Functions include protein sequence database download and formatting, database searching, peptide-spectrum match validation with PeptideProphet, peptide evidence integration with iProphet, post-translational modification (PTM) localization with PTMProphet, and protein inference with ProteinProphet. Philosopher has multiple options for FDR scoring; performs label-free and labeling-based quantification, PTM annotation, generation of multi-level reports, and quantification comparison between samples. MSFragger and TMT-Integrator must be downloaded separately.