What is iBridges‑GUI

iBridges‑GUI is a lightweight, cross‑platform graphical interface for iBridges.
It provides an intuitive way to work with iRODS on Windows, Linux, and macOS, without needing to use the command line.

The application is fully client‑side and agnostic to server rules or policies.

Feature overview

iBridges‑GUI helps you:

  • Browse iRODS collections and inspect data
  • Upload, download, and synchronise files
  • Edit and view metadata
  • Search across collections and data objects
  • Review client and server configuration details

Supported iRODS versions

  • 4.3.x and newer

Requirements

  • Python ≥ 3.9
  • PySide6
  • iBridges ≥ 2.1.x

Installation

Stable release

pip install ibridges
pip install git+https://github.com/iBridges-for-iRODS/iBridges-GUI.git@main

Development version

pip install ibridges
pip install git+https://github.com/iBridges-for-iRODS/iBridges-GUI.git@develop

Start the application

ibridges gui

Authors

Christine Staiger (Maintainer) — ORCID
- Wageningen University & Research (2021–2022)
- Utrecht University (2022–)

Tim van Daalen — Wageningen University & Research (2021)

Maarten Schermer (Maintainer) — ORCID, Utrecht University (2023)

Raoul Schram (Maintainer) — ORCID, Utrecht University (2023)

Contributors

J.P. Mc Farland — University of Groningen, Center for Information Technology (2022)

License

GPL v3