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Software Setup

CytoCanvas is in BETA. Download for Early Access

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.