Gwyddion

A data visualization and processing tool for scanning probe microscopy (SPM, i.e. AFM, STM, MFM, SNOM/NSOM, ...) and profilometry data, useful also for general image and 2D data analysis.

Features

Support for more than 130 SPM file formats.
All standard functions: levelling, geometrical transforms, statistical characterisation, grain detection, FFT filtering, ...
Processing of data under arbitrarily shaped masks.
Calibration and metrology support.
Single point spectra and volume data support (for a subset of file formats).
Generation of artificial surfaces and measurement simulation.
Python 2 scripting.

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License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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mairon Posted 2023-05-29

I can't really express how much this software has been helping me process and analyse AFM data.
srgrass Posted 2020-10-26

Thank you very much for the free open source program!
akinci26 Posted 2018-06-10

Used it during my MSc studies as an auxiliary to the NanoScope Aalysis. Good job!
s-ofia Posted 2016-08-29

jey!
tonentune Posted 2016-08-01

Fabulous!

Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

BSD, Linux, Mac, Windows

Languages

Brazilian Portuguese, Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Russian, Spanish

Intended Audience

Developers, Education, End Users/Desktop, Engineering, Science/Research

User Interface

GTK+

Programming Language

C, Python

Related Categories

Python Bio-Informatics Software, Python Data Visualization Software, Python Physics Software, Python Data Analytics Tool, C Bio-Informatics Software, C Data Visualization Software, C Physics Software, C Data Analytics Tool

Registered

2004-10-15

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