# Should we start collecting software usage data?

**URL:** https://discourse.slicer.org/t/should-we-start-collecting-software-usage-data/30873
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [July 29, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/should-we-start-collecting-software-usage-data/30873 "2023-07-29T19:52:39Z")
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### Author: ![jcfr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/jcfr/32/17825_2.png) [@jcfr](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/jcfr)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2023, 4:16am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/should-we-start-collecting-software-usage-data/30873/24 "2023-10-05T04:16:44Z")

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### Example: `renderdoc` tool

After installing `renderdoc`, I was presented with the following popup:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/6/e/6e031b4d9d07882c3b7902d68ebb5b3f56cf3cb0.png)

The analytics infrastructure description along with the collected data are also publicly reported on the associated [analytics page](https://renderdoc.org/analytics).

References:

- [https://github.com/baldurk/renderdoc](https://github.com/baldurk/renderdoc)
- [https://renderdoc.org/analytics](https://renderdoc.org/analytics)
- [https://renderdoc.org/analytics/trends](https://renderdoc.org/analytics/trends)

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