a guide to all the file formats currently
supported by Bio-Formats.
- :doc:`about/index`
- :doc:`users/index`
- :doc:`developers/index`
- :doc:`formats/index`
Bio-Formats |release| requires Java 8 or above and uses the *June 2016*
release of the :model_doc:`OME Model <>`.
**Bio-Formats is a community project and we welcome your input.** You can
find guidance on :doc:`about/bug-reporting`, upload files to our
`QA system `_ for testing, and
:imagesc:`contact us ` via the forums. Further
information about how the OME team works and how you can contribute to our
projects is in the :devs_doc:`Contributing Developer Documentation <>`.
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about/index
users/index
developers/index
formats/index