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| Original author(s) | Sébastien Jodogne, University Hospital of Liège |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 19 July 2012 |
| Stable release | 1.5.8
/ 16 October 2019[1] |
| Repository | bitbucket |
| Written in | C++, HTML, JavaScript |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows, macOS X |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Vendor Neutral Archive |
| License | GPLv3, with OpenSSL exception |
Orthanc is a lightweight open-source DICOM server[further explanation needed] for medical imaging supporting representational state transfer.[2][3] It is licensed under the GPLv3.
For his work on Orthanc, Sébastien Jodogne received the Free Software Award in 2015.[4] Orthanc also received the eHealth Agoria award for 2015.[5]
Orthanc is part of the Debian Med project.[6] Official packages are available for numerous Linux distributions including Debian,[7] Ubuntu[8] and Fedora[9]. Ports are available for FreeBSD and OpenBSD. Windows binary installer packages may be freely downloaded from the Orthanc website but are provided by a commercial partner.