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ImageJ for Mac

Scientific image processing and analysis.

Free
In English
4.5
Based on 14 user rates

ImageJ overview

ImageJ is a public domain Java image-viewing and -processing program. It runs either as an online applet or as a downloadable application, on any computer with a Java 1.6 or later virtual machine, and can provide image analytics and basic editing functions.

What’s new in version 1.54j

  • Thanks to 'ramnoob', added a number of official tags to the DICOM reader.
  • Thanks to Abdul Hannan, changed the default extension used by the File>Save As>Text Image command from ".txt" to ".csv".
  • Thanks to Gabriel Landini, ImageJ adds an "*" next to the Mode value in the Histogram window if the histogram is multi-modal.
  • Thanks to Norbert Vischer, added the setOption("MouseWheelStackScrolling",boolean) macro function.
  • Thanks to Gilles Carpentier, added the Table.showHistogramTable macro function, which is equivalent to clicking on "List" in a Histogram window.
  • Thanks to Albert Cardona and Curtis Rueden, added public setEqualize() and setSaturated() methods to the ContrastEnhancer class.
  • Thanks to Gabriel Landini, fixed bug where the "Composite ROIs" particle analyzer option did not work as expected.
  • Thanks to Norbert Vischer, fixed bug where empty string fields in tables are converted to NaNs after the table is saved and reopened.
  • Thanks to Stein Rorvik, fixed bug where the Table.getColumn() macro function did not work with columns containing empty strings.
  • Thanks to Norbert Vischer, fixed bug where text fields in GenericDialogs opened after a showMessage() were non-editable.
  • Thanks to Jan Brocher, fixed bug where drag-and-drop of directories onto GenericDialog directory fields did not work as expected.
  • Thanks to Norbert Vischer, fixed an Overlay.clear macro function bug.
  • Thanks to Alexander Bender, fixed bug with the ROI Manager ignoring selections when saving.
  • Thanks to Michael Schmid, fixed 1.53t regression where Image>Stacks>Z Project failed when doing "Average" projection of 32-bit float stacks
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ImageJ for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.54j
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4.5

(13 Reviews of ImageJ)

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kom
kom
Jul 9 2024
1.54j
4.0
Jul 9 2024
4.0
Version: 1.54j
ImageJ web site has moved to https://imagej.net/ij
analoboaldezabal
analoboaldezabal
Jul 13 2020
1.53
0.0
Jul 13 2020
0.0
Version: 1.53
Does ImageJ work on mac OS Catalina? I'm going to buy the new macbook air and I need use ImageJ
Vitaly
Vitaly
Jul 22 2015
1.50a
0.0
Jul 22 2015
0.0
Version: 1.50a
it is a VERY important application but it doe snot work on OS X 10.11!
darkwing52
darkwing52
May 8 2015
1.49s
5.0
May 8 2015
5.0
Version: 1.49s
ImageJ deserves your continued appreciation. I'm in a physics department. ImageJ is widely used by our students in both physics and astronomy contexts. It is loaded on well over 50 computers in the department. It gets used in labs, research, and homework. Some of the time it is used for cosmetics (minor image processing, addition of graphical elements such as circles and arrows). Sometimes it is used analytically. As much as we use it, I'm sure we have only touched on its breadth and depth. It is free, actively maintained, and widely appreciated in the scientific community. Stable, extremely functional, and not hard to learn. Do not be put off by its lack of glitz. It is a gem.
S/ash
S/ash
Jun 26 2012
1.46r
4.5
Jun 26 2012
4.5
Version: 1.46r
I really wish I knew about this app when I was in college. Apart from professional image analysis and general editing, it can be very helpful for students in signal processing/image processing to understand how transforms and filters work. Thanks to the devs.
sebastianbarthou
sebastianbarthou
May 19 2024
1.54g
5.0
May 19 2024
5.0
Version: 1.54g
kom
kom
Jul 26 2023
1.53
4.0
Jul 26 2023
4.0
Version: 1.53
viniskate
viniskate
Jun 13 2022
1.53
5.0
Jun 13 2022
5.0
Version: 1.53
darkwing52
darkwing52
May 8 2015
5.0
May 8 2015
5.0
Version: null
m-lisbeth
m-lisbeth
Apr 23 2015
5.0
Apr 23 2015
5.0
Version: null
aj-fine
aj-fine
Dec 19 2014
4.0
Dec 19 2014
4.0
Version: null
Thecharles
Thecharles
Mar 29 2014
5.0
Mar 29 2014
5.0
Version: null
Cortig
Cortig
Dec 12 2013
5.0
Dec 12 2013
5.0
Version: null
S/ash
S/ash
Jun 26 2012
4.5
Jun 26 2012
4.5
Version: null
Chuckk
Chuckk
Mar 1 2012
5.0
Mar 1 2012
5.0
Version: null
nargot
nargot
Aug 21 2011
4.5
Aug 21 2011
4.5
Version: null
Spiralsteps
Spiralsteps
Nov 27 2010
1.0
Nov 27 2010
1.0
Version: null
Thanosd
Thanosd
Apr 17 2008
5.0
Apr 17 2008
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Nov 10 2004
5.0
Nov 10 2004
5.0
Version: null