Now Released: SpectraGuru™ v1.2 — The Open Ecosystem for Raman & SERS Spectroscopy

SpectraGuru™ is a free, open-source ecosystem for Raman and SERS data analysis and visualization — built to make spectroscopy faster, reproducible, and community-driven.

🚀 Version 1.2 brings major advances toward a fully connected spectroscopy ecosystem:

🔹 1. Unified, Community-Driven Database

• PostgreSQL-based centralized backend

• Standardized schema for raw and processed spectra

• Over 3,000 spectra spanning chemicals, viruses, biomarkers, and more — all annotated with detailed experimental conditions

  
  

🔹 2. Smarter Preprocessing & Analytics

• Improved baseline correction, Gaussian–Lorentzian fitting, and manual despiking

• Dimensionality reduction with PCA and t-SNE

• Real-time visual analytics including heatmaps, confidence plots, and hierarchical clustering

  
  

🔹 3. Enhanced UI & Accessibility

• Modern, streamlined interface

• Faster data upload and processing

• Integrated video tutorials and documentation for easy onboarding

  
  

SpectraGuru continues to evolve under the Apache 2.0 License, welcoming contributions in code, data, and algorithms. Join us in shaping the future of open, reproducible spectroscopy.

👉 Explore now: spectraguru.org📊 Source code: GitHub

📧 Contact: zhao-nano-lab@uga.edu | More info: zhao-nano-lab.com