Free and open source

Computes image gradient

Based on the algorithm below. 

Splines: A Perfect Fit for Signal and Image Processing
M. Unser
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 22-38, November 1999.
 DOI: 10.1109/79.799930
 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/799930/

Microscopy Image Browser (MIB) is a high-performance Matlab-based software package for advanced image processing, segmentation and visualization of multi-dimensional (2D-4D) light and electron microscopy datasets.

MIB is a freely available, user-friendly software for effective image processing of multidimensional datasets that improves and facilitates the full utilization of acquired data and enables quantitative analysis of morphological features. Its open-source environment enables fine tuning and possibility of adding new plug-ins to customize the program for specific needs of any research project.

AnaMorf is a plug-in developed for the ImageJ platform (rsb.info.nih.gov/ij) to analyse the microscopic morphology of filamentous microbes. The program returns average data on a population of mycelial elements, using the descriptors projected area, circularity, total hyphal length, number of hyphal tips, hyphal growth unit, lacunarity and fractal dimension. The plug-in accepts as input a user-specified directory of images, analysing each and outputing tabulated results.

Kappa is a Fiji plugin for Curvature Analysis.

It allows a user to measure curvature in images in a convenient way. You can trace an initial shape with a B-Spline curve in just a few clicks and then fit that curve to image data with a minimization algorithm. It’s fast and robust.

iTrack4U is a Java-based software using ImageJ and jMathPlot libraries, which aims at automatically tracking cells recorded in phase-contrast microscopy. It includes all tools from image files preprocessing, tracking to data extraction and visualization. 

Please cite Cordeliéres et. al. (2013) when using this software package!