Posted by
ctrueden on
Oct 01, 2015; 6:10pm
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Using-ImageJ-on-Chromebooks-tp5014523p5014524.html
Hi Becky,
ImageJ is written in Java, and you cannot run Java on Chromebook OS [1].
So I would be pretty amazed if anyone has gotten ImageJ to work on a
Chromebook without installing Linux.
In the future, if someone creates a web client which communicates with
ImageJ on a remote server, this would be usable from a Chromebook. There
are various ways it could work—maybe just as a "thin client" like how
Photoshop on Chromebook works [2]. But no such thing exists yet.
I looked around for a web-based image editing tool using HTML5, and found
one called Picozu [3], but it is more geared toward drawing and photo
editing, rather than scientific image processing.
Regards,
Curtis
[1]
https://www.starryhope.com/chromebooks/faq/chromebook-java/[2]
http://www.cnet.com/news/checking-out-photoshop-for-chromebooks-network-computing-revived/[3]
https://www.picozu.com/editor/On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Becky Sims <
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> Good afternoon,
>
> I work with classroom teachers to develop science curriculum and a few of
> the labs we use involve the use of ImageJ. Many teachers have been
> receiving 1:1 Chromebooks for their students and computer labs are being
> phased out. ImageJ is not compatible with the Chromebook OS, without some
> rather extensive work-arounds that involve installing Linux, or virtual
> desktops. Many school districts have tight restrictions on what can be
> downloaded to their computers and are unable to use these workarounds.
>
> Has anyone had success using ImageJ on a chromebook in a relatively simple
> manner? Is there any possibility of producing a compatible version of the
> software? Does anyone know of possible alternative software, or ideally a
> web-based program that could be used instead? I’m interested in any
> possible solutions.
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> Becky Sims
> Teaching Laboratory Coordinator
> Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
> 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853
> 607-254-2343
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