Gwyddion (software)
Gwyddion is a multiplatform modular free software for visualization and analysis of data from scanning probe microscopy (SPM) techniques (like AFM, MFM, STM, SNOM/NSOM). The project is led by its main developers David Nečas (Yeti) and Petr Klapetek who work together with several various developers across the world. The software is made available as free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The name “Gwyddion” is that of a prominent god of Welsh Mythology, see Gwydion
| Original author(s) | David Nečas (Yeti), Petr Klapetek |
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| Developer(s) | Czech Metrology Institute |
| Initial release | 2 March 2004 (preview version 0.99.1). |
| Stable release | 2.56 (June 30, 2020) [±] |
| Preview release | Non [±] |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | English |
| Type | SPM Data Analysis Program |
| License | GPL (Free software) |
| Website | gwyddion.net |
It is created for the analysis of height fields and other 2D (image) data. While it is primarily intended for data originating from scanning probe microscopy techniques (like AFM, MFM, STM, SNOM/NSOM), it may also be used for the analysis of profilometry data, for instance.
Data is calculated and stored in the native file format (.gwy) in double precision.
Gwyddion supports many different file types and performs many image-based functions. Among others it can open and save the following graphics file formats:
- Windows bitmap (
.bmp) - Joint Photographic Experts Group (
.jpeg,.jpg, or.jpe) - Portable Network Graphics (
.png) - TARGA (
.tga) - Tagged image file format (
.tiff,.tif) - Portable aNy Map (
.pnm)