FlowJo is a software application with an integrated environment for viewing and analyzing flow cytometric data.

FlowJo's strength is in analyzing whole experiments encompassing many related samples. In addition to gating and statistics, FlowJo has specialized analysis platforms for assays involving DNA/Cell Cycle, Kinetics, and Proliferation, among others. FlowJo's sophisticated tools allow for generation of statistics, graphs, tables, web pages, and even movies. 

FlowJo License Costs and Availability

Although HITS collects short codes, we are not charging them. We use the short codes to help us more accurately track software usage, which helps keep our costs low.

FlowJo is available for all Michigan Medicine Researchers and students (Medical Students, PhD students etc). 

Requests for FlowJo can be submitted using the FlowJo catalog item.

For more information about our updated 2024-25 License Guidelines read: FlowJo 2024-2025 License Information and Activation Steps

FlowJo Licenses Types

FlowJo has two different licenses available. Both require that each user of the software have a FlowJo portal account. The creation of a FlowJo portal account can be done at cloud.flowjo.com or can be done from within the FlowJo application itself, as long as the version of FlowJo is v10.5 or higher. Use your “@med.umich.edu" email account as your username for your portal account. The FlowJo Portal password is not tied to your UMICH credentials. 

The two types of licenses are: 

• User License: The software is licensed by the end-user with a portal account. The software can be installed on up to four (4) computers but can be used only by that one end-user. 
• Shared Lab Computer License: The software is licensed per computer and can be used by anyone with a portal account, but the software can be used only on that licensed computer. This license is best used for labs where multiple users use the same machine. 

Your laboratory may need a combination of these two types. A separate request must be submitted for each user or each machine.

Access FlowJo

To gain access to Flowjo, perform the following steps: 

• Users can create an account at the Portal Website using your @med.umich email. You will create your own password for this account (it is not tied to your UMICH credentials). 
  • FlowJo Portal Instructions
• Select the appropriate license request using the Flowjo catalog item.
• Activate your license when received by following the FlowJo Portal Instructions.
• To install the software:
  
  • • HITS CoreImage Windows: Submit your DeviceName information as you fill out the catalog item. 
    • HITS CoreMac: Self install the software by using the Managed Software Center available on your CoreMac.

FlowJo Vendor Site Links

• FlowJo Home Page
• The Latest FlowJo Software
• FlowJo Support Page
• FlowJo Tutorials
• FlowJo Webinars