FAIR and EOSC tools

This page provides curated links to tools supporting FAIR assessment, metadata preparation, implementation planning, research-object packaging, workflow publication and the use of EOSC services.

The tools address different stages of the research data lifecycle. Some are intended for researchers and data stewards, while others require repository, metadata or software-development expertise.

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Resource information

Resource type

Curated directory of FAIR and EOSC tools

Intended users

Researchers, data stewards, curators, repository teams and infrastructure developers

Recommended use

During planning, metadata preparation, FAIR assessment, packaging, validation and EOSC-based analysis

Link status

External services maintained by their respective providers

Select a tool by task

Start by identifying the object, workflow stage and type of result you need.

Assess FAIRness

Evaluate a published dataset, web resource or repository record against selected FAIR metrics.

Plan FAIR implementation

Identify standards, repositories, vocabularies and technical choices for a community or project.

Package research objects

Describe and validate datasets, software, workflows and provenance as structured research objects.

Use EOSC services

Discover resources, launch tools and manage data or computational work in the EOSC EU Node.

FAIR assessment is not FAIR certification

Assessment tools test selected indicators that can be evaluated manually or automatically. A score depends on the metrics, object, metadata exposed to the tool and technical access method.

A high score does not by itself confirm scientific quality, correctness, legal compliance, long-term preservation or suitability for a particular reuse scenario.

Recommended starting points

These tools provide practical entry points for learning, assessment, resource selection and EOSC-based work.

Guided self-assessment

FAIR-Aware

Online questionnaire helping researchers and data stewards understand decisions that make datasets more FAIR.

Best for: learning, project planning and preparing data before repository deposit

Input: answers about FAIR knowledge and intended data-management practice

Open FAIR-Aware

Automated FAIR assessment

F-UJI

Web service for automated assessment of published research data objects using FAIR data assessment metrics.

Best for: testing a dataset landing page, DOI or another resolvable identifier

Output: indicator-level results and recommendations

Open F-UJI

Standards and policy registry

FAIRsharing

Curated registry connecting data and metadata standards, repositories, databases and data policies.

Best for: identifying community standards, repositories and applicable data policies

Scope: multidisciplinary

Visit FAIRsharing

EOSC application environment

EOSC EU Node Tools Hub

Environment for discovering and deploying preconfigured research applications on EOSC EU Node infrastructure.

Best for: data processing, analysis, visualisation and workflow execution

Access: EOSC EU Node authentication and applicable virtual credits

Explore Tools Hub

FAIR assessment and awareness tools

Select the tool according to whether you are assessing knowledge, a published object or a repository-specific implementation.

Dataset assessment

F-UJI

Automated assessment service for research datasets available through resolvable identifiers and machine-readable metadata.

Use it to: identify metadata and access properties that can be detected automatically

Users: researchers, curators and repository teams

Assess with F-UJI

Web-resource assessment

FAIR-Checker

Tool for checking FAIR-related properties and inspecting structured metadata exposed by web resources.

Use it to: assess and inspect metadata exposed through a resource URL

Approach: Semantic Web standards and machine-readable tests

Open FAIR-Checker

Adaptable evaluation framework

FAIR EVA

Evaluator, Validator and Advisor framework that can be adapted to repository software, institutional environments and domains.

Best for: repository teams developing a customised FAIR assessment implementation

Access: open-source software and technical documentation

View FAIR EVA

FAIR knowledge assessment

FAIR-Aware

Guided questionnaire assessing awareness of practical actions required to make datasets findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable.

Use it to: support training, discussion and early data-management planning

Note: it does not test a published dataset

Start FAIR-Aware

FAIR implementation and metadata tools

These tools help communities select FAIR-enabling resources, create structured metadata and expose machine-actionable records.

Resource registry

FAIRsharing

Registry for discovering standards, repositories, databases and data policies and examining how these resources are connected.

Use it to: select community standards, repositories and policy-recommended resources

Users: researchers, stewards, publishers, funders and infrastructure teams

Search FAIRsharing

FAIR implementation profile

FIP Wizard

Questionnaire-based environment for documenting the FAIR implementation choices made by a community of practice.

Use it to: record identifiers, formats, vocabularies, protocols and other FAIR-enabling resources

Output: a FAIR Implementation Profile

Open FIP Wizard

Metadata authoring

CEDAR Workbench

Environment for designing reusable metadata templates and producing structured metadata enriched with ontology terms.

Use it to: create machine-actionable forms, controlled fields and standardised metadata records

Output: structured metadata including JSON and JSON-LD

Open CEDAR

FAIR metadata publication

FAIR Data Point

Software and specification for exposing semantically rich dataset metadata through standard web protocols.

Best for: organisations and developers implementing machine-actionable metadata services

Note: technical deployment and configuration are required

Explore FAIR Data Point

Research-object packaging and workflow tools

These tools create, inspect, validate or publish structured packages containing research data, software, workflows and provenance.

Browser-based RO-Crate tool

RO-Crate Playground

Browser environment for creating, inspecting, visualising and performing basic checks on RO-Crate metadata.

Best for: learning RO-Crate, inspecting JSON-LD and testing small research-object packages

Access: web browser

Open RO-Crate Playground

RO-Crate editor

Crate-O

Browser-based editor for creating and updating RO-Crates using structured schemas, profiles and controlled metadata fields.

Best for: interactive preparation of domain-specific research-object metadata

Status: evolving community tool

Open Crate-O

RO-Crate authoring tool

Describo

Extensible environment for describing, exploring and transforming research objects represented as RO-Crates.

Best for: profile-based RO-Crate creation and integration into local applications

Check before use: current deployment, browser support and project documentation

Visit Describo

Workflow registry

WorkflowHub

Registry for describing, sharing, publishing and discovering scientific computational workflows.

Use it to: publish workflows as identifiable, documented and reusable research objects

Interoperability: supports Workflow RO-Crate and multiple workflow formats

Visit WorkflowHub

EOSC discovery and execution tools

Use these environments to discover European research resources, access services and run data-driven research activities.

EOSC discovery service

EOSC EU Node Resource Hub

Catalogue interface for discovering research outputs, software, services, tools, organisations and learning resources.

Use it to: search and navigate resources represented in the EOSC Resource Catalogue

Browsing: public catalogue access

Open Resource Hub

Deployable research tools

EOSC EU Node Tools Hub

Catalogue of preconfigured applications that can be deployed on EOSC EU Node virtual machines or container infrastructure.

Use it to: launch analysis, workflow and visualisation applications without local installation

Requirements: authentication, suitable access level and credits

Explore Tools Hub

Personal EOSC workspace

EOSC EU Node User Space

Personal dashboard for managing projects, services, tools, data, groups, resource orders and virtual-credit use.

Use it to: deploy services, collaborate, process data and monitor resource use

Access: institutional or supported European identity

Learn about User Space

Open research discovery

OpenAIRE Explore

Search environment for publications, research data, software, projects, organisations and related scholarly information.

Use it to: discover outputs and examine relationships with funding, projects and organisations

Data source: OpenAIRE Research Graph

Visit OpenAIRE Explore

Tool selection checklist

Check the following before adopting a tool in a research or institutional workflow.

Object and purpose

Does the tool address datasets, metadata, repositories, software, workflows or user knowledge?

Input requirements

Does it require a DOI, public URL, API endpoint, metadata file, local installation or authenticated EOSC account?

Result and limitations

Does it produce a score, advisory report, metadata record, packaged object or executable environment?

Maintenance and integration

Are documentation, source code, licence, release status and integration requirements current and suitable?

Verify current tool status and data conditions

External tools may change their interfaces, metrics, access requirements, supported formats, deployment status and terms of use. Review the provider’s current documentation before including a tool in an institutional or project workflow.

Do not submit confidential, personal or restricted information to an external assessment or metadata service unless its security, privacy and data-processing conditions have been verified.