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fiji/fiji

A "batteries-included" distribution of ImageJ :battery: observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/fiji/fiji · homepage · Shell · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

74/100

  • Activity 93
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5621
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 46
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1013 stars · 258 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Fiji is a batteries-included distribution of ImageJ, bundling thousands of plugins for scientific image processing and analysis into a portable application. It focuses on life sciences research and provides an easy one-click install with automatic plugin updating.

Use cases

  • analyze microscopy images
  • segment cells in fluorescence images
  • batch process scientific images
  • count and measure particles in images
  • deconvolve 3D image stacks
  • visualize and annotate bioimage data

When to choose

  • you need a ready-to-use scientific image analysis tool without manual plugin installation
  • you work in life sciences with microscopy or bioimage data
  • you want ImageJ with automatic dependency and update management

When to avoid

  • you need a lightweight headless image processing library for embedding in code
  • you require a permissive license for redistribution, since Fiji is GPL-3.0
  • you need general-purpose photo editing rather than scientific image analysis

Facets

application · maturity active

image-processing gui plugin-system image-processing bioinformatics data-science developer-tools windows cross-platform jvm imagej scientific-imaging microscopy life-sciences image-analysis distribution linux macos desktop

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
fiji/fijimain74

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