Name Description Authors Repository Homepage Documentation Download Page Coding Language License Operating System Pricing Model
afmformats Python library for reading common AFM file formats Paul Müller https://github.com/AFM-analysis/afmformats https://afmformats.readthedocs.io https://pypi.org/project/afmformats Python MIT Linux Windows macOS
AutoSmarTrace For automated tracing of chains in AFM images or any bright chain-like objects on dark background with or without noise. Mathew Schneider, Naghmeh Rezaei, Nancy Forde https://github.com/FordeLab/AutoSmarTrace https://github.com/FordeLab/AutoSmarTrace/blob/main/README.txt MatLab
Gwyddion David Nečas and Petr Klapetek https://sourceforge.net/projects/gwyddion/ http://gwyddion.net/ http://gwyddion.net/documentation/ http://gwyddion.net/download.php C GPL Linux Windows macOS
nanite Fitting and machine-learning based rating of AFM force-indentation data Paul Müller https://github.com/AFM-analysis/nanite https://nanite.readthedocs.io https://pypi.org/project/nanite Python GPL Linux Windows macOS
PS Poly Polymer image analysis and shape categorization of AFM data Elizabeth Conley https://github.com/KingGavinM/PS-Poly https://kinggm.mufaculty.umsystem.edu https://pypi.org/project/pspoly Igor Pro, Python CC
PyJibe GUI for AFM data analysis with an emphasis on biological specimens Paul Müller https://github.com/AFM-analysis/PyJibe https://pyjibe.readthedocs.io https://github.com/AFM-analysis/PyJibe/releases Python GPL Linux Windows macOS
SmarTrace Chain tracing program developed to extract persistence lengths from AFM images of filaments such as collagen and DNA. Can be used on any type of image with bright chain-like structures on a darker background. Naghmeh Rezaei, Nancy Forde https://github.com/FordeLab/SmarTrace https://github.com/FordeLab/SmarTrace/blob/main/README.md MatLab
TopoStats An AFM image analysis program to batch process data by removing artefacts, identifying objects, and obtaining and plotting their statistics. TopoStats Developers https://github.com/AFM-SPM/TopoStats https://afm-spm.github.io/TopoStats/ https://afm-spm.github.io/TopoStats/ https://pypi.org/project/topostats/ Python LGPL Linux Windows macOS
Trace_y Tracing filament polymers and individual filament 3D structural analysis algorithms. Wei-Feng Xue http://github.com/wfxue/Trace_y http://github.com/wfxue/Trace_y https://github.com/wfxue/Trace_y/blob/main/README.md http://github.com/wfxue/Trace_y Matlab MIT Windows macOS