Get Involved!

Get Involved with Weasis

Weasis is an open-source project and thrives because of its community of contributors. Whether you are a developer, a translator, a clinical user, or simply passionate about open-source healthcare tools, there are many ways to participate and make a difference.

📋 Report Bugs and Request Enhancements

Found a bug or have an idea to improve Weasis? Contribute by reporting it.

Before creating an issue, check that it has not already been reported:

• GitHub Issues
• GitHub Discussions
• dcm4che Forum
• The FAQs and the Getting Started pages

If nothing matches, open a new issue on GitHub with as much detail as possible — see How do I report a bug? for the recommended checklist (version, OS, screenshot, log files).

💻 Contribute to the Code

Pull requests are welcome on every Weasis repository:

• Weasis main repository — the core viewer.
• ViewerHub — the web portal that dispatches launches to Weasis (and other viewers), successor to weasis-pacs-connector.
• weasis-dicom-tools — the underlying DICOM toolkit.

How to contribute:

1. Fork the relevant repository on GitHub.
2. Read the README for build instructions and the project’s coding conventions.
3. Develop your change on a feature branch.
4. Open a pull request describing the motivation and the change.

For larger changes, opening a discussion or an issue first is recommended so the design can be aligned with the maintainers before you invest time in the implementation.

✍️ Share Your Knowledge

Not a developer? You can still make a real impact by sharing your expertise and helping other users.

• Improve the documentation — this site is written in Markdown and built with Hugo. Follow the README of the docs repository for the setup, the local preview command, and the pull-request workflow.

• Translate Weasis — make Weasis accessible to users worldwide by contributing to the localization effort.

• Help other users — answer questions and share insights on the dcm4che Forum and on GitHub Discussions.

• Share your story — using Weasis in a hospital, clinic, research project, or education program? Let us know so your case study can be featured in the Stories section.

• Cite Weasis — if your work uses Weasis, citing the project in your publications helps make the impact of the project visible. See How to cite Weasis.

🤝 Why Contribute?

1. Support open source healthcare — be part of a global effort to keep medical imaging tools free and auditable.
2. Learn and grow — sharpen your skills on a real-world clinical project used in dozens of countries.
3. Make an impact — your contributions directly help healthcare professionals, researchers, and institutions worldwide.