Supported formats

MSight handles MS and MS/MS data generated from the majority of mass spectrometers as well as generic data formats.

Generic formats:

• mzXML, an open generic XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
• mzData, from the HUPO PSI-MS working group.

Mass spectrometers and software:

• Bruker Daltonics mass spectrometers native binary formats
  • .yep ESI-Ion Trap instrument family (Esquire, HTC).
  • .baf ESI-TOF MS instrument family (microTOF, BioTOF).
  • fid XMass (Apex, BioTOF, Flex).
  Installation of Bruker's CompassXtract utility from the Compass Tools, freely downloadable after registration on Bruker's website, is needed.

• Thermo mass spectrometers native binary format
  • .raw
  Installation MSFileReader utility coming with Xcalibur software is needed ( Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc).

• Native format from Applied Biosystems
  • .T2D from 4700 and 4800 TOF/TOF instruments.

• Analyst software from Applied Biosystems/Sciex
  • ASCII file exported from Analyst.
  • Convert the native binary data to mzXML with mzStar.

• MassLynx software from Waters
  • ASCII file exported from MassLynx.
  • Convert the native binary data to mzXML with MassWolf.