Frequently Asked Questions


1. How do I cite Explicet in my publications?

2. How do I get the source for Explicet per the GPLv3 license?

3. How do I know when new updates of Explicet are available?

4. How do I get help using Explicet?

5. How do I install Explicet on Windows or Mac or Linux?

6. What is the best way to learn to use Explicet?

7. How much does Explicet cost?

8. Who do I contact to ask about paying for customized features in Explicet?

9. I think I found a bug in Explicet. What do I do?

10. When I double click on a ".otu" file on a Mac, an older version of Explicet starts up. How do I fix this?

11. Are previous versions of Explicet available?

12. When I import a Qiime OTU Table, the hierarchy pane in Explicet lists each different OTU Name as a separate line... No hierarchy is shown. Why?

13. How do I extend Qiime taxonomy results to include the Qiime OTU IDs?

14. Why are some metadata items missing from samples after import?

15. When I toggle between "Show Libraries" and "Show Sorted Libraries" in alpha diversity, nothing happens.


1. How do I cite Explicet in my publications?

2. How do I get the source for Explicet per the GPLv3 license?

3. How do I know when new updates of Explicet are available?

4. How do I get help using Explicet?

5. How do I install Explicet on Windows or Mac or Linux?.

6. What is the best way to learn to use Explicet?

7. How much does Explicet cost?

8. Who do I contact to ask about paying for customized features in Explicet?

9. I think I found a bug in Explicet. What do I do?

10. When I double click on a ".otu" file on a Mac, an older version of Explicet starts up. How do I fix this?

11. Are previous versions of Explicet available?

12. When I import a Qiime OTU Table, the hierarchy pane in Explicet lists each different OTU Name as a separate line... No hierarchy is shown. Why?

13. How do I extend Qiime taxonomy results to include the Qiime OTU IDs?

14. Why are some metadata items missing from samples after import?

15. When I toggle between Show Libraries and Show Sorted Libraries in alpha diversity, nothing happens.