Skip to content

How-to guides

How-to guides answer a focused question once you know the basic interface.

I want to… Guide
choose CPU, Auto, Prefer GPU, or per-node GPU execution and verify what ran Choose and verify CPU or GPU compute
insert, duplicate, arrange, annotate, or simplify nodes Edit and organize a graph
retain a smaller image region without dropping time points or channels Crop an image or volume
grow labelled seeds into 2D regions or segment a 3D volume with watershed Grow regions from seeds (Propagation is new in 0.16.0a1)
compare intermediate outputs in napari Inspect and compare outputs
compare aligned images, masks or RGB in linked panes Review images in linked views (new in 0.16.0a4)
align two images or correct whole-volume time-lapse drift Register images and correct drift (new in 0.16.0a2)
locate repeated structures without segmenting boundaries Detect repeated patterns (new in 0.16.0a3)
follow objects or spots through an XY/XYZ time series Track objects and spots (new in 0.16.0a3)
collect and export saved measurements from many images Collect batch measurements (new in 0.16.0a1)
work with tables, summaries and plots in one window Explore the Results Workspace (new in 0.16.0a1)
plot object measurements or compare collected results Plot measurement results (new in 0.16.0a1)
summarize objects, image means or sample means with explicit weighting Summarize measurements (new in 0.16.0a1)
keep a workflow, send it to someone, or generate Python Save, share, and export
review a readable report and portable recipe before sharing Export a reproducibility package (new in 0.15.0a3)
choose an input/output format Work with files and stores
make a large workflow use less memory Manage memory and speed

For complete worked analysis patterns, use the tutorials. For definitions and exact lists, use the reference.