File handling facts
| Area | What to know |
|---|
| Local files | SlideScope opens supported microscopy files from your computer for desktop review. |
| SlideScope Cloud | Optional. An image is uploaded only when you choose to sync it from the desktop app, or turn on sync for a folder where your plan includes folder sync. You can remove synced images on your account page at any time; removing one never deletes the original on your computer. |
| Shared links | Users can choose to open direct file links or shared folders from services such as Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox. |
| Local cache | Linked files can be cached locally so repeat review is faster and more resumable. |
| Accounts | Accounts are used for subscription access, desktop sign-in, connected device review, and saved slide notes. |
| Saved annotations | SlideScope can save numbered slide annotation notes, project names, slide context, and recent previews to the signed-in account. Do not save restricted or patient-identifying information in notes unless your policy allows it. |
| Support form | Do not send patient-identifying information, confidential clinical data, payment details, or restricted research data in support requests. |
| AI Analysis | AI Analysis is optional and sends the visible frame to SlideScope's hosted AI service for a formatted readout; the AI provider is named in the app's AI notice and in the privacy notice. Do not use AI features with data your policy does not allow you to send to that service. |
Clinical-use limitation
SlideScope is positioned for research, education, teaching, pathology review, biomedical image inspection, and workflow review. It is not presented as a turnkey clinical diagnostic platform. Any clinical diagnostic use depends on institutional validation, regulatory requirements, and medical software policies.
Billing clarity
SlideScope is a $29.99/month subscription, billed when you subscribe (PayPal or card). The built-in sample library is free with every tool, no account needed, and the app checks for free whether your own files open. There is no free trial: opening your own images needs a subscription, and you can cancel anytime from your account. This page exists so buyers can evaluate the workflow with clear expectations before subscribing.
What to ask before subscribing
- Do your files include CZI, ND2, SVS, DICOM, or TIFF?
- Do you need Mac and Windows support?
- Do you need review, metadata, measurement, saved annotations, and export rather than acquisition control?
- Does your lab policy allow shared-link loading, saved slide notes, or optional AI Analysis for the files you plan to use?
- Are you evaluating for research, education, or review rather than regulated clinical diagnosis?
Contact
For workflow, compatibility, subscription, or support questions, email support@slidescope.science. Please describe file formats and operating system, but do not include confidential data.
Check your own files for free
When the trust model fits your workflow, check for free that your own files open in SlideScope. Already decided? Subscribe now.
Explore the built-in sample library free, with every tool. Opening your own images needs a subscription: $29.99/month, billed when you subscribe (PayPal or card), and you can cancel anytime from your account. Annual billing is available at $299.99/year, which works out to about two months free.