**Spectral Workbench** is the client software for our [open source spectrometer](/wiki/spectrometer) ###Links### [](https://i.publiclab.org/system/images/photos/000/010/133/original/11324047_1536954249860477_878717674_n.jpg) * **[Usage](/wiki/spectral-workbench-usage)** * [Spectrometry overview](/tool/spectrometer) * [Applications/uses](/wiki/spectral-analysis) * [Calibration](/wiki/spectral-workbench-calibration) * [Construction](/wiki/spectrometer-construction) * [Desktop Spectrometry Kit](/wiki/dsk) * [Foldable Mini-Spectrometer](/wiki/foldable-spec) * [Troubleshooting/Help](/wiki/spectral-workbench-help) **Update:** The "web client" version of Spectral Workbench works for users of Chrome and Opera. **You no longer need to download Spectral Workbench** and can simply use the browser-based version. Try it at https://spectralworkbench.org ###What is Spectral Workbench?### [SpectralWorkbench.org](https://spectralworkbench.org) is a place to archive, share, and interpret spectral data. By uploading spectra to the website, you agree to release the data under a Creative Commons Zero license (the equivalent of a Public Domain dedication), which allows for unrestricted use by anybody. Currently, anyone may comment on any spectrum -- the idea is that users will help one another collect better data, will collaborate on interpreting data, and will build a large shared resource of well-documented spectral data. As the website progresses, we hope to add features such as the ability to average sets of spectra and do pattern-recognition matching of similar spectra. ##Development## The codebase is available at https://github.com/jywarren/spectral-workbench. The server is written in Ruby on Rails, and the capture interface is mostly jQuery, jQuery Mobile, Canvas, and the HTML5 getUserMedia() API. The software is in need of a great deal more work, so if you are interested, please get involved! A great place to start is the "plots-dev" mailing list for software developers: http://publiclab.org/wiki/developers ###Local development Some folks have been setting up their own copy of Spectral Workbench. This can be a bit tricky for those new to Ruby on Rails, but is a really helpful first step if you're interested in contributing to the code. YvesAD went through the whole process, written up here: https://github.com/jywarren/spectral-workbench/issues/206 but he also posted a step-by-step install guide here: https://gist.github.com/YvesAD/5520784