Get Involved!
Cytoscape App Developer Ladder
Start your climb today! This is the best introduction to Cytoscape App development.
Publish Your Apps
Got a new App? Please send it to us. Once your plugin is registered to the store, Cytoscape users can access it through App Manager.
Google Summer of Code
If you are a students, you can contribute to Cytoscape through Google Summer of Code program. For more information about GSoC, please visit NRNB web site.
Join Core Team
Want to hack the Cytoscape Core code? Volunteers are always welcome! Joining our community is easy. There's no commitment beyond writing good code and you can contribute as much or as little as you like. Here is how to get started:
- Ask questions and start sending us pull-reauests / patches on the cytoscape-discuss mailing list.
- We'll provide commit access to our GitHub repository once we trust you!
- Start joining our team conference calls each Thursday to coordinate your development efforts with ours. Contact us for details on calling in.
- If you remain a helpful contributor to the team, we'll vote you in as a core developer!
- If your company or institution is interested in taking a larger role in the project, join the Cytoscape Consortium. Please contact us for more details.
Developer Tools
Issue Tracker, Nexus Repository, Nightly Builds, and Code Metrics
code.cytoscape.org is the start page for all developers. You can cehck the most up-to-date information about Cytoscape Core projects from here.
New Cytoscape Code Repository on GitHub
Cytoscape Core projects are now hosted on GitHub. From now on, latest version of Cytoscape code should be obtained from the following git repositories:
Note that Cytoscape 3 is a multi-repository project. You need to read this document to learn how to clone all Cytoscape 3 projects.
Port Your 2.x Plugins
With the release of the 3.x, Cytoscape core team no longer maintaining 2.x code and you need to port your Plugins to 3.x series to use latest features in Cytoscape. In the sections below, you'll find links to documentation and tutorials related to 3.x app development.