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As data volumes grow, streamlining the analysis pipelines for image preprocessing, signal extraction, and subsequent neural activity analyses becomes essential. Challenges in analysis includes 1) ensuring data quality of original and processed data at each step, 2) selecting optimal algorithms and their parameters from numerous options, each with its own pros and cons, by implementing or installing them manually, 3) systematically recording each analysis step for reproducibility, and 4) adopting standard data formats for data sharing and meta-analyses. To address these challenges, we developed Optical Neuroimage Studio (OptiNiSt), a scalable, extendable, and reproducible framework for creating calcium data analysis pipelines. 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