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Frequently Asked Questions
Imaris Viewer is a free 3D/4D microscopy image viewer for viewing raw images as well as those analyzed within Imaris. As researchers, we know that you need a powerful, flexible and portable image viewer, which is why we’ve created Imaris Viewer.
Share your beautiful images with family, colleagues and collaborators using the same high performance Imaris rendering as you have in the lab. And take that high performance Imaris rendering with you wherever you go: home, conferences, sabbaticals, or any of your other exciting travels. Imaris Viewer works with over 40 microscopy file types, including TIFF. Loading your files is quick and interacting with them is intuitive.
Imaris Viewer brings many of the tried-and-tested visualization features from Imaris to the microscopy community within a free and portable package. To try out the full power of Imaris, why not take a 10-day trial of the latest version?
Free Imaris Viewer | Imaris 9.5 “Full Version” | |
Browse files as thumbnails and open 3D images | ✔ | ✔ |
Visualize datasets previously analyzed in Imaris | ✔ | ✔ |
Interact with 3D images using intuitive mouse controls | ✔ | ✔ |
Inspect your images with clipping planes and 2D slicers | ✔ | ✔ |
Easily generate high-resolution snapshots | ✔ | ✔ |
Adjust and save brightness and contrast | ✔ | ✔ |
Deconvolve and pre-process your images | ✘ | ✔ |
Detect objects in images as Surfaces, Spots, Filaments, and Cells with measurement reporting | ✘ | ✔ |
Track objects in 3D over time and measure distances between objects and reference points | ✘ | ✔ |
Plot your data in 3D/4D | ✘ | ✔ |
Batch process your workflow | ✘ | ✔ |
Extend your analysis with other programming languages | ✘ | ✔ |
Create stunning animations | ✘ | ✔ |
Recommended Minimum System Requirements for Imaris Viewer
MS Windows 10 x64 | Mac OS X 10.12 - 10.13 |
CPU: 3 GHz dual core | CPU: Intel with 2.2 GHz, 6 core |
RAM: Minimum 8 GB | RAM: Minimum 8 GB |
Graphics: AMD or NVIDIA 2GB | Graphics: AMD or NVIDIA 2GB |
Monitor: 1280 x 1024 pixels and up | Monitor: 1440 x 900 pixels and up |
Mouse: 3 buttons | Mouse: 3 buttons |
As a free software Imaris Viewer is not supported by our Imaris Support teams. However, you can ask questions, find answers, and contribute to the Imaris Viewer community via Imaris Open.
Learn more about the exciting analysis and reporting features above by exploring our packages tailored to specific applications: