Install with pip
Install Plexora as a Python package in its own environment, for other Linux systems, servers, clusters and notebooks.
The Python package is the same app as the desktop installers, shown in your web browser. Use it on a Linux system other than Debian or Ubuntu, a server or a cluster, or when you want Plexora in a notebook. It needs Python 3.12, 3.13 or 3.14 on macOS (Apple silicon), Windows or 64-bit Linux; Intel Macs are not supported.
We recommend installing Plexora in an environment of its own, so its dependencies never clash with your other Python tools.
How to use it
Create an environment for Plexora
conda create -n plexora python=3.13
conda activate plexoraInstall Plexora
pip install plexoraStart it
plexoraPlexora starts and opens in your browser. Leave the terminal open while you work; Ctrl+C stops it. Next time, activate the environment and run plexora again.
Open an image
Continue with Your first image.
Optional extras
Extras add a few formats and places. Install them into the same environment:
| Extra | Adds |
|---|---|
wsi | .mrxs and .svslide whole-slide images |
remote | Images in Google Cloud Storage or Azure, and DICOM slides at a web address |
jupyter | The viewer inside a Jupyter notebook |
pip install "plexora[wsi,jupyter]"Tips
- To use Plexora in a notebook, install it into the environment your notebook kernel runs in. See Notebook.
- Update with
pip install -U plexorainside the activated environment.plexora --versionprints the version you have. - On a server or cluster, run Plexora where the data is and view it from your own computer. See Remote servers.