PathVisio
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PathVisio, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PathVisio's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PathVisio | Free | Free open-source pathway analysis and drawing software |
The facts
Each one read from PathVisio's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Available plugins
- The plugin repository lists plugins including BioPAX, BridgeDb, GSEA, PathSBML, and WikiPathways.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Current service notice
- The site says WikiPathways uploads are currently not working and asks curators to contact the maintainers for help updating pathways.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Cytoscape
- The FAQ says pathways created in PathVisio can be opened in Cytoscape after installing the WikiPathways App.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data analysis
- PathVisio supports large datasets, including metabolomics, when their data can be linked to identifiers on pathways.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- Gene-expression datasets; metabolomics; Affymetrix microarrays; Illumina microarrays; Agilent microarrays; genes; proteins; genetic variants; metabolites; metabolic reactions; WikiPathways; BridgeDbchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Diagram limitation
- PathVisio treats pathways as drawings rather than graphs and does not support dynamic pathway layouts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extensible
- PathVisio is developed in Java and can be extended with plugins.checked 12 Oct 2026
- File formats
- PathVisio supports its custom GPML format and GenMAPP MAPP format; BioPAX import and export is supported through a plugin, while SBML support is described as planned.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Microarrays
- Common Affymetrix, Illumina, and Agilent microarrays are supported out of the box.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- PathVisio can run offline, but its plugin manager requires an internet connection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Pathway curation
- PathVisio is the pathway editor for WikiPathways, a community-curated pathway database that enables collaborative pathway editing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- PathVisio is software for drawing, editing, and analyzing biological pathways.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The contact page directs installation help and bug reports to GitHub issues, and analysis questions to a Google group.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System requirement
- PathVisio version 3.x requires Java 8 and cannot work with other Java versions.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Maastricht, Netherlandschecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The download page provides installers for Windows, macOS, and Linux.checked 12 Oct 2026
