Note

This documentation is for OMERO 5.2. This version is now in maintenance mode and will only be updated in the event of critical bugs or security concerns. OMERO 5.3 is expected in the first quarter of 2017.

OMERO 5.2.8 Documentation

The OMERO 5.2.8 documentation is divided into three parts:

About the OMERO Platform introduces the user-facing client applications and how to get started, details the CLI client, and indicates where users can access further help and support.

System administrators wanting to install and manage an OMERO server can find instructions in the System Administrator Documentation.

Developers can find more specific and technical information about OMERO in the Developer Documentation.

• About the OMERO Platform
• System Administrator Documentation
• Developer Documentation

Additional online resources can be found at:

• Downloads
• Features (movie tutorials coming soon)
• Security vulnerabilities
• OMERO API documentation - OmeroJava API, OmeroPy API, OmeroBlitz / Slice API
• User help website
• Script sharing service
• Partner projects to extend OMERO
• Demo server - now managed by the main OME team, providing the latest released version of OMERO for you to try out (barring a short lag time for upgrading).

OMERO version 5.2 uses the January 2015 release of the OME Data Model. The OMERO version history page details the development of OMERO functionality over time.

A summary of breaking changes and new features for version 5.2 can be found on the pages below:

• What’s new for OMERO users
• What’s new for OMERO sysadmins
• What’s new for OMERO developers

The source code is hosted on Github. To propose changes and fix errors, go to the documentation repository, fork it, edit the file contents and propose your file changes to the OME team using Pull Requests. Alternatively, click on “Edit on GitHub” in the menu.