Table 1:

Software attribute groups

Group	XML element	Description
Summary		Basic information about the software
Labels		Miscellaneous scientific, technical, and administrative details of the software, expressed in terms from controlled vocabularies
Functions	Function	Details of the function(s) (i.e., modes of operation) that the software provides, expressed in concepts from the EDAM ontology
Links	Link	Miscellaneous links for the software, e.g., repository, issue tracker, or mailing list
Downloads	Download	Links to downloads for the software, e.g., source code, virtual machine image, or container
Documentation	documentation	Links to documentation about the software, e.g., user manual, API documentation, or training material
Relationships	relation	Details of a relationship this software has to other software registered in bio.tools
Publications	publication	Publications about the software
Credits	credit	Individuals or organizations that should be credited or can be contacted about the software

Software attributes are grouped within biotoolsSchema. The groups correspond to XML elements with the exception of Summary and Labels groups.