The project has been funded for three years (starting in September 2022) and is led by the University of Southampton and Durham University. This publicly funded project is open source and free to use for everyone. Anyone with an interesting in contributing their software – be it a large and complex software system or a single function is welcome to join . Professional research software engineers will work with contributors to ensure that the integration will be carried out sustainably and with maximum effect. has been endorsed and has the full support of the relevant European and IUCr commissions in quantum crystallography. The governing body of the project, together with the crystallographic expertise available in Southampton and Durham ensures that this really will be the future of crystallography.