diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7349308..eda287e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ ilp =
     motile >= 0.2
 dev =
     pytest
-    shell
     ruff
     black
     mypy
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ dev =
     build
 test =
     pytest
-    shell
 
 [options.entry_points]
 console_scripts =
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 0010c20..d995366 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1,16 +1,35 @@
-from shell import shell
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from test_data import example_dataset
 
 
 def test_cli_parser():
-    result = shell("trackastra")
-    assert result.code == 0
+    result = os.system("trackastra")
+    assert result == 0
 
 
-def test_cli_tracking():
+def test_cli_tracking_from_folder():
     example_dataset()
-    result = shell(
-        "trackastra track -i test_data/img -m test_data/TRA --model-pretrained general_2d"  # noqa: RUF100
-    )
-    assert result.code == 0
+    cmd = "trackastra track -i test_data/img -m test_data/TRA --output-ctc test_data/tracked --output-edge-table test_data/tracked.csv --model-pretrained general_2d"  # noqa: RUF100
+    print(cmd)
+    result = os.system(cmd)
+    assert Path("test_data/tracked").exists()
+    assert Path("test_data/tracked.csv").exists()
+    assert result == 0
+
+
+def test_cli_tracking_from_file():
+    root = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "trackastra" / "data" / "resources"
+    print(root)
+    assert root.exists()
+    output_ctc = Path("test_data") / "tracked_bacteria"
+    output_edge_table = Path("test_data") / "tracked_bacteria.csv"
+
+    cmd = f"trackastra track -i {root / 'trpL_150310-11_img.tif'} -m {root / 'trpL_150310-11_mask.tif'} --output-ctc {output_ctc} --output-edge-table {output_edge_table} --model-pretrained general_2d"  # noqa: RUF100
+    print(cmd)
+    result = os.system(cmd)
+
+    assert output_ctc.exists()
+    assert output_edge_table.exists()
+    assert result == 0
diff --git a/trackastra/cli.py b/trackastra/cli.py
index 55614fc..d9db966 100644
--- a/trackastra/cli.py
+++ b/trackastra/cli.py
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import argparse
 import sys
-from pathlib import Path
 
 import torch
 
 from .model import Trackastra
-from .tracking.utils import graph_to_ctc
+from .tracking.utils import graph_to_ctc, graph_to_edge_table
 from .utils import str2path
 
 
@@ -31,14 +30,16 @@ def cli():
         help="Directory with series of .tif files.",
     )
     p_track.add_argument(
-        "-o",
-        "--outdir",
+        "--output-ctc",
         type=str2path,
         default=None,
-        help=(
-            "Directory for writing results (optional). Default writes to"
-            " `{masks}_tracked`."
-        ),
+        help="If set, write results in CTC format to this directory.",
+    )
+    p_track.add_argument(
+        "--output-edge-table",
+        type=str2path,
+        default=None,
+        help="If set, write results as an edge table in CSV format to the given file.",
     )
     p_track.add_argument(
         "--model-pretrained",
@@ -93,14 +94,19 @@ def _track_from_disk(args):
         mode=args.mode,
     )
 
-    if args.outdir is None:
-        outdir = Path(f"{args.masks}_tracked")
-    else:
-        outdir = args.outdir
+    if args.output_ctc:
+        outdir = args.output_ctc
+        outdir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        graph_to_ctc(
+            track_graph,
+            masks,
+            outdir=outdir,
+        )
 
-    outdir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    graph_to_ctc(
-        track_graph,
-        masks,
-        outdir=outdir,
-    )
+    if args.output_edge_table:
+        outpath = args.output_edge_table
+        outpath.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        graph_to_edge_table(
+            graph=track_graph,
+            outpath=outpath,
+        )
diff --git a/trackastra/model/model_api.py b/trackastra/model/model_api.py
index b9952a3..0dda834 100644
--- a/trackastra/model/model_api.py
+++ b/trackastra/model/model_api.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from typing import Literal
 
 import numpy as np
+import tifffile
 import torch
 import yaml
 from tqdm import tqdm
@@ -159,11 +160,13 @@ def track_from_disk(
 
         Args:
             imgs_path:
-                Directory containing a series of numbered tiff files.
-                Each file contains an image of shape (C),(Z),Y,X.
+                Options
+                - Directory containing a series of numbered tiff files. Each file contains an image of shape (C),(Z),Y,X.
+                - Single tiff file with time series of shape T,(C),(Z),Y,X.
             masks_path:
-                Directory containing a series of numbered tiff files.
-                Each file contains an image of shape (Z), Y, X.
+                Options
+                - Directory containing a series of numbered tiff files. Each file contains an image of shape (C),(Z),Y,X.
+                - Single tiff file with time series of shape T,(Z),Y,X.
             mode (optional):
                 Mode for candidate graph pruning.
         """
@@ -172,11 +175,15 @@ def track_from_disk(
         if not masks_path.exists():
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"{masks_path=} does not exist.")
 
-        if not imgs_path.is_dir() or not masks_path.is_dir():
-            raise NotImplementedError("Currently only tiff sequences are supported.")
+        if imgs_path.is_dir():
+            imgs = load_tiff_timeseries(imgs_path)
+        else:
+            imgs = tifffile.imread(imgs_path)
 
-        imgs = load_tiff_timeseries(imgs_path)
-        masks = load_tiff_timeseries(masks_path)
+        if masks_path.is_dir():
+            masks = load_tiff_timeseries(masks_path)
+        else:
+            masks = tifffile.imread(masks_path)
 
         if len(imgs) != len(masks):
             raise RuntimeError(
diff --git a/trackastra/tracking/__init__.py b/trackastra/tracking/__init__.py
index fb868e9..4d11d41 100644
--- a/trackastra/tracking/__init__.py
+++ b/trackastra/tracking/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from .utils import (
     ctc_to_napari_tracks,
     graph_to_ctc,
+    graph_to_edge_table,
     graph_to_napari_tracks,
     linear_chains,
 )
diff --git a/trackastra/tracking/utils.py b/trackastra/tracking/utils.py
index 20715f2..8061bf4 100644
--- a/trackastra/tracking/utils.py
+++ b/trackastra/tracking/utils.py
@@ -209,6 +209,67 @@ def _check_ctc_df(df: pd.DataFrame, masks: np.ndarray):
     return True
 
 
+def graph_to_edge_table(
+    graph: nx.DiGraph,
+    frame_attribute: str = "time",
+    edge_attribute: str = "weight",
+    outpath: Path | None = None,
+) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    """Write edges of a graph to a table.
+
+    The table has columns `source_frame`, `source_label`, `target_frame`, `target_label`, and `weight`.
+    The first line is a header. The source and target are the labels of the objects in the
+    input masks in the designated frames (0-indexed).
+
+    Args:
+        graph: With node attributes `frame_attribute`, `edge_attribute` and 'label'.
+        frame_attribute: Name of the frame attribute 'graph`.
+        edge_attribute: Name of the score attribute in `graph`.
+        outpath: If given, save the edges in CSV file format.
+
+    Returns:
+        pd.DataFrame: Edges DataFrame with columns ['source_frame', 'source', 'target_frame', 'target', 'weight']
+    """
+    rows = []
+    for edge in graph.edges:
+        source = graph.nodes[edge[0]]
+        target = graph.nodes[edge[1]]
+
+        source_label = int(source["label"])
+        source_frame = int(source[frame_attribute])
+        target_label = int(target["label"])
+        target_frame = int(target[frame_attribute])
+        weight = float(graph.edges[edge][edge_attribute])
+
+        rows.append([source_frame, source_label, target_frame, target_label, weight])
+
+    df = pd.DataFrame(
+        rows,
+        columns=[
+            "source_frame",
+            "source_label",
+            "target_frame",
+            "target_label",
+            "weight",
+        ],
+    )
+    df = df.sort_values(
+        by=["source_frame", "source_label", "target_frame", "target_label"],
+        ascending=True,
+    )
+
+    if outpath is not None:
+        outpath = Path(outpath)
+        outpath.parent.mkdir(
+            parents=True,
+            exist_ok=True,
+        )
+
+        df.to_csv(outpath, index=False, header=True, sep=",")
+
+    return df
+
+
 def graph_to_ctc(
     graph: nx.DiGraph,
     masks_original: np.ndarray,