The migration is complete
The move to the new Open Lab platform is complete
The previous Open Lab platform, hosted at open-lab.online, was switched off on 1 August 2026, and the migration that ran through 2026 ended on 1 September 2026. The old addresses now bring you here. Researchers work at research.open-lab.online and participants at app.open-lab.online.
You followed a link to open-lab.online
What to do depends on why you were sent there.
You were invited to take part in a study
Studies on the old platform stopped running on 1 August 2026, so the link you followed no longer works. Contact the researcher who invited you and ask for their current link — if they have moved the study across, it now lives at app.open-lab.online. Nothing is required from you here.
You are a researcher
Your account, studies and tasks did not transfer automatically. Create an account on the new platform and set up your studies there — see the steps below.
What to do as a researcher
- Create an account on research.open-lab.online. Accounts from the old platform were not transferred.
- Rebuild or re-upload the studies you want to keep running. Your lab.js task files can be uploaded to the new platform directly from the study builder.
Timeline and key dates
The migration ran through 2026 in the stages below and is now complete.
| Date | New platform | Old platform (open-lab.online) |
|---|---|---|
1 March 2026 Beta release | Beta version of the new Open Lab platform became publicly available at research.open-lab.online (researchers) and app.open-lab.online (participants). | Existing platform at open-lab.online continued to operate. New studies were to be created on the new platform where possible. |
1 May 2026 Redirects for new uploads and sign-ups | New platform fully functioning and ready for production use. | Uploads from the lab.js builder and new researcher sign-ups were redirected to the new platform. |
1 June 2026 No new studies or tasks | Fully functioning. | Creating new studies or tasks was no longer possible. Participation in existing studies continued. |
1 July 2026 Download-only mode | Fully functioning. | Only downloading existing data was possible. No new participation or study/task creation. |
1 August 2026 Old platform switched off | New platform fully functioning, with all subscriptions operating on the new infrastructure. | The old platform was shut down. open-lab.online and all of its former addresses now redirect to the new platform. |
1 September 2026 Migration complete | Fully functioning. | The period for requesting data from the old platform ended. The migration is complete. |
Frequently asked questions
I followed a link to a study on open-lab.online and ended up here. What happened?
The old Open Lab platform closed on 1 August 2026, and studies hosted there stopped running on that date. Study links printed in papers, recruitment materials or invitations no longer lead anywhere. If you were invited to take part in a study, please contact the researcher who invited you — many studies have moved to the new participant app at app.open-lab.online, where they have a new link.
Is this the same Open Lab as before?
Yes. This is the Open Lab platform for researchers. The previous platform was hosted at open-lab.online and operated until 1 August 2026.
I had an account on open-lab.online. Do I need a new one?
Yes. Researcher accounts could not be migrated automatically. Please create an account at research.open-lab.online.
What happened to my studies and data on the old platform?
Studies, tasks and data did not transfer to the new platform automatically. The old platform is no longer reachable, and the period for requesting data from it ended on 1 September 2026.
Are participants affected?
Participation now happens in the new participant app at app.open-lab.online. Studies that were still running on the old platform stopped on 1 August 2026, and participant accounts there were not carried over.
Who can I contact if I have questions?
For questions about the old platform, please contact info@open-lab.online.
If you have a question about the old platform, please get in touch.