# CryoSPARC Tools

**cryosparc-tools** is an open-source Python library that enables powerful scripting access to CryoSPARC and is available for **CryoSPARC v4.1+.**

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Use cases:&#x20;

* Programmatically read and write exposure, particle and volume data
* Easily perform advanced operations on metadata (alignments, CTF, etc) and programmatically insert modified data back into CryoSPARC
* Access project, workspace and job data
* Build and run jobs to orchestrate custom cryo-EM workflows
* Extend CryoSPARC functionality with third-party software packages
* **cryosparc-tools** is [on GitHub](https://github.com/cryoem-uoft/cryosparc-tools) and available via `pip` and can be used outside of the CryoSPARC environment in your own programs and tools

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The full documentation for **cryosparc-tools** is hosted at\
&#x20;<https://tools.cryosparc.com/>
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**cryosparc-tools** source code is hosted [on Github](https://github.com/cryoem-uoft/cryosparc-tools).
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If you are using CryoSPARC v4.0 or older, please see:&#x20;

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