Staining Protocol Version Control
Git-style version control for staining protocols — track every revision, change summary, author and sign-off, tuned for an academic lab. Private and offline.
Keep an immutable, dated history of every staining protocol — each version records what changed, who changed it and its sign-off status. Built for histology teams who need reproducibility and easy handover when people leave. Nothing leaves your browser, so even unpublished methods stay confidential.
Tip: bump the minor version (v1.1 → v1.2) for small edits and the major version (v2.0) for changes that affect results. Export to CSV for your QMS or an audit.
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Free staining protocol version control and change-log for an academic lab: track revisions, sign-offs and an audit trail entirely in your browser.
About Staining Protocol Version Control
A free, offline staining protocol version-control tool for histology teams. Keep an immutable, dated history of every staining protocol — each version records what changed, who changed it and its sign-off status. Built for histology teams who need reproducibility and easy handover when people leave. Nothing leaves your browser, so even unpublished methods stay confidential.
How to use Staining Protocol Version Control
- 1Add v1.0 of your staining protocol with a short description of the method (e.g. an H&E or IHC protocol).
- 2Each time you change it, log a new version with a change summary, your name and the date — never overwrite the old one.
- 3Set the status as it moves through Draft / In review / Approved / Superseded, and export the full history to CSV for your records or QMS.
Why use Staining Protocol Version Control?
- ✓Staining Protocols evolve constantly — this gives histology teams a Git-style history so you always know which version produced which result.
- ✓Each entry captures a change summary, author, date and sign-off status (Draft → In review → Approved…), giving an academic lab reproducibility and easy handover when people leave.
- ✓Runs entirely in your browser with no account — unpublished protocols and IP never touch a server.
Frequently asked questions
Why use version control for a staining protocol?+
Methods drift over time, and a result is only reproducible if you know exactly which version of the staining protocol produced it. Version control gives every revision a number, a change summary and an author, so you can reproduce old work, justify changes to reviewers, and onboard new histology teams without losing institutional knowledge.
How should I number protocol versions?+
A simple semver-style scheme works well: bump the minor number (v1.1 → v1.2) for small edits like a reagent swap, and the major number (v1.x → v2.0) for changes that could affect results, such as a new incubation time or instrument. Record the rationale in the change summary so the jump is self-explanatory at audit.
Is this an electronic lab notebook (ELN)?+
It is a lightweight, offline version-control log rather than a full ELN — but it captures the part that matters most for reproducibility: a dated, attributable, immutable history of every change to a staining protocol. You can export to CSV and attach it to your ELN or QMS at any time.
Where is my data stored?+
Entirely in your browser's localStorage — no sign-up, no upload, no server. That keeps proprietary methods and unpublished IP private and means the tool works offline, which is exactly what an academic lab needs.
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