Is there any free software available for analyzing GC data? I have some runs from a GC-2014 system with files in the .gcd format, and I'm looking for a tool to calculate peak areas and perform other analyses on my own laptop. Are there any alternatives to GCSolutions that can handle this file type?
To analyze GC data (.gcd files) on your laptop, use OpenChrom, a free, open-source tool supporting various chromatography formats. It offers peak integration, area calculation, and other analyses. Alternatively, Chromeleon (free version), LabVIEW, or Python-based libraries like PyChrom can also be used for data processing and analysis.
Free software options for analyzing GC data include OpenChrom, mzMine, and AMDIS, which can handle various file formats and perform peak area calculations. Additionally, gcms_data_analysis offers a Python-based solution for automated analysis, while GC-AutoFit is useful for metabolite identification with compatible formats.
None of this stuff was available when I was in Chem Grad school back in the 60s, and working on insect chemistry with poor methods. which made it tough to do this kind of analytical work. Now it is available quite cheap.
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