diff --git a/plugins/cellprofiler/README.md b/plugins/cellprofiler/README.md index 308683e83..9db0a5b58 100644 --- a/plugins/cellprofiler/README.md +++ b/plugins/cellprofiler/README.md @@ -29,16 +29,19 @@ Users can find supported applications in the [sample-apps](../../sample-apps/vis ### Installing CellProfiler -To use MONAILabel with CellProfiler, you first need to install CellProfiler from source code following the installation part of [CellProfiler WiKi](https://github.com/CellProfiler/CellProfiler/wiki). Once you have CellProfiler installed, you can install the MONAILabel plugin as shown in the `Install MONAI Label Extension` part. +Since this plugin does not require any external dependencies, except those already available in CellProfiler itself, users may choose to download and use a pre-built version, [available here](https://cellprofiler.org/releases). -Please note these tips when installing the software: -1. After cloned the source code, you must switch to a specific version tag of the repo to start installation. -1. For Macbooks with Apple Silicon, please note [this issue](https://github.com/CellProfiler/CellProfiler/issues/4932) before you start to install. -1. Before actually running the command `pip install -e .`, you may need to install numpy if it doesn't exist in your environment. +Alternatively, you may install CellProfiler from source code following the installation part of [CellProfiler WiKi](https://github.com/CellProfiler/CellProfiler/wiki). + +Once you have CellProfiler installed, you can install the MONAILabel plugin as shown in the `Install MONAI Label Extension` part. ### Install MONAI Label Extension -1. Save the runvista2d.py file to a local path. -1. Start CellProfiler from CLI, open the `File-->preferences` option and fill in the `CellProfiler plugin directory` parameter with your local path. +1. Save the `runvista2d.py` file to a local path. +1. Start CellProfiler by opening the application or .exe (if using pre-built) or by launching from CLI (if installed from source), open the `File-->preferences` option and fill in the `CellProfiler plugin directory` parameter with your local path. + +Alternatively, +1. Download/Clone the official CellProfiler-plugins repository [available here](https://github.com/CellProfiler/CellProfiler-plugins), which contains `runvista2d.py`. +1. Start CellProfiler by opening the application or .exe (if using pre-built) or by launching from CLI (if installed from source), open the `File-->preferences` option and fill in the `CellProfiler plugin directory` parameter with the path to the `//CellProfiler-Plugins/active_plugins`. ## Using the Plugin