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This page is intended to provide links to places where Slicer Users can get help.
 
This page is intended to provide links to places where Slicer Users can get help.
  
=Discourse=
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=Discourse Forum=
The most effective way to get help from the community is through [https://discourse.slicer.org the 3D Slicer community page on Discourse]. Categories:
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The most effective way to get help from the community is through the Slicer Discussion Forum:
* Support: usage related questions
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* https://discourse.slicer.org
* Development: programming related questions
 
 
 
=Mailing List (deprecated)=
 
This used to be the common way to get help from the community before migrating to Discourse.
 
Questions about using 3D Slicer should be posted to the slicer-users mailing list.
 
* In order to ask a question, send an email to slicer-users at bwh. harvard.edu.
 
* In order to join the mailing list, go to http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/slicer-users and sign up.
 
* Archives of past postings are available  [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-users here].
 
 
 
For programming related questions, the slicer-devel mailing list needs to be used.
 
* In order to ask a question, send an email to slicer-users at bwh. harvard.edu.
 
* In order to join the mailing list, go to http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/slicer-devel and sign up.
 
* Archives of past postings are available  [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-devel here].
 
 
 
=Bug Reports and Feature Requests=
 
We have a data base of bug reports and feature request which is based on a software package called "Mantis".
 
Please file your reports in mantis and send an email about the report to the slicer-users mailing list.
 
* In order to file a feature request or a bug report, please sign up on http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/signup_page.php, then click on the '''Report Issue''' link in your browser.
 
* See [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Report_a_problem|here]] for additional tips on reporting issues.
 
 
 
=Downloading Slicer=
 
*Slicer is free open source software and is distributed under a BSD license. Please read the [[Projects/slicerWeb:LicenseText| Slicer License Agreement]], if you use Slicer.
 
*Compiled binaries are accessible through the [http://download.slicer.org Slicer Download] page.
 
  
 
=Training and Documentation=
 
=Training and Documentation=
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* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/FAQ | Users FAQ]]
 
* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/FAQ | Users FAQ]]
 
* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Developers/FAQ | Developers FAQ]]
 
* [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Developers/FAQ | Developers FAQ]]
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=Downloading Slicer=
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*Slicer is free open source software and is distributed under a BSD license. Please read the [[Projects/slicerWeb:LicenseText| Slicer License Agreement]], if you use Slicer.
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*Compiled binaries are accessible through the [http://download.slicer.org Slicer Download] page.
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=Bug Reports and Feature Requests=
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In order to file a bug report, please use the Slicer bug tracker:
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* Visit '''http://www.na-mic.org/Bug/signup_page.php'''
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** Log in or create an account.
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** then click on the '''Report Issue''' link in your browser.
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* See [[Documentation/{{documentation/currentversion}}/Report_a_problem|here]] for additional tips on reporting issues.
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For feature requests, please discuss on the Slicer Forum first. An existing or adaptable solution will often be suggested.
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* https://discourse.slicer.org
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=Mailing List (discontinued) Archives=
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Prior to Discourse, support and development discussions were conducted on several mailing lists, for which 10+ years of archives are available:
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* [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-users slicer-users (usage questions) archive ].
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** ([http://slicer-users.65878.n3.nabble.com/ searchable Nabble mirror])
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* [http://massmail.spl.harvard.edu/public-archives/slicer-devel slicer-devel (programming questions) archive]
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** ([http://slicer-devel.65872.n3.nabble.com/ searchable Nabble mirror])

Revision as of 11:58, 4 October 2017

Home < Help

Introduction

This page is intended to provide links to places where Slicer Users can get help.

Discourse Forum

The most effective way to get help from the community is through the Slicer Discussion Forum:

Training and Documentation

  • The Training page provides a series of courses for learning how to use Slicer4. The portfolio contains self-guided presentation and sample data sets.
  • Reference manual style documentation for Slicer4 can be found on the Slicer Wiki.

Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

We maintain a curated list of questions and answers for both users and developers:

Downloading Slicer

  • Slicer is free open source software and is distributed under a BSD license. Please read the Slicer License Agreement, if you use Slicer.
  • Compiled binaries are accessible through the Slicer Download page.

Bug Reports and Feature Requests

In order to file a bug report, please use the Slicer bug tracker:

For feature requests, please discuss on the Slicer Forum first. An existing or adaptable solution will often be suggested.

Mailing List (discontinued) Archives

Prior to Discourse, support and development discussions were conducted on several mailing lists, for which 10+ years of archives are available: