Computer Vision Annotation Formats

Roboflow is the universal conversion tool for computer vision datasets. We import any annotation format and export to any other, meaning you can spend more time experimenting and less time wrestling with one-off conversion scripts for your object detection datasets.

If you upload your images to Roboflow, you can annotate your images in Roboflow without wrangling other annotation formats.

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YOLOv8 PyTorch TXT

A modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations that adds a YAML file for model config.

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COCO JSON

COCO is a common JSON format used for machine learning because the dataset it was introduced with has become a common benchmark.

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Pascal VOC XML

Pascal VOC is a common XML annotation format that is human readable but doesn't work with any known object detection models.

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Tensorflow TFRecord

Tensorflow TFRecords are a binary format used with the TensorFlow Object Detection models.

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YOLO Darknet TXT

The favored annotation format of the Darknet family of models.

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CreateML JSON

Apple's CreateML and Turi Create tools need a special JSON format for object detection tasks.

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EXPORT

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YOLOv7 PyTorch TXT

A modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations that adds a YAML file for model config.

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YOLOv5 PyTorch TXT

A modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations that adds a YAML file for model config.

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LabelMe JSON

The native format of LabelMe, an open source graphical image annotation tool written in Python and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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Google Cloud AutoML Vision CSV

The CSV format needed for Google's AutoML Vision tool.

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SuperAnnotate JSON

SuperAnnotate (formerly annotate.online) is a self-service labeling tool and outsourced annotation provider.

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Sagemaker GroundTruth Manifest

The proprietary annotation format used by Amazon SageMaker GroundTruth.

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Supervisely JSON

Supervise.ly offers a computer vision platform and uses a proprietary JSON-based annotation format.

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Scale AI JSON

Scale AI is a popular outsourced labeling platform; their API returns object detection annotations in this JSON format.

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LabelBox JSON

LabelBox is an outsourced label management service, specializing in on-premise "bring your own labeler" solutions.

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VGG Image Annotator JSON

The VGG Image Annotator tool's JSON format.

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VGG Image Annotator CSV

The VGG Image Annotator tool's CSV format.

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VoTT JSON

The native format of Microsoft's Visual Object Tagging Tool (VoTT)

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VoTT CSV

The native format of Microsoft's Visual Object Tagging Tool (VoTT)

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LabelBox Video JSON

LabelBox is an outsourced label management service, specializing in on-premise "bring your own labeler" solutions.

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meituan/yolov6

MT-YOLOv6 uses a modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations.

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IBM Cloud Annotations JSON

The native JSON format of IBM's open source Cloud Annotations labeling tool.

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Scaled-YOLOv4 TXT

Scaled-YOLOv4 uses a variant on the Darknet TXT format with an additional data.yaml configuration file.

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Unity Perception JSON

Unity Perception is a toolkit for generating datasets for computer vision by using 3D renders.

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OIDv4 TXT

The format returned by the OpenImages Dataset v4 ToolKit.

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YOLO Keras TXT

A format used with the Keras implementation of YOLOv3.

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OpenAI CLIP Classification

CLIP is an impressive multimodal zero-shot image classifier that achieves impressive results in a wide range of domains with no fine-tuning.

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RetinaNet Keras CSV

A custom format used by the Keras implementation of RetinaNet.

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OpenImages CSV

A variation on the YOLO Darknet format which removes the need for a labelmap.

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EXPORT

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Tensorflow Object Detection CSV

The intermediate human-readable format prior to creating a TFRecord.

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EXPORT

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Multiclass Classification CSV

Transforms an object detection problem into a classification problem.

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EXPORT

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YOLOv4 PyTorch TXT

A format used with the PyTorch port of YOLO v4.

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EXPORT

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Cogniac

A JSON annotation format used by Cogniac.

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Kaggle Wheat CSV

Custom format used in a specific Kaggle object detection competition.

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Udacity TXT

The format used by the Udacity Self Driving Car dataset.

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Marmot XML

Marmot is an obscure Chinese annotation format created by researchers at Peking University.

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EXPORT

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YOLOv5 Oriented Bounding Boxes

A modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations that allows for rotated bounding boxes.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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YOLOv8 PyTorch TXT

A modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations that adds a YAML file for model config.

IMPORT

EXPORT



COCO JSON

COCO is a common JSON format used for machine learning because the dataset it was introduced with has become a common benchmark.

IMPORT

EXPORT



Pascal VOC XML

Pascal VOC is a common XML annotation format that is human readable but doesn't work with any known object detection models.

IMPORT

EXPORT



YOLO Darknet TXT

The favored annotation format of the Darknet family of models.

IMPORT

EXPORT



CreateML JSON

Apple's CreateML and Turi Create tools need a special JSON format for object detection tasks.

IMPORT

EXPORT



LabelMe JSON

The native format of LabelMe, an open source graphical image annotation tool written in Python and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

IMPORT

EXPORT



Google Cloud AutoML Vision CSV

The CSV format needed for Google's AutoML Vision tool.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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SuperAnnotate JSON

SuperAnnotate (formerly annotate.online) is a self-service labeling tool and outsourced annotation provider.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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Sagemaker GroundTruth Manifest

The proprietary annotation format used by Amazon SageMaker GroundTruth.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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Supervisely JSON

Supervise.ly offers a computer vision platform and uses a proprietary JSON-based annotation format.

IMPORT

EXPORT



Scale AI JSON

Scale AI is a popular outsourced labeling platform; their API returns object detection annotations in this JSON format.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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LabelBox JSON

LabelBox is an outsourced label management service, specializing in on-premise "bring your own labeler" solutions.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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VGG Image Annotator JSON

The VGG Image Annotator tool's JSON format.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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VGG Image Annotator CSV

The VGG Image Annotator tool's CSV format.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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VoTT JSON

The native format of Microsoft's Visual Object Tagging Tool (VoTT)

IMPORT

EXPORT

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VoTT CSV

The native format of Microsoft's Visual Object Tagging Tool (VoTT)

IMPORT

EXPORT



LabelBox Video JSON

LabelBox is an outsourced label management service, specializing in on-premise "bring your own labeler" solutions.

IMPORT

EXPORT



IBM Cloud Annotations JSON

The native JSON format of IBM's open source Cloud Annotations labeling tool.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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Unity Perception JSON

Unity Perception is a toolkit for generating datasets for computer vision by using 3D renders.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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OIDv4 TXT

The format returned by the OpenImages Dataset v4 ToolKit.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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YOLO Keras TXT

A format used with the Keras implementation of YOLOv3.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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RetinaNet Keras CSV

A custom format used by the Keras implementation of RetinaNet.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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OpenImages CSV

A variation on the YOLO Darknet format which removes the need for a labelmap.

IMPORT

EXPORT



Tensorflow Object Detection CSV

The intermediate human-readable format prior to creating a TFRecord.

IMPORT

EXPORT



Multiclass Classification CSV

Transforms an object detection problem into a classification problem.

IMPORT

EXPORT



Cogniac

A JSON annotation format used by Cogniac.

IMPORT

EXPORT



Kaggle Wheat CSV

Custom format used in a specific Kaggle object detection competition.

IMPORT

EXPORT



Udacity TXT

The format used by the Udacity Self Driving Car dataset.

IMPORT

EXPORT



Marmot XML

Marmot is an obscure Chinese annotation format created by researchers at Peking University.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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

YOLOv8 PyTorch TXT

A modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations that adds a YAML file for model config.

IMPORT

EXPORT



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COCO JSON

COCO is a common JSON format used for machine learning because the dataset it was introduced with has become a common benchmark.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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Pascal VOC XML

Pascal VOC is a common XML annotation format that is human readable but doesn't work with any known object detection models.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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Tensorflow TFRecord

Tensorflow TFRecords are a binary format used with the TensorFlow Object Detection models.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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

YOLO Darknet TXT

The favored annotation format of the Darknet family of models.

IMPORT

EXPORT





CreateML JSON

Apple's CreateML and Turi Create tools need a special JSON format for object detection tasks.

IMPORT

EXPORT

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YOLOv7 PyTorch TXT

A modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations that adds a YAML file for model config.

IMPORT

EXPORT





YOLOv5 PyTorch TXT

A modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations that adds a YAML file for model config.

IMPORT

EXPORT





Google Cloud AutoML Vision CSV

The CSV format needed for Google's AutoML Vision tool.

IMPORT

EXPORT





Sagemaker GroundTruth Manifest

The proprietary annotation format used by Amazon SageMaker GroundTruth.

IMPORT

EXPORT



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meituan/yolov6

MT-YOLOv6 uses a modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations.

IMPORT

EXPORT





Scaled-YOLOv4 TXT

Scaled-YOLOv4 uses a variant on the Darknet TXT format with an additional data.yaml configuration file.

IMPORT

EXPORT





YOLO Keras TXT

A format used with the Keras implementation of YOLOv3.

IMPORT

EXPORT





OpenAI CLIP Classification

CLIP is an impressive multimodal zero-shot image classifier that achieves impressive results in a wide range of domains with no fine-tuning.

IMPORT

EXPORT





RetinaNet Keras CSV

A custom format used by the Keras implementation of RetinaNet.

IMPORT

EXPORT





Tensorflow Object Detection CSV

The intermediate human-readable format prior to creating a TFRecord.

IMPORT

EXPORT





Multiclass Classification CSV

Transforms an object detection problem into a classification problem.

IMPORT

EXPORT





YOLOv4 PyTorch TXT

A format used with the PyTorch port of YOLO v4.

IMPORT

EXPORT



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YOLOv5 Oriented Bounding Boxes

A modified version of YOLO Darknet annotations that allows for rotated bounding boxes.

IMPORT

EXPORT