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Indigo ELN

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Spec score 7.7 #14 of 23 in Electronic Lab Notebook Software

What it is

Indigo ELN is a free electronic lab notebook for creating, storing, retrieving, and sharing chemistry records. It organizes work into projects, notebooks, experiments, and components, while allowing experiment templates and added components without changing the core code. Ketcher provides chemical structure editing, and Indigo handles reaction rendering and chemical property calculations. Searches can use entity attributes, or product structures and reaction schemes with BingoDB integration. APIs connect customer services, databases, and electronic signature services. Role-based authorities and access control lists govern projects, notebooks, and experiments. Pages can be printed to PDF, and SDF files can be imported or exported. The system runs on the web and can be self-hosted; the maker says a Docker image is available, with documented local Docker and AWS deployment. The core product is free under GNU GPL version 3 and provided without warranty. EPAM offers paid customization, integration, support, and maintenance. The demo environment is unavailable while work continues toward a public version 3.0 environment.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Indigo ELN helps scientists create, store, retrieve, and share electronic records of chemistry information.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Deployment
The product is web based, and the maker says a Docker image is available.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Integrations
The product supports APIs for integrating customer services, databases, and electronic signature services.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Support
EPAM offers customization, integration, support, and maintenance services priced according to individual needs.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Access controls
It supports role based authorities and access control lists for projects, notebooks, and experiments.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Chemistry tools
The core package includes Ketcher for chemical structure editing and Indigo for reaction rendering and chemical property calculations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Current availability
The repository says the demo environment is unavailable while the team works toward a publicly accessible environment for version 3.0.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
Customization
Users can create experiment templates and add components without changing the core code.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Exports
Users can print project, notebook, and experiment pages to PDF and export or import SDF files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Installation
The repository documents local Docker installation and deployment on AWS.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
License limitation
The maker's page says Indigo ELN is distributed under GNU GPL version 3 and provided without warranty.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Projects and records
The system organizes research through projects, notebooks, experiments, and components.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
Search
Users can search by entity attributes and, with BingoDB integration, by product structure or reaction scheme.Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com

Plans and prices

Core Indigo ELN Free Core product is free of charge · GNU General Public License v3 Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free core product under GNU GPL v3
  • Chemistry editing and reaction tools included
  • API and electronic-signature integration
  • PDF and SDF export options
  • Web and self-hosted deployment

Limits

  • Provided without warranty
  • Demo environment is currently unavailable
  • Advanced searches require BingoDB integration
  • Professional services are priced individually

Who it suits

It suits scientists and teams managing chemistry research records. Self-hosting, APIs, electronic signatures, and access controls support organizations with integration or deployment requirements.

Verdict

Indigo ELN covers structured chemistry records with search, permissions, exports, and integration points. Its unavailable demo and warranty disclaimer are important considerations before deployment.

Where Specifiction places it

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