.. index:: Leica LAS AF LIF (Leica Image File Format)
.. index:: .lif

Leica LAS AF LIF (Leica Image File Format)
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Extensions: .lif

Developer: `Leica Microsystems CMS GmbH <http://www.leica-microsystems.com/>`_

Owner: `Leica <http://www.leica.com/>`_

**Support**


BSD-licensed: |no|

Export: |no|

Officially Supported Versions: 1.0, 2.0

Reader: LIFReader (:bfreader:`Source Code <LIFReader.java>`, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields </metadata/LIFReader>`)


Freely Available Software:

- `Leica LAS AF Lite <http://www.leica-microsystems.com/products/microscope-software/software-for-life-science-research/las-x/>`_ (links at bottom of page)


We currently have:

* a LIF specification document (version 2, from no later than 2007 July 26, in PDF) 
* a LIF specification document (version 1, from no later than 206 April 3, in PDF) 
* numerous LIF datasets

We would like to have:


**Ratings**


Pixels: |Outstanding|

Metadata: |Very good|

Openness: |Very good|

Presence: |Good|

Utility: |Very good|

**Additional Information**

**Please note that while we have specification documents for this
format, we are not able to distribute them to third parties.**

LAS stands for "Leica Application Suite". 
AF stands for "Advanced Fluorescence". 

Commercial applications that support LIF include: 

* `Bitplane Imaris <http://www.bitplane.com/>`_ 
* `SVI Huygens <http://svi.nl/>`_ 
* `Amira <http://www.amira.com/>`_