# OHIF Documentation > OHIF (Open Health Imaging Foundation) Viewer is an open-source, web-based, zero-footprint DICOM viewer platform designed for medical imaging. It provides a highly configurable and extensible framework for building diagnostic quality medical imaging applications. OHIF Viewer supports various imaging formats (primarily DICOM), offers advanced visualization tools, customizable workflows, and integration capabilities with different data sources. This file contains the complete documentation for OHIF Viewer, concatenated for easy reference and searching. Each section is clearly marked with its source URL. # Root Documentation ## Where to next? Source: https://docs.ohif.org/llm/README The [Open Health Imaging Foundation][ohif-org] (OHIF) Viewer is an open source, web-based, medical imaging platform. It aims to provide a core framework for building complex imaging applications. Key features: - Designed to load large radiology studies as quickly as possible. Retrieves metadata ahead of time and streams in imaging pixel data as needed. - Leverages [Cornerstone3D](https://github.com/cornerstonejs/cornerstone3D-beta) for decoding, rendering, and annotating medical images. - Works out-of-the-box with Image Archives that support [DICOMWeb][dicom-web]. Offers a Data Source API for communicating with archives over proprietary API formats. - Provides a plugin framework for creating task-based workflow modes which can reuse core functionality. - Beautiful user interface (UI) designed with extensibility in mind. UI components available in a reusable component library built with React.js and Tailwind CSS