Raman Data Search and Storage

Raman Data Search and Storage is a Java-based software application developed to help you identify and analyze unknonwn minerals, looking over their spectra, and reviewing peaks. It features some handy options that should come to your aid, such as a search function.

No installation necessary, aside from Java

Provided that you have Java installed on your PC, you can extract the program files to any part of the hard drive and just click the JAR item to launch Raman Data Search and Storage. Unlike most installers, it doesn't modify Windows registry settings, so it doesn't increase the risk of OS stability issues.

Busy interface with many options

The GUI is seemingly overwhelming, based on a large window that immediately loads the list with available minerals at startup. You can scroll it and check out the ID and sample numbers, class, name, chemical formula, main and other peaks, reference, link, and any comments for each mineral, as well as use a search function to quickly locate a particular items.
Clicking a mineral shows its spectrum in a graphical representation that you can study, copy to the Clipboard, print or export to file. You can also zoom in and out, as well as reverse the X-axis. Furthermore, the software application lets you examine a mineral's crystal structure, peak assignments, and photograph.

Evaluation and conclusion

No error dialogs popped up in our tests, and the software utility did not freeze or crash. Its impact on computer performance was minimal, thanks to the fact that it required minimal CPU and memory to work properly. However, it took a while to load all the necessary resources at startup. Otherwise, Raman Data Search and Storage delivers a simple solution to reviewing information about minerals.