ImageJ AlternativesImage Editors and other similar apps like ImageJ

ImageJ is described as 'Public domain, Java-based image processing program developed at the National Institutes of Health. ImageJ was designed with an open architecture that provides extensibility via Java plugins and recordable macros' and is a Image Editor in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ImageJ for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and Android apps. The best ImageJ alternative is Fiji, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like ImageJ are MIPAR, Icy Image Processing, MountainsMap and OLYMPUS Stream.

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  1. Fiji icon
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    Fiji is an image processing package—a "batteries-included" distribution of ImageJ, bundling a lot of plugins which facilitate scientific image analysis.

    11 Fiji alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Fiji is like ImageJ with plugins.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Fiji is a great ImageJ alternative.

    • Fiji is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to ImageJ.

    • Fiji is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ImageJ.

    • Fiji is Free and Open SourceImageJ is also Free and Open Source
  2. MIPAR icon
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    MIPAR is a revolutionary image analysis software, capable of identifying and measuring features from nearly any image one can capture.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
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    jsosa2841
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    So much easier and more effective! No more duplicate image -- steps are auto-recorded and you can always go back and make changes!

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    jacobnewton
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    Easy to use and has a lot of capabilities! There are many applications and the segmentation steps are non-destructive! Such a nice feature.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think MIPAR is a great ImageJ alternative.

    • MIPAR is the most popular commercial alternative to ImageJ.

    • MIPAR is Paid and ProprietaryImageJ is Free and Open Source
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    User-friendly, research-grade software to acquire, visualise and quantify 2D to 5D biological (microscopy) images

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Surface imaging, analysis and metrology software.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    OLYMPUS Stream image analysis software guides users through all the steps for image acquisition, quantitative measurements, reporting, and advanced materials science inspection tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Paraview icon
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    ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform application designed to visualize data sets of size varying from small to very large.

    9 Paraview alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. SPIP™ icon
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    SPIP™ is the preferred software package for nano- and microscale image processing at high-tech companies and leading research institutes in more than 61 countries.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. Image Pro icon
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    Image-Pro Plus image analysis software makes it easy to acquire images, count, measure and classify objects, and automate your work. This software offers microscope control, image capture, measurement, count/size, and macro development tools.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Digimizer icon
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    Digimizer is an easy-to-use, flexible image analysis software package that allows precise measurements, and automatic object detection.

    Pictures may be X-rays, micrographs, etc. Support for JPG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG, WMF, EMF and DICOM files.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. Drishti icon
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    Drishti is an open-source scientific visualisation software been developed with its end use in mind: ie. visualising volumetric data, such as tomography data, electron-microscopy data, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. JMicroVision icon
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    JMicroVision has been designed to describe, measure, quantify and classify components of all kinds of images. It has an intuitive user interface with powerful features and supports very large images. JMicroVision contains tools with different degrees of automation to manage...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Vesalius3D icon
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    Vesalius3D 2.4.2 is a software application for high quality 3D Visualization and Navigation through personalized, patient specific, anatomical structures.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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