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Take notes and collaborate with Racine

Racine is a tool that enables researchers to keep track of their samples. It runs on a central server in the local network of your research institute and can be accessed using a web browser. Features include file import from Samba servers, sharing samples while protecting individual users' notes, LaTeX typesetting and many more... 

mkdir racine && cd racine
wget hgrf.github.io/racine/docker-compose.yml
docker compose up
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Currently v0.3.0 · Set up a server

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Features

Simple interface in your web browser

 

Open Source Software
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Upload images and attachments

 

Import images & attachments from SMB servers

 

Use LaTeX typesetting

 

Print summaries

 

Easy setup with docker compose

 

Designed to run in your lab's network

Get started any way you want

Jump right into using Racine—get the Docker image or download the source code.

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Get the source code

Visit the Racine GitHub repository or clone it from the command line: 

git clone https://github.com/hgrf/racine.git

Read our installation docs for more info.

Get the Docker image

If you want to run Racine in a Docker container, you can use the official Docker image or pull it from the command line: 

mkdir racine && cd racine
wget hgrf.github.io/racine/docker-compose.yml
docker compose up

Get the demo app

The Racine desktop application is a standalone version of the web app. All data is saved locally on your PC. You can use this demo app to get an idea of Racine's features and to take notes for yourself.

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Testimonials

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Dr. Rebeca Ribeiro-Palau

CNRS Researcher, Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Palaiseau, France

Racine is a great lab tool! We use it as a log book for samples, equipment and data treatment, and to keep everybody updated. Everything in our lab is always on Racine!

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Prof. Dr. Erwann Bocquillon

University Professor, ML4Q, University of Cologne, Germany

User friendly and easily administrable, simple and powerful, Racine is perfectly suited to our needs. A great tool for our group!

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Dr. Emmanuel Baudin

Researcher, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France

In our lab we have a large collection of samples which are moved between several institutes. Working in large collaborations, it is essential to be able to retrieve data and information on samples and measurements done long ago and by different people. This task would be very hard without Racine.

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Mario Di Luca

PhD candidate, Laboratory of Quantum Physics, Topology and Correlations, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

In our group we use Racine to keep track of everything we do, from fabrication to measurements. Easy to use and accessible from everywhere, Racine is the perfect lab notebook!

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Dr. Everton Arrighi

Research Engineer, QCMX lab, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

Racine is like a swiss army knife in a laboratory organization. From keeping standard recipes in a easily accessible place, up to taking real time notes of every step of sample fabrication, manipulation and measurements. Thanks to its user-friendly interface, all the important details can be recorded with just a few keystrokes. And with its intelligent structure, it can keep track of a large number of samples in an organized way. An indispensable tool for any laboratory!

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Holger Graef

Developer of Racine

When I realized that keeping track of multiple samples over numerous fabrication and characterization steps inside and outside of the cleanroom using paper notebooks was rather tedious, I started developing Racine and have used it myself for over four years.