How do I get started using Bio-Formats?

To use Bio-Formats with ImageJ, we recommend using the Fiji distribution. Start Fiji, click the File menu, choose Import, then "Bio-Formats," and choose a data file to import.

To use it as a library, you can use loci_tools.jar (it is a bundle containing all the functionality of Bio-Formats plus optional libraries), or you can use bio-formats.jar separately and download only those optional libraries you need. We have created a guide to using Bio-Formats as a library that will hopefully be useful to you. For further details, see the Bio-Formats as a Java library page.