OME-Zarr#
A cloud-friendly, FAIR, AI-ready, community-driven open format for bioimaging data.
A collection of learning materials, datasets and tools.
FAQs and directions on getting support with OME-Zarr.
Details for developers and implementers of OME-Zarr on the stable and development releases of the specification.
A global community of developers and users working together to streamline bioimaging data management and analysis.
The documents and discussions through which the community shapes the development of OME-Zarr. Anyone can participate.
Papers and preprints written by the OME-NGFF community or using OME-Zarr.
OME-Zarr is a combination of the Zarr format for cloud-optimized storage of scientific arrays and a custom Open Microscopy Environment (OME) metadata model, tailored for modern bioimaging needs.
It is the technical choice for a Next Generation File Format (NGFF) for bioimaging data. For the background, see Moore, J., Allan, C., Besson, S. et al. OME-NGFF: a next-generation file format for expanding bioimaging data-access strategies. Nature Methods 18, 1496–1498 (2021). doi:10.1038/s41592-021-01326-w