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Related projects
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This is a non-exhaustive list of related, open-source projects.  Each project has
strengths/weaknesses, so it is important to see what project is best for your use case.

In the HyperSpy ecosystem
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- `HyperSpy <https://hyperspy.org>`_: Python library with tools for multi-dimensional
  data analysis, which pyxem builds upon.
- `kikuchipy <https://kikuchipy.org>`_: Python library for analysis and processing of
  electron backscatter diffraction patterns, in the pyxem family.
- `orix <https://github.com/pyxem/orix>`_: Python library for handling crystal
  orientation mapping data, in the pyxem family.
- `diffsims <https://github.com/pyxem/diffsims>`_: Python library for simulating
  diffraction, in the pyxem family.
- `pixstem <https://pixstem.org/>`_: Python library for pixelated STEM. Merged with
  pyxem, but its documentation is still a great reference.

Other projects
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- `abtem <https://github.com/jacobjma/abTEM>`_: Python library for simulating pixelated
  STEM images. Exports to HyperSpy/pyxem for easy integration.
- `py4DSTEM <https://github.com/py4dstem/py4DSTEM>`_: Python library for 4D-STEM
  microscopy.
- `pycroscopy <https://pycroscopy.github.io/pycroscopy/>`_: Python library for
  scientific imaging and materials science.
- `LiberTEM <https://libertem.github.io/LiberTEM/>`_: Python library for high-throughput
  distributed processing of large-scale binary data sets using a simplified MapReduce
  programming model.
- `STEMDIFF <https://mirekslouf.github.io/stemdiff/docs/>`_: Python library for
  converting a 4D-STEM dataset to a 2D-powder diffractogram.