Cytoscape is an interactive graphical visualization software application for creating, analyzing, and sharing data on biological networks. It is a cross-platform application that runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Cytoscape is free and open source software, and can be downloaded from the Cytoscape website.
This manual provides step‑by‑step instructions for installing and using Cytoscape 2.6, a Java‑based network visualization tool. It includes system requirements, supported file formats, and details on visual styles, plugins, and network management.
The document also explains how to configure Java, run Cytoscape on Windows, macOS, Linux and other UNIX platforms, and how to import data from web services and common biological file types such as GML, XGMML, BioPAX and others. This manual is written in Chinese.