Features
LabTools (desktop, web and iPhone) covers the whole path a dataset takes: analysis and plotting, figure assembly, the manuscript, and the lab records that make the result reproducible. One data model underneath, so nothing has to be exported and re-imported between steps.
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Items marked in development ship in a later release and are described as they exist today.
Analysis & visualization
Every plot is built on the same data model and the same native statistics, so a test run on the data is the test shown on the figure.
Histograms, box, violin, raincloud, swarm and strip plots, bar and line charts, 2D and 3D scatter, heatmaps, volcano, Manhattan, ROC, Kaplan–Meier, Bland–Altman, dose–response, PCA and clustering, forest plots and more.
70+ functions compiled to machine code: descriptive statistics, eight distributions, parametric and non-parametric tests, normality and variance tests, correlations, effect sizes, power analysis, survival, time series, mixture models and outlier detection.
Gaussian and log-normal fits, significance brackets with multiple-comparison correction, confidence bands, regression lines and quartile markers are drawn from the analysis, not typed in by hand.
Overlay any number of datasets with independent axes, per-series styling and grouped statistics. Long or wide data, both understood.
Normalisation, smoothing, baseline correction, peak detection, curve fitting (Levenberg–Marquardt) and Box–Cox / Yeo–Johnson transforms, all recorded in the plot's configuration.
SVG, PDF and PNG at up to 1200 DPI with embedded fonts, on-screen or custom sizing, and a .labt file that preserves the full chart state for later editing.
Figures & manuscripts
A figure references the plots that make it up, and a manuscript references its figures. Change the analysis and everything downstream updates.
Compose multi-panel figures on a grid with automatic panel labels, shared or independent axes, height and width ratios, and journal-sized output in inches at the DPI you need.
Draft the paper alongside the data. Insert figures, posters and slide decks directly, keep versions, and collaborate with co-authors with roles.
Build conference posters and slide decks from the same figures, with annotations and layouts that stay linked to the underlying plots.
Search PubMed, keep a reference library with tags and collections, attach PDFs, and record which references each experiment used.
Save styles for a journal or a lab and apply them to any chart. Fonts, gridlines, spines, legends and bin outlines follow the template.
Plots are saved with their configuration and source dataset, figures with their panels, manuscripts with their figures. The path from raw file to published panel is recorded, not remembered.
Lab management
Experiments, protocols, notebook entries and tasks live next to the data they describe, with an activity log underneath.
Organise work as research areas containing projects and nested tasks, with status, priority, next steps and a rollup summary. Mark work as waiting on someone and get nudged.
Every protocol keeps a lineage. Experiments link to a specific version and can be updated to the current one deliberately, never silently.
Rich entries with attachments, tags, wiki-style links and backlinks. Timestamped, searchable, and tied to the experiment they belong to.
Tasks with status, deadlines and assignees on a shared lab calendar, plus a scheduling poll for meetings that works from a link.
Observations, figures, plots and protocol changes write to a per-experiment log. Weekly digests turn that log into a slide deck you can present at group meeting.
Draft grant sections in a structured editor, export to Markdown, and search NIH and NSF opportunities without leaving the app.
Collaboration
Team workspaces with role-based access. Personal, team and offline storage in one Explorer-style file view with tabs, split view and drag-and-drop between them.
Threaded conversations, file sharing and mentions, next to the experiment being discussed.
Built-in video and audio calls for lab meetings and remote collaborators, with screen sharing, meeting links you can email, and calendar invites.
Files sync to S3-compatible storage with conflict detection. Pin folders for offline use and keep working on the plane.
Invite collaborators to a manuscript or an experiment with a role. Access follows the invitation, and nothing is shared by accident.
Control the desktop app from a phone at the bench: start a protocol timer, log an observation, capture a photo into the notebook.
Automation & agents
Every part of the app is exposed through a local, authenticated JSON-RPC interface. A command-line tool and an MCP server sit on top of it.
Import datasets, run statistics, create and compose plots, manage experiments and files from scripts. Works headless for statistics on raw arrays.
Claude and other MCP-capable agents get every registered method as a tool: plot creation, statistical tests, notebook entries, protocol versions, figure assembly, manuscript edits.
A notebook-style Code tab with sandboxed cells that call the same API, for the analyses that need a loop.
Specialized tools
Built with the people who run the instruments, and described here as they exist today.
Force–distance curve analysis with contact-point detection and Hertz, DMT and JKR models. Image analysis and DNA tracing in the companion app FiTrace, and AFM–Raman map alignment.
Lane and band detection, molecular-weight calibration and densitometry from a gel image.
OpenMM-based trajectory analysis: RMSD and RMSF, hydrogen bonds, binding density and free-energy summaries with 3D structure viewing.
Binding-site and occupancy analysis for single-molecule data, with restriction-enzyme and oligonucleotide tools.
EC50 and IC50 fitting with Hill slopes; forest plots with fixed and random effects and heterogeneity statistics.
Gating, spectral processing and alignment tools are on the roadmap and not yet in the shipped app.
Platform & security
Platform
.labt format.Security
TLS everywhere OAuth 2.0 + JWT Rust engine offline first Plotly + native stats
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