A new Bio-Formats version 7.3.0 has been released. It includes compatibility for Bio-Formats with Java-21 alongside a number of format improvements including updates for DICOM, CellSens VSI, and PerkinElmer Columbus. For full details see the announcement,

A new Bio-Formats version has been released, Version 7.0.1 is out. It includes fixes for many formats including updates for Aperio SVS and Zeiss CZI. Check the release announcement for more details,

In case you missed it, Bio-Formats 6.10.1 was released yesterday including a few format fixes and a few dependency upgrades. See for more details.

RT @openmicroscopy: Very proud to release of OMERO.server 5.6.5 including:. - new server configuration for large floating-point images (tha….

Check out for the announcement of the latest Bio-Formats release. Includes an updated QPTIFF reader (partnership between @GlencoeSoftware @AkoyaBio), a new Slidebook7 reader (contributed by @3i_inc) and several other format fixes and dependency updates.

Using the opportunity to promote the recent release of Bio-Formats 6.9.1. Includes bug fixes and performance improvements esp. from @GlencoeSoftware and @nKiaru and an upgrade of the netcdf-java library using by Bio-Formats - see for full details.

Several new file formats added and updates in Bio-Formats 6.9.0. Thanks to @leicamicro (new Leica LOF/XLEF readers), @nKiaru (PE Operetta) @zacsimile (Leica LIF), Nils Gladitz (Imspector OBF). Great to see more industrial contribs to key #opensource community library.

In case you missed it, Bio-Formats 6.8.1 was released yesterday Includes a few bug fixes as well as the removal of the deprecated loci_tools bundle - see

For users who are concerned, the workaround is simply to use the `bioformats_package.jar` bundle which provides the same functionalities using a different logging framework. `loci_tools.jar` will be removed in the next release of Bio-Formats.

@GlencoeSoftware @Olympus @zeiss_micro Last but not least, Bio-Formats now reads/writes #DICOM WSI format!. Amazing work done in collaboration between @GlencoeSoftware and #NCI Imaging Data Commons, funded from the National Cancer Institute, NIH and released under the permissive BSD-2 license.

Bio-Formats 6.8.0 also includes the result of two new successful partnerships with @GlencoeSoftware: support for the @Olympus omp2info format and support for zstd compression in the @zeiss_micro CZI format.

Last release of 2021: see for the announcement of Bio-Formats 6.8.0!. As always thanks to our community for their contributions.

". [The analysis] details OME’s previous experiences trying to bridge this tension and, along with [the main text], underscores the need for a new chunked, parallelized data storage and access mechanism, enabling advanced AI applications and public data resources.".

A direct link: ."For 15 years, OME has provided the community an alternative to a common file format, namely the Bio-Formats translation library. .

RT @openmicroscopy: Be sure to check out the supplemental note covering the challenges of translating proprietary formats with @bioformats….

RT @TalleyJLambert: The 4.2 release of aicsimageio brings support for Bio-Formats to the already-great python image reader!. .

Finally, we are also very glad to read that @LeicaMicro is working on a reader for the .log/.xlef file formats for inclusion in a future Bio-Formats release. Looking forward to this contribution.

This release also relicenses several components to the permissive BSD-2 license to maximize their re-usability including:. - the readers/writers for the open CellH5, BDV and KLB file formats.- the functions used by the Bio-Formats MATLAB toolbox/GNU Octave bindings.

Bio-Formats 6.7.0 is out today with several file formats fixes and dependency updates. Check out for the full details. As always, huge thanks for the direct contributions from the #bioimaging community.