Electronic Lab Notebook
The ELN file format has been defined as an archive format to capture Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELN).
An ELN archive is a ZIP file with the .eln extension, containing a single root folder which is an RO-Crate.
The ELN specification is based on the RO-Crate specification and is exported by Lab notebook software including eLabFTW
ELN archives can be previewed in Dataverse.
ELN implementations and examples
| Implementation | .eln import | .eln export | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| eLabFTW | ✅ | ✅ | elabftw |
| Kadi4Mat | ✅ | ✅ | kadi4mat |
| Pasta | ✅ | ✅ | PASTA |
| SampleDB | ✅ | ✅ | SampleDB |
| Rspace | ✅ | ✅ | RSpace |
| NOMAD | ✅ |
Table adapted from TheELNConsortium/TheELNFileFormat