Software Setup

Install CytoCanvas

To install CytoCanvas, visit the Element website and follow the onscreen prompts.

Compatibility

CytoCanvas is compatible with the following operating systems (OS):

• Windows OS
• MacOS on Intel or M chips
• (Limited support) Linux OS on a Debian distribution with AMD64 architecture

System Performance Recommendations

CytoCanvas is a performance-intensive application. If the application is running slowly, complete the following recommendations to improve software performance:

• Use a computer with a minimum of 32GB RAM and a graphics processing unit (GPU).
• View a limited number of layers of data at the same time.
• Close any other GPU-intensive or CPU-intensive applications.
• Load the data from a local source, instead of a cloud location.