Neuroglancer
A WebGL-based viewer for visualizing volumetric data, 3D meshes, and skeletons in arbitrary cross-sectional views.
What is Neuroglancer?
Neuroglancer is a WebGL-based viewer for volumetric data that enables interactive visualization of 3D datasets like brain imaging and microscopy in a web browser. It displays arbitrary cross-sectional views, 3D meshes, and skeletons, allowing researchers to explore complex volumetric structures without desktop software.
Neuroscientists, bioinformatics researchers, and developers working with large-scale volumetric data such as electron microscopy, brain atlases, or medical imaging who need browser-based 3D visualization.
It offers high-performance, browser-native exploration of massive volumetric datasets with support for multiple data formats, a responsive multi-pane interface, and the ability to view non-axis-aligned cross-sections—all without requiring specialized desktop installations.
Overview
WebGL-based viewer for volumetric data
Use Cases
Best For
- Visualizing large-scale brain connectomics data from projects like FlyEM Hemibrain
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