🌟 Summary of the Community Meeting on June 16, 2026

In this meeting, we talked about how eLabFTW supports open science and interoperability via the .eln file format. Specifically, we discussed two projects closely related to eLabFTW:

• The ELN Consortium - This is a group of ELN editors and vendors who work to support interoperability between ELNs via the .eln file format. We talked about the goals of the consortium and how to get involved. The ELN Consortium was created by Nico Carpi and Dr. Stefan Brinkman to develop a standardized file format based on the ROCrate specification using JSON-LD and Zip archives. To learn more about the ELN Consortium, visit the website https://the.elnconsortium.org/ and the GitHub page https://github.com/theelnconsortium

🌟 Communauté Francophone eLabFTW du 9 Juin 2026

Cette première rencontre de la communauté francophone eLabFTW a permis d’échanger autour de plusieurs sujets liés au déploiement, à l’adoption et aux usages d’eLabFTW. La réunion s’est ouverte par une présentation d’Élodie Papin, du Centre de Documentation de l’Université de Lorraine, consacrée à l’utilisation d’eLabFTW au sein de l’UL.

Elle a été suivie d’une session de questions réponses sur divers sujets.

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🌟 Summary of the Community Meeting on April 28, 2026

This eLabFTW Community Meeting featured two presentations from the community:

• Dionyssis Antypas (Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center) - “elAPI Plugins: Facilitating Batch Uploads and Downloads from eLabFTW”
• Leonid Bovkun (Postdoc, Chair for Applied Physics, University of Würzburg) - “Bridging people, data, and infrared devices: a User’s perspective for collaborative research and development using elabFTW”

In the first presentation, Dionyssis described how the elAPI Plugins desktop application enables batch upload and download of research data to eLabFTW through Excel and CSV files. The application makes it possible to import data into existing templates in eLabFTW, thus improving options for data standardization. In the second presentation, Leonid shared how physicists use eLabFTW for project management in quantum device development, highlighting the challenges of tracking complex experimental data across different instruments and team members.

🌟 Summary of the Community Meeting on February 24, 2026 - new documentation website and perspectives

In this eLabFTW Community Meeting, we discussed the new documentation website based on Docusaurus. We then went over some of the major new features of 5.4, and talked about the planned changes for the new edit page User Interface (see Discussion).

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🌟 Summary of the Community Meeting on November 25, 2025 - PASTA-ELN, AI & Interface Updates

In this eLabFTW Community Meeting, we welcomed two presenters. First, Steffen Brinckmann gave a presentation on data synchronization between PASTA-ELN and eLabFTW, with a technical demonstration of PASTA-ELN and its integration capabilities. Second, Nandjafot Mendy gave a presentation about plans for the integration of AI tools into ELNs. We also discussed improvements to the user interface, such as navigation enhancements and new accessibility features. The team responded to various technical questions and development plans, including template sharing and interoperability standards, while touching on future improvements like dark mode development.

🌟 Summary of the Community Meeting on September 23, 2025 - Automatisation and Processing Pipelines with eLabFTW & Nyarlathotep

In this session, Phillip Seeber presented Nyarlathotep, a program to automate analysis of ElabFTW experiments.

That is, it enables automated processing of (raw) data uploaded to eLabFTW. It does so by scanning an eLabFTW instance for experiments with a “magic” tag, Nyarlathotep-Do. Based on the other tags of the experiment, Nyarlathotep will choose a registered analysis program, pass experiments and attached files to the analyser and store the output in the corresponding eLabFTW experiment.

🌟 Summary of the Community Meeting on June 10, 2025

In this session, the author of OpenCloning, a cloning tool for molecular biologists, presents the integration within eLabFTW and basic functions of the software.

Then Nico presents the latest changes in the new version and discusses upcoming features.

There is a Q&A session afterwards.

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🌟 Summary of the Community Meeting on March 26, 2025

In this session, we learned about strategies for teaching with eLabFTW and implementing the software at research institutions.

1. Nikki Parks (RWTH Aachen University) - “Establishing eLabFTW as a Central University Service”
2. Isabell Schmitz (Goethe University Frankfurt) - “Transforming Lab Education: Teaching with eLabFTW”

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🌟 Fifth eLabFTW Community Meeting

In this session, we learned about the integration of eLabFTW with other tools.

1. Dr. Alexander Schlemmer (IndiScale): “Data Integration from RO-Crate and the ELN-File format using the LinkAhead Crawler”
2. Open session where users can ask questions, discuss upcoming features, and talk about their experiences with eLabFTW.

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🌟 Summary of the Community Meeting on November 19, 2024 - Illuminating Efficiency: Reflections on the Fourth eLabFTW Community Meeting

In the continuous journey of our collective exploration, the Fourth eLabFTW Community Meeting convened on November 19, 2024. This gathering became a beacon, shedding light on innovative pathways to enhance laboratory efficiency through eLabFTW.

🎤 Voices of Innovation

Two distinguished speakers graced our virtual podium, each sharing insights into optimizing laboratory workflows:

🌟 Summary of the Community Meeting on September 17, 2024 - Harmonizing Connections: Reflections on the Third eLabFTW Community Meeting

In the unfolding narrative of our collective journey, the Third eLabFTW Community Meeting convened on September 17, 2024. This gathering became a symphony of ideas, each note resonating with the theme of integration and collaborative innovation.

🎶 Voices of Integration

Three maestros shared their compositions, illuminating pathways to harmonize eLabFTW with diverse instruments:

🌟 Echoes of the Second eLabFTW Community Meeting

In the continuum of our shared journey, the Second eLabFTW Community Meeting emerged as a beacon of collective wisdom and innovation. Held on May 16, 2024, this gathering became a confluence of minds, each contributing to the evolving narrative of our community.

🎤 Voices That Illuminated the Path

Three distinguished speakers graced our virtual stage, each weaving their unique threads into the rich tapestry of eLabFTW’s story:

🌿 The First eLabFTW Community Meeting — A Gathering Etched in Memory

On a quiet day that now lives only in the minds of those who were present, the first eLabFTW Community Meeting unfolded—not as a livestream, not as a downloadable file, but as a fleeting constellation of voices, thoughts, and shared enthusiasm.

There is no recording. No polished replay. No timestamped transcript.

Only laughter woven with curiosity, only questions dancing with ideas, only stories exchanged like the gentle passing of notes between lab benches in the soft morning light.