Free Research Data Apps 2021
Free ERN & ELN apps. This guide is maintained by Avidnote. It’s a web-based app that helps researchers write & organize their research notes effectively online. Click here to learn more.
| Name | Description | Type | Research specific? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avidnote | Avidnote can also be used to take notes on your lab data. Upload the file as a PDF and you can store it and work on it in Avidnote. | Web app - no download needed | Yes, can function as an electronic research notebook. |
| Benchling | ELN focusing on life science. Design and manage your experiments. Self-contained cloud service. | Web app - no download needed | Yes, can function as an electronic research notebook. |
| Bit | Document collaboration for researchers. | Web app - no download needed | No |
| BrightLab | Nice interface, versatile, for academia and industrial labs. Instrument integration & LIMS , including direct Sigma-Aldrich ordering. | Web, mobile | Yes, can function as an electronic research notebook. |
| Docollab | Sort of like Dropbox but for your research. Helps you store your research data in different folders. | Web app - no download needed | Yes, can function as an electronic research notebook. |
| Labfolder | ERN with clean design, 3rd-party integrations and LIMS. | Web app - no download needed | Yes, can function as an electronic research notebook. |
| OSF | Platform for sharing your reseach. Open source, integrates with many popular cloud software tools. | Web app - no download needed | Yes, can function as an electronic research notebook. |
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