LINCE PLUS is a project under development through a Phd study with the collaboration of Inefc Catalunya.

About LINCE PLUS

LINCE PLUS is a visualization tool for research, that let’s you analyze data and organize your study

Article Citation

Please, if any use or scientific research is done through this application, cite us to improve:

• Soto, A, Camerino, O, Anguera, M.T., Iglesias, X., & Castañer, M., (2022): LINCE PLUS Software for Systematic Observation Studies of Sports and Health. Behavior Research Methods 54 , 1263–1271 , https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-021-01642-1

• Soto, A., Camerino, O., Iglesias, X., Anguera, M. T., & Castañer, M. (2019). LINCE PLUS: Research Software for Behaviour Video Analysis. Apunts. Educación Física y Deportes, 137, 149-153. doi:10.5672/apunts.2014-0983.es.(2019/3).137.11

Contact

• Any bug, mistake or improvement can be suggested using the “issues” part from this project
• Check online documentation and our wiki
• For any usage or request please send an email to alberto.soto@gmail.com

Supported languages

Our software it’s build on a multilanguage base: Spanish, English, German and Catalan

System requirements

• LINCE PLUS works in any computer (x64) and has been tested with Win10 and MacOS ARM and chipset intel
• We do not have license as it needs a fee and it’s free software.

Download

https://github.com/observesport/lince-plus/releases/tag/v3.2.3

Current version 3.2.3

Lince Plus 3.2.3 Release Notes

Overview

This release focuses on modernizing the technology stack, improving installation reliability, and enhancing cloud compatibility to better support enterprise deployments.

Major Changes

Framework Updates

• JDK17
• Upgraded to Spring Boot version 3.2.3
• Enhanced dependency injection system to support Lince Cloud extensions
• Improved cloud-native compatibility for containerized deployments

Installation Improvements

• New automated installer package generated through CI/CD pipeline
• Fixed installation issues on macOS systems
• Resolved permission handling during setup
• Improved application registration process
• Addressed Windows-specific installation problems
• Fixed path resolution conflicts
• Enhanced registry management
• Corrected service installation procedures

Cloud Integration

• Added cloud-native configuration options
• Implemented extensible dependency injection framework for Lince Cloud
• Enhanced service discovery capabilities
• Improved container orchestration support

Installation Instructions

The new installer package can be downloaded from the official Lince repository. For detailed installation steps, please refer to the updated documentation.

System Requirements

• macOS 10.15 or later
• Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2019/2022
• 4GB RAM minimum
• 2GB available disk space

Known Issues

On Windows systems with restricted user permissions, manual elevation may be required during installation macOS users should ensure Terminal has full disk access enabled in System Preferences

Download it here

Documentation

• Check the youtube channel! LINCE PLUS YOUTUBE
• Check our on-line guide in spanish or in english
• Check our workshop material at workshop
• Check our installation and use guide at our wiki, under development, on our wiki

Previous versions

• 2.1.0 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 2.0.0 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.3.2 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.3.1 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.3.0 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.2.0 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.1.2 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.1.1 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.1.0 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.0.3 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.0.2 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.0.1 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)
• 1.0.0 - Mac x64 & Windows x64 (w10)

Important: MacOS users

20/02/2020 Since the update of MacOS Catalina YOU NEED TO ENABLE MAC OS EXTERNAL SOFTWARE to install LINCE PLUS. We are working on the licensing issue, but, until it´s solved you must follow this procedure: Install uncertified software - ES o Install uncertified software - EN.

Bugs or problems? No problem

Use our bug system to report any problem at bug reporting

Support

LINCE PLUS has been develop using Jetbrains Suite thanks to their license support for Open source projects.

LINCE PLUS installer is build using Install4J multi-platform installer builder thanks to their license support for Open source projects.

Release notes

• Version 2.1.0 RELEASE, 02/10/2023
  • AI Studio
  • new Video Player
  • Youtube player update
• Version 2.0.0 RELEASE, 03/07/2023
  • GA4 intro - Spring boot 2.7 - JDK 17 upgrade from 1.8 - Support issues solved
• Version 1.3.2 RELEASE, 20/01/2021
  • Excel CSV error review
• Version 1.3.1 RELEASE, 05/10/2020
  • Solves problems with big instruments.
  • This version resolves the following issues:
    • Exporting data does not break anymore
    • Improving performance on visualization and recording
    • Better Quantitizing phase
    • GA
• Version 1.3.0 RELEASE, 30/06/2020
  • UI Enhancement & web redesign
  • React + lerna monorepo + full microservices aproach
  • Scene program
  • Keyboard usage
  • Multi-observer exporting support
  • Lince v1 support reviewed
• Version 1.2.0 RELEASE, 21/05/2020
  • Solves multiobserver problems
  • Adds transcoding support. Lince can convert automatically now to mp4 any video you choose.
• Version 1.1.2 RELEASE, 25/02/2020
  • creation of new observers from legacy Lince register import
  • kappa index review
  • video analysis improvement: better dragable area, minimal gaps to improve UX and shows description when the mouse goes over
  • adaptative graphs
  • legacy instrument review
  • log improvement and better messaging
  • temporal saving
  • mac update. License needed. Installer has been updated.
  • better working atmosphere with margin decrease
  • PoP (Picture on picture) behaviour review
• Version 1.1.1 RELEASE, 10/12/2019
  • Repairs problems on importing files
  • Includes change version notificacion
  • Source clean up
  • Adds localhost on view option
  • Improves QR
  • Sandboxing https support
• Version 1.1.0 RELEASE, 20/11/2019 This version is a major update. New features
  • Installer works on mac os 100%
  • Installer improvements on windows (needs resolve uninstall for previous version)
  • QR code generator for devices connection
  • Network utils
  • Recording sandbox
  • Video chrono
  • Mix data: Information nodes on toolbox
  • Unit tests
  • Renjin version update (carefully)
  • CSV export update
  • Web update
• Version 1.0.3 RELEASE, 06/08/2019
  • Multi-observer file import issues
  • Non-existing file check on autoload
  • MacOS installer with embedded JRE
  • Win10 installer with embedded JRE
  • Valid CSV export with ; or ,
  • MacOS can open browser and files properly
• Version 1.0.2 RELEASE, 01/07/2019
  • File issues on MACos are solved. This includes, importing and exporting files, browser opening and video selection
  • Native swing adapter for javafx
  • Solved multitier file saving (javafx can’t open file dialog on old swing operating)
  • Added testing operations
  • This is an stable version
  • Installer contains java jre check on windows
  • MacOs must have user interaction for java setup
• Version 1.0.1 RELEASE, 12/06/2019
  • Unit testing included
  • Valid i18n
  • Exporting register to theme
  • Support for CSV and tab files native on lince plus
  • GA
  • Desktop app new Design with interactive stats
• Version 1.0.0 RELEASE, 10/06/2019
  • Initial desktop version
  • MacOS installer