The zenCELL owl software runs on any Windows PC. No cloud subscription, no internet required after installation. Your data stays in your lab.
Organise all your cell culture experiments in projects. Set imaging intervals (minimum 1 minute), choose your well layout, and assign cell types. Everything is saved automatically.
View all 24 wells simultaneously in the overview grid. Click any well to zoom in. Compare timepoints side by side. Navigate through your entire imaging history with a single click.
Automated confluency measurement at every time point. The AI algorithm calculates surface coverage (%) and generates growth curves — no manual counting, no subjectivity.
Generate automated timelapse videos (AVI format) from any experiment. Export images as PNG or JPG, data as CSV or Excel — all publication-ready.
The integrated temperature sensor logs incubator conditions throughout every experiment. Detect temperature fluctuations that could affect your results — all logged automatically.
Legacy version for older hardware. Stable and fully supported for basic imaging and confluency analysis.
Download v2.0Last fully stable release. Recommended if you experience issues with v3.7.
Download v3.4.1Newest version with latest AI analysis improvements. Recommended for all current devices.
Download v3.7Explore the full software with pre-loaded real experiment data. No zenCELL owl hardware needed.
Download Demo →Unlike Incucyte and other proprietary systems, zenCELL owl exports data in formats fully compatible with ImageJ — the world's most widely used scientific image analysis platform.
Export your images as PNG or JPG, your data as CSV — and continue your analysis in ImageJ, CellProfiler, or any other open-source tool. No vendor lock-in. Your data, your way.
Download the demo version and explore real cell imaging data, confluency analysis and timelapse viewing — without any hardware.
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