PMA.start is a simple to use and highly versatile slide viewer for

• whole slide images
• digital pathology
• virtual microscopy

It is loved by users for its clean UI and wide support for various vendor formats.

This site describes the various features of the software and its applications.

Get started: Download the latest version

PMA.start is a popular choice when choosing desktop slide viewer and has several advantages over other viewers.

• Web-based browser; front-end runs in the webbrowser of your choice
• Examine brighfield, fluorescent, and z-stacked slide content from the same environment
• Plug and play support for external hard disks
• ImageJ/FIJI plugin available for smooth transition of slide content for IA algo development
• SDKs available through Github

Use PMA.start to

• Look at brightfield slides
• Look at fluorescent slides
• look at z-stacked slides

Because PMA.start also includes the PMA.core.lite tile server, you can use the software for automation, too.

For more use cases, we invite to keep an eye out for our RealData blog, where we regularly post technical background articles and provide sample code for various programming languages, including Python, PHP, and Java.