# fiji/fiji

A "batteries-included" distribution of ImageJ :battery:

Repository: https://github.com/fiji/fiji
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fiji
Homepage: https://fiji.sc/
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-07-18T04:02:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5621, "days_push": 46, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1013, forks 258 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:13.784986+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, gui, plugin-system
- domain: image-processing, bioinformatics, data-science, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform, jvm
- tags: imagej, scientific-imaging, microscopy, life-sciences, image-analysis, distribution, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- fiji/fiji (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.784986+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:11:39.210868+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fiji/fiji (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:13.784986+00:00, sha 11e3fda21453)
  - homepage: https://fiji.sc/ (fetched 2026-08-29T13:11:03.631034+00:00, sha 8a8cf7863b02)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.