Summary from Vendor: Findings is an electronic lab notebook mostly targeted at researchers and scientists. It is meant to address a fundamental part of the scientific workflow that was traditionally the job of paper notebooks. Findings’ ambition is simple: make your Mac, iPhone or iPad a better tool than paper to run experiments and keep lab records.
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Features & Specifications
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Interactivity
Interface functionalitySearch functions can search across file formats and beyond typos
- Able to search for documents within the platform
- Low ability to search beyond file formats
- Low ability to search beyond typographical errors
- Transparency of file structure
Ability to manipulate files and images
- Can manipulate all files and images
Support for multiple open windows
- Somewhat. Users can run multiple instances of the app
Ability to link out
- Yes
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Support for Researcher Documentation
Documentation and metadata creationHyperlink Support
- Yes
Metadata Creation Prompts
- No
Rights Management (Licensing)
- Yes
Protocol Integration
- Yes
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Adaptability to Lab Workflows
Platform compatibilityAccounts/Permissions Levels
- Not applicable
Internal Data Sharing
- Yes
Adaptable to a Variety of Workflows
- No information provided
Compatibility with authoring tools
- No
Windows Compatible
- No
Macintosh Compatible
- Yes
Linux Compatible
- No
Android Compatible
- No
iOS Compatible
- Yes
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Storage
Available data storage optionsCloud Storage
- Yes
Local Storage
- Yes
Hybrid (cloud/local) Storage
- Yes
Versioning
- Findings offers version backup and version storage support.
- Findings is designed so that backup of your lab notebook happens automatically along with backup of your computer.
File Redundancy
- No information provided
Creates stable URLs or persistent identifiers for entries
- Some limitations
Can unregistered users access the data found at persistent links?
- No information provided
Storage Capacity - Users
- No limit other than local hard drive or whatever file sharing system the user is using
Storage Capacity - Max File Size
- No limit
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Hosting
Software accessCloud
- Yes
Local
- Yes
Hybrid (combination of cloud and local)
- Yes
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Support Training and maintenance offered
Training and maintenance offeredTraining
- Email support
Documentation
- FAQs, instructions
Data Migration from Other Systems (incoming migration)
- No
Compatibility with data repositories
- No
Exit Strategies (outgoing migration)
- Yes, data stored on user's machine in an open-source format (SQLite) and exportation.
- Can also be exported as PDF.
- App can always be run to browse and export even if the license is lost.
Recovery Options
- User is responsible for backup
Single Sign-on (Institutional ID)
- No
Number of Installations per institution
- No limit, but one license per user must be purchased
Multiple client use
- Up to 3 desktop computers and unlimited mobile devices
Number of registered Harvard/HMS users
- 70 Harvard users
- 2 with hms.harvard.edu addresses
Other higher-education users
- 50 higher-education institutions in the US
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Security
Compliance with Harvard security- No information provided on Harvard Security Levels
Backdoor accessibility
- Yes
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Other
Additional featuresOpen Science/Open Data Efforts
- Data is stored in an open-source format
Academically Oriented
- Yes
Cost (per seat)
- $196 per 5 users
- 20% discount for larger groups
Dictation/voice input
- Yes
Data Entry
- Supports the importation of all file types.
- Attachments can be uploaded directly from your computer.
- Any file attachment can be manipulated within the ELN.
- Files open on the client machine and can be viewed, edited, and saved onto the local file system while remaining part of the ELN library.
Platform Integrations
- Not applicable
- PDF exports can include file attachments and notebook entries in one folder, allowing for easy uploading
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Tiers of Service
Features and costs associatedBasic Level
- Cost: $0
- Features:
- 20 experiments
- Protocols
- iOs + Watch
- Export and share
- Sync
Pro Level
- Cost: $49
- Features:
- Unlimited experiments
- Protocols
- iOs + Watch
- Export and share
- Sync
Lab Level
- Cost: $196 per user for a team of 5 users (base price)
- Features:
- Unlimited experiments
- Protocols
- iOs + Watch
- Export and share
- Sync