GUI or script interface

Use the GUI when you want to inspect a trace interactively, adjust preparation settings, and compare plots as you work. Use a Python script when you want an explicit, repeatable sequence of operations or need to integrate retrieval into your own analysis. You can move between these approaches using saved sessions.

Work in the GUI

After installing the GUI, launch croak-gui. The wizard guides you through loading data, preparing a trace, retrieving a pulse, and analysing the result. The GUI guide describes the controls and stages; preparing and checking data explains the choices behind them.

Work in Python

The Quickstart shows a small retrieval using croak.Grid, croak.maketrace, and croak.retrieve. Continue with your first retrieval for an explanation of the calculation and its plots. The experimental workflow introduces loading, cleaning, regridding, and saving.

Reuse a session

A saved session records the settings used for the workflow. The croak replay command reruns a session without opening the GUI, and croak script generates a Python script you can inspect and adapt. See saving, sessions, and reproducible workflows for the commands and file formats.

Whichever interface you choose, the user guide explains the physics and interpretation, and the examples show specific applications.