Membrane Kymograph Generator: A cross-platform GUI software for automated generation and analysis of kymographs along dynamic cell boundaries
Membrane Kymograph Generator is a free and open-source software, licensed under GNU General Public License 3.0 or later. This software is cross-platform: It can be graphically installed on both x86-64 and AArch64/ARM64 computers, running either Windows, macOS, or any standard Linux distribution. The software is distributed as single installer files (and portable executables) targeting specific hardware architectures and operating systems, and hence, it can be installed natively without any dependency resolution. The source code, detailed documentation, specific installers, portable binaries, and test data are freely available at https://github.com/tatsatb/membrane-kymograph-generator. Additionally, since the software is written in Python, it can also be installed inside any Python environment using PIP package manager (package ID: https://pypi.org/project/membrane-kymograph) and can also be interacted via a built-in Python API.
Authors
- Pablo A. Iglesias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0840-155X)
- Tatsat Banerjee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3490-3959)
- Peter N. Devreotes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3260-1455)
- Bedri Abubaker-Sharif
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.11.705379
- Primary Topic
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Johns Hopkins University
- National Institutes of Health
- Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research