eLabFTW

eLabFTW provides a web‑based electronic lab notebook that lets research teams record experiments, protocols, and related notes directly in a browser. Each entry can be signed and timestamped with trusted or blockchain‑based services, and the system supports import and export in formats such as PDF or ZIP. A built‑in inventory database stores reagents, plasmids, cell lines, equipment, and other resources, allowing users to link these items to experiments and to search across them with tags and categories.

The platform includes a scheduler for booking equipment, an advanced permissions model that isolates teams and controls read/write access, and a public REST API for integration. It supports scientific file types, a molecule editor, LaTeX rendering, and a todo list, while remaining accessible on desktop, tablet, and smartphone browsers. The codebase is audited, complies with accessibility standards, and is released under AGPL‑3.0, enabling self‑hosting on any GNU/Linux server via Docker without third‑party data leakage.

eLabFTW is aimed at academic laboratories, research institutes, and companies that need a secure, open‑source solution for experiment traceability, inventory management, and collaborative workflow while retaining full control over their data.