Open Galileo
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What both publish
| Fact | Open Galileo | OpenFocus |
|---|---|---|
| Image alignment | It automatically aligns images using correlation algorithms (ECC) and compensates for focus breathing and small variations between shots. | It offers ECC and Homography methods to align image sequences. |
| Intended users | The maker names microscopists, laboratories, scientists, students, macro and nature photographers, astrophotographers, educators, and science communicators as intended users. | The manual describes OpenFocus as a desktop application for researchers, engineers, and image-processing professionals. |
| Interface | The interface provides real-time previews, progress bars, slider controls, and a window optimized for large screens. | The desktop application is built with PyQt6 and supports CPU processing by default. |
| License | The software is released under CC BY-NC 4.0, and commercial use requires the author's prior permission. | The repository is released under the MIT License. |
| Purpose | Open Galileo is free, open-source software for focus stacking and signal integration in scientific photography, microscopy, macro photography, astrophotography, and technical documentation. | OpenFocus aligns and fuses multi-focus image sequences into images with greater depth of field. |
Open Galileo plans
- FreeFree
- Open GalileoFree
OpenFocus plans
- Free and open sourceFree
Pick Open Galileo if…
It suits microscopists, scientists, students, macro and nature photographers, astrophotographers, and science educators who need focus stacking or signal integration. Commercial users should note that prior permission is required.
Pick OpenFocus if…
OpenFocus suits researchers, engineers, and image-processing professionals working with multi-focus image sequences. Its batch and command-line options may also suit users who need folder processing or scripted workflows.