encord-team · stephen-encord · Feb 1, 2024 · Jan 30, 2024 · Jan 31, 2024 · Jan 31, 2024
@@ -75,18 +75,6 @@ pip install encord-active
 > If you have trouble installing `encord-active`, you find more detailed instructions on
 > installing it [here](https://docs.encord.com/docs/active-installation). If just want to see it in action try out [this Colab notebook](https://colab.research.google.com/github/encord-team/encord-notebooks/blob/main/colab-notebooks/01_Encord_Active_Notebooks_Download_sandbox_project.ipynb).
 
-### 🖥️ Supported Platforms
-
-🚨 Note: Currently, this library does not support Linux 🚫🐧.
-
-Supported platforms include:
-
-- Windows
-- macOS
-
-#### 🐧 Linux Support
-
-We understand the importance of Linux in many development environments. We are actively exploring ways to bring Linux support in the future 🔍. If you're interested in contributing or have suggestions, please read the [contribution guidelines][contribute-url] 🤝.
 
 ## 👋 Quickstart
 
@@ -115,6 +103,16 @@ Whether you've just started collecting data, labeled your first batch of samples
 
 ![encord active diagram](https://storage.googleapis.com/docs-media.encord.com/static/img/process-chart-ea.webp)
 
+### 🚀 Encord Active Versions
+
+Encord Active (EA) is available in two versions:
+- Encord Active Cloud 🌥️
+- Encord Active OS 💻
+
+[Active Cloud][active-cloud] is tightly integrated with [Encord Annotate][annotate], with Active Cloud and Annotate being hosted by Encord--you can signup and start using Active without installing anything. 
+
+Or self-host and start using the open source toolkit locally ⬇️.
+
 ## 🔖 Documentation
 
 Our full documentation is available [here][encord-active-docs]. In particular, we recommend checking out:
@@ -222,7 +220,21 @@ Visit our [documentation][encord-active-docs] to learn more.
 | `mp4` \*   | ✅  | Classifications | ✅  |               |               |
 |            |     | Polylines       | 🟡  |               |               |
 
-\* Requires an Encord Annotate account
+\* Requires an [Encord Annotate][annotate] account
+
+## Active Cloud 🌩️
+
+Don't want to host Encord Active on your server? Or are you loading >25k images for your project? Check out [Active Cloud][active-cloud] extending features from Encord Active open source to help you:
+
+✅ Curate datasets better with Collections \
+✅ Evaluate models with in-built and custom metrics \
+✅ Perform Natural Language Search \
+✅ Search your dataset by images \
+✅ Integrate with annotation platform \
+✅ Filter by metadata
+
+![active-cloud][active-banner]
+> [**Try it for free**][try-cloud-free]
 
 ## 🧑🏽‍💻Development
 
@@ -269,3 +281,9 @@ This repository is published under the Apache 2.0 licence.
 [python-39]: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3915/
 [report-issue]: https://github.com/encord-team/encord-active/issues/new/choose
 [slack-join]: https://join.slack.com/t/encordactive/shared_invite/zt-1hc2vqur9-Fzj1EEAHoqu91sZ0CX0A7Q
+[active-cloud-gif]: https://github.com/encord-team/encord-active/blob/main/encord_active_cloud_github_readme.gif
+[active-banner]: https://github.com/encord-team/encord-active/blob/active-cloud-cta/active-cloud.jpg
+[collections]: https://docs.encord.com/docs/active-create-collections
+[try-cloud-free]: https://encord.com/try-it-free/
+[annotate]: https://encord.com/annotate/
+[active-cloud]: https://encord.com/active/