μManager
Posted on 30 January 2019
μManager is an open-source software to control microscope hardware, including timelapse, z-stacks and multi-channel imaging. It is compatible with a wide range of commercial microscopes as well as most scientific-grade cameras and many peripherals (stages, filter wheels, shutters, etc.) It is hosted on GitHub and continues to be developed by software developers and users.
Type of tool: Image acquisition software
Resource Created By: Mark Tsuchida, Chris Weisiger & Nico Stuurman in the Vale Lab, UCSF
Is this tool open source?: Yes
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