Observed arrival · 2026-10-16
Hooke brings microscopy models to the Mac
Hooke is an open-source Mac workspace for finding and running microscopy and bioimage-analysis models without using a terminal.
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- Microscopy researchers using Apple silicon Macs
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- The plant-stem demo reports 1,523 segmented cells in about 20 seconds, but measurements remain in pixels because no scale was set.
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The homepage walks through five microscope observations, including a stained plant stem and a sperm wet mount. It reports that Cellpose-SAM outlined 1,523 cells in about 20 seconds, while a separate tracking example followed 527 moving spots for four seconds. The page notes that measurements are in pixels where no scale was set, and says users confirm model suggestions rather than treating them as conclusions.
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