Introduction¶
NotedELN is an Electronic Lab Notebook for scientists of all stripes. NotedELN is great for:
Taking notes during experiments since it automatically saves your input every 10 seconds so that your notes will never be lost;
Keeping track of data analysis results since screen shots and other graphics can be added to a notebook page by drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste;
Recording your lit searches, since it will automatically download papers from PubMed and archive them with your notebook;
Recording your thought processes, since it will never get in the way of your typing with arbitrary constraints on input formatting.
From its beginning in 2013, NotedELN has focused on reliability and on the premise that a lab notebook should be a record for the ages. We now have a track record of 10 years of daily use and not a single case of data loss. In my experience, that is not easy to achieve even with paper notebooks. Moreover, since most people type faster than they can write by hand, NotedELN has helped us take more detailed and more useful notes than we would otherwise have. When a student graduates, they and their PI can each keep an original copy of all their notes.
NotedELN is free and open source and is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Development continues, and your suggestions, bug reports, and contributions are welcome.
Learn more¶
Position statement¶
Unsure whether NotedELN is for you? Find out by reading more about its features and design philosophy!
User guide¶
For full details on how to use the software, read these chapters.
License information¶
NotedELN is free software. Read what that means here: