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Indigo ELN
What it is
Indigo ELN is a free, web-based electronic lab notebook for creating, organizing, finding, and sharing chemistry records. Research is arranged through projects, notebooks, experiments, and components, and users can create experiment templates or add components without changing the core code. Ketcher provides chemical-structure editing, while Indigo renders reactions and calculates chemical properties. Records can be searched by entity attributes; with BingoDB integration, searches can also use product structures or reaction schemes. APIs connect customer services, databases, and electronic-signature services. Role-based authorities and access-control lists can govern projects, notebooks, and experiments. Project, notebook, and experiment pages can be printed to PDF, and SDF files can be imported or exported. The system is web based and self-hostable, with a Docker image described by the maker. Repository instructions cover local Docker installation and AWS deployment. The core product is free under GNU GPL version 3 and provided without warranty. EPAM offers customization, integration, support, and maintenance priced according to individual needs. The demo environment is unavailable while work continues toward a public version 3.0 environment.
For and against
For
- Free GNU GPL version 3 core
- Chemistry structure and reaction tools
- Search supports attributes and structures
- Role-based access controls
- PDF and SDF exchange
Against
- Demo environment is currently unavailable
- Provided without warranty
- Professional services are priced individually
- Structure search requires BingoDB integration
The verdict
Indigo ELN combines chemistry-specific record management with templates, search, controls, APIs, and self-hosting options. Its free license is useful for organizations able to manage deployment while accounting for the unavailable demo and no-warranty terms.
Who it suits
It suits chemistry teams that need structured electronic records, chemical editing and calculations, search, access controls, and integration APIs. Self-hosting users can deploy with Docker or follow the documented AWS process.
Plans and prices
Core Indigo ELN
Core product is free of charge · GNU General Public License v3
Read 8 Oct 2026 · lifescience.opensource.epam.com
On the record
- Access controls
- It supports role based authorities and access control lists for projects, notebooks, and experiments.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Chemistry tools
- The core package includes Ketcher for chemical structure editing and Indigo for reaction rendering and chemical property calculations.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Current availability
- The repository says the demo environment is unavailable while the team works toward a publicly accessible environment for version 3.0.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can create experiment templates and add components without changing the core code.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The product is web based, and the maker says a Docker image is available.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Users can print project, notebook, and experiment pages to PDF and export or import SDF files.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The repository documents local Docker installation and deployment on AWS.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product supports APIs for integrating customer services, databases, and electronic signature services.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License limitation
- The maker's page says Indigo ELN is distributed under GNU GPL version 3 and provided without warranty.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Projects and records
- The system organizes research through projects, notebooks, experiments, and components.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Indigo ELN helps scientists create, store, retrieve, and share electronic records of chemistry information.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Search
- Users can search by entity attributes and, with BingoDB integration, by product structure or reaction scheme.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- EPAM offers customization, integration, support, and maintenance services priced according to individual needs.lifescience.opensource.epam.com · read 8 Oct 2026
