v2.0.0

Downloading and Installing BioAnnote

BioAnnote
BioAnnote Meta-Server
Source code

Warning: BioAnnote must be installed in a path that does not contain spaces. For example:

C:\Program Files\BioAnnote [Error]
C:\Programs\BioAnnote [Ok]
/home/user/my programs/BioAnnote [Error]
/home/user/programs/BioAnnote [Ok]

A) Download and Install BioAnnote

We provide two versions of BioAnnote. Full version includes an internal web server, which allows the offline annotation. Light version uses an external web service for annotation, therefore documents can only be annotated online.

	Windows Users
	Full Version (138 MB) Light Version (54 MB)	Download and double click in setup.exe
	Linux Users
	Full Version (143 MB) Light Version (60 MB)	Download and double click the bsx (Bash Self-eXtracting) file
	Mac/Other Users
	Full Version (123 MB) Light Version (40 MB)	Download and double click the jar file Requisite: You will need Java (6 or later)

B) Install using Java Web Start

Launch the BioAnnote installer directly from the Web.

Full version

Light version

Requisite: You will need Java (6 or later)

Sample Data

Following sample data can be used to test BioAnnote.

sample_cases.zip (0.2 MB) - Example taken from http://path.upmc.edu/cases/

Version History

v2.0.0 (15 Apr 2012)

Added support to all NCBO Ontologies.
Added support for Word (.doc, .docx) and PDF files.
Added batch annotation using BeanShell.
Fixed a bug when loading annotated documents.
Minor bug fixes.
New splash screen.
Major GUI improvements.

v1.6.0 (7 Mar 2012)

Integrated a Windows Java Runtime Enviroment 6.
Fixed a bug when starting the applicacion using a directory with withespaces in the path.
Minor bug fixes.
Minor GUI improvements.

v1.5.0 (11 Jan 2012)

Reduced time to start the Intelligent Information System Server (MedicalFaceV2).
Pathed lobobrowser to run in Java 7.
Minor GUI improvements.

v1.4.0 (24 Nov 2011)

Improved navigation in the built-in web browser.
Integrated an Intelligent Information System Server (MedicalFaceV2) in the application.
Minor bug fixes.
Minor GUI improvements.

v1.3.0 (12 Sep 2011)

New splash screen.
Fixed bugs in annotations displaying.
Major GUI improvements (icons, GUI controls).

v1.2.0 (10 Jun 2011)

Added lobobrowser BrowserPanel to display web contents (instead of previous HtmlPanel).
Minor GUI improvements.
Minor bug fixes.

v1.1.1 (7 Apr 2011)

Fixed bug when annotating document.
Minor bug fixes.

v1.1.0 (30 Mar 2011)

Added lobobrowser HtmlPanel to display web contents.
Minor GUI improvements.
Minor bug fixes.

A) Download and Install BioAnnote Meta-Server

This is the BioAnnote meta-server. By default, the BioAnnote client connects to our meta-server. However, you can download, adapt it to your needs and connect your client to it. The meta-server is distributed as a standard Java Web Archive (war), deployable in Apache Tomcat, for example.

	All Users
	Server (42 MB)	Download and deploy it in a Java Web Server

Version History

Source code of BioAnnote is published in SourceForge and publicly available for download at https://sourceforge.net/projects/bioannote/