Key Features

Use the following tables to check what new features

have been added to Origin, compared to your version.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.* PROJECT MANAGEMENT (CON’T) 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.*

Add System Template Find String anywhere in Project P P P P P

P
to Template Library
Updated Template Library to
Provide Sample Project for System
P Access and Manage Extended + + + + P P
and Extended Templates
and User-defined Graph Templates

Apply Color to Sheet Tab P

Lock Worksheet P P P P P P
New Image Window for Flexible
P Project Explorer Support for
Image Handling in Origin
P P P P P P
Left/Right Split of Panels
New Book Browser Dialog to
Organize and Manage User-defined Auto-Hide for Project Explorer
P P P P P P P P
or Extended Workbook and and other Dockable Windows
Matrix Templates.

Password Protection for

Keep last autosaved project file
P P Project/Worksheet/Files, and Audit
Last-AutoSave.opju P P P P + +
Log of Project Save with Optional
Password Protection
More Social and Resources are
P P
Added in Main Menu
Project Explorer Add Window
P P P P P P
Object Manager Shortcut to Favorites Folder
+ P P
for Workbook Window
Add Comment to Origin
P P P P P P
Preview and Thumbnail of Workbooks Window/Folder
and Matrices in Windows Explorer P P P + P
and Project Explorer Project Explorer(PE) to Help
P P P + + P
Organize Origin Data
Backup Folder and Individual Backup
P P P P P
File for Each Project for Recovery BATCH PROCESSING 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.*

Save Files to or Open Files Support Modify Row Range

P P P P P P
from Google Drive Of Input Data During Batch Process

Automatic Audit Log for Duplicate the Selected Operation

P P P P P P P
All Newly Created Projects for Easier Result Comparison

New Project File Structure (OPJU) with Support PaUsing Auto

P P P P P P P
Significant Improvement in Project Size Update/Recalculation

Unsaved Projects
P P P P P Support Clone Import for Data Connectors P P
Auto Saved for 7 days

Graph Preview, Comments Tooltip Batch Plotting Support Inexact Data Match
P P P P P P P
in Project Explorer and Column Offset Mode

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Reprocess & Update Buttons on Batch Copy & Paste Formula

P P P P P P
Processing Summary Sheet to Allow P P P and Labels between Columns
Changes to Template or Input Data
Copy & Paste Fitting Operation P P P P P P
Batch Peak Analysis Improvements:
Recalculation Support, Sort Output
P P P Repeat Analysis on All Plots in
Sheet by Peak Index, Auto Pick All P P P P P P
Graph or All Columns in Worksheet
Plots in an Active Graph Window

Batch Processing with Summary

Combine All Word Files into + P P P + P
P P P Report Using Analysis Templates™
One File After Batch Processing

Batch Peak Fitting of Multiple

PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
Clone Current Project P P P P Datasets Using Peak Analyzer Theme

EASE OF USE 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.*

Support Excluding
Specified Operation when P P P P Simpler Dialog and Operations
Click Recalculate Button P
for Graph Copy Paste

Support to Add Data from Simpler “Find” Tool P

Many Sheets/Books into a
P P P P P
Combined Graph or an
Existing Graph in Batch Plotting Eyedropper on Select Color Control
P
to Pick Color on Screen

Allow Importing Data Directly into

Quickly Return to Last Active
Embedded Matrix in Worksheet P P P P P P
Window in Project
when Performing Batch Processing

Mini Toolbar Additions:

Smart Plotting with
P P P P P Data Highlighter, Add Secondary
Cloneable Graph Templates P
Axis, Control Reference Lines,
Object Manager
Clone Workbook/Worksheet
P P P + P
during Import for Batch Procesing Object Manager Additions: Select
Multiple Plots to Edit Together,
P
Manage Graph Objects, Support
Word Template for Report
P P P P P Layout Windows
Creation in Batch Process

Graph Annotator to Manually Add

Duplicate Workbook/Sheet P
P P P P P P Annotated Data Points In Graph
Without Data

Status Bar, More Info:

Batch Plotting - Duplicate Graphs Masked/Unmasked Counts,
Using Data from Different Sheets/ P + P P + P P
Matrix ROI Stats, Image Coordinates,
Columns/Matrices Linked Image File Path

Generate Gadget Output for Intellisense Code Completion

P P P P P P P P
All Data Plots in the Graph when Working with Python

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New Plot Highlight Reorganized Plot Menu with

P P + P P P
Mode on Mouseover More Appealing Icons

Data Slicer for Filtered Data Plots P P Most-Recently Used Fonts

P P P P
Availble in Font Control
Mini Toolbar: 3D Graphs, Add Linear
Fit Curve, Asterisk Bracket, Text Label, Improving Group Folder Sharing with
P P P P P P
Legend, Color Scale, Column Label Better Support for Multiple Groups
Row and Tick Labels
Windows-like Search P P P P
Undo Support of Deleted
P P
Graph Windows Support Numeric Units, pi, km,
P P P P
% etc in Worksheet and Graph
Easier Color Editing and
Management, Support Palettes P P Data Point Tooltip: Mouse over
of Other Software Data Points in Graph to View Useful P P P P
Information of Data Point
Excel-Like Formula Bar P P
Data Highlighter:
Mask tool Support for 3D Graphs Highlight Data Points in all Open
P P P P + P
Graphs that Originate from Same
Row of Worksheet
Data Highlighter
P P P
support for 3D Graphs
Plot Highlighting: Highlight Data
Plot in Graph, other Plots Fade
Object Manager: Reverse Plot P + P P
Away, Corresponding Worksheet
Order for Graph, Select Multiple P P P Column is Highlighted
Sheets for Workbook
Enhanced Master Page P P P P P
Replace Plot X or Y with Column
P P P
from Other Worksheet
New Fit Layers to Page and Set Scale
Factor to Adjust All Layers to Have P P P P P
More Plot-type Options Tight Fit to Page
P P P
for Insert > Plot to Layer
Customize Properties
Mini Toolbar for Easy 2D Graph and P P P + P
P P P Across Graph Layers
Worksheet/Matrix Customization
Active Window Indicator P P P P P
Copy Paste Data Plots
P P P
between Graph Layers
Enlarged Graph Using Scale-in Tool
P P P P P P
Supports Multiple Overlapped Layers
Compact Popup for Font
P P P
and Line Format
Enhanced Custom Formatting to
Support Displaying Numbers in P P P P P P
Add a Find Apps... Percent, Fractions, Degrees etc.
Menu Under Fitting, P P P
Peak Analysis, and Statistics menu
App Center for Easy APP Access
P P P P + P
and Maintenance
HTML/Markdown-based Reports for
P P P P
Repeat Analysis and Publishing
Version-independent Folders for UFF,
Licensing, Autosave etc, For Easier P P P P P P
Font Control for Notes Window P P P P Migration to Future Versions

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Several Pre-installed Apps for Pie Map P

P + P P P
Publishing and Curve Fitting
Ridgeline Chart P
Enter Unicode Character by Typing
P P P P P
Code and Pressing ALT+X
Sunburst Plot P
Ignore Hidden Ccolumns/Plots
P P P P P
From Analysis Grouped Floating Bar P
Customize Default Digits for Analysis
P P P P P New Add-on Graph Templates for
Output in Each Analysis Tool
Download:XPS Area; Waterfall with
Learning Center Dialog which Helps Inset; Grouped Circular Bars; Tripartite
P P P P + P
User to Get Start from Origin Plot; Bar with Connected Lines;
Grouped Pyramid Plot; Cluster Plot
Mouse Hover Data Plot with Confidence Ellipse etc.
P P P P P
to Show Tooltip
Network Plot P P
Switching Layers in Axis dialog P P P P P
Stiff Diagram and
Provide Option to Use English P P
P P P P P Stiff Map, Durov Plot
in Analysis Report

Better Color Control to Pick more Ribbon and 100% Ribbon Chart P P
P P P P +
Colors and Define Custom Colors
Parallel/Alluvial Plot from
Object Manager to Easily P P
Summarized Data
+ P + P P
Arrange Plots and Layers
Extended Graph Templates: Ellipse
Apps Gallery for Managing Apps Plot, Error Rectangle Plot, Ternary
P P P + P
Installed from File Exchange Phase Diagram, 3D Bars in Two
P P
Planes, Anomaly Line Plot & Anomaly
Improve Curve Fitting and
Plot, Arrow Plot, Corner Difference
Statistics Dialogs to be P P P P P
Histogram, Schoeller Diagram, etc.
Tab-based for Easy Navigation

Collapsible Menus Chord Diagram P P

P P P P P
and Context Menus
Lollipop Plot + P
F(x) Column Label Row
P P P P P P
for Column Formula
Stack Browser Graph P P
Set Multiple Column Values P P P P P P
Polar Vector Plot, Compass Plot P P
Copy, Paste and Apply Graph
P P P P P P
Format and Theme Browser Graph in Window View P + P
Analysis Templates™ with Custom
P P P + P P Streamline Vector Plot P P P
Report Sheets for Repeat Analysis

Consolidated Reports with Beeswarm Plot P P P

P P P P P P
Collapsible Tables
XYY 3D Side-by-Side Bars P P P
Save Analysis Dialog Settings as
P P P P P P
Theme for Future Use
Radial Plot, Stacked Radial Plot P P P
Recalculation of Results on Data
P P P P P P Bland-Altman Plot P P P
or Parameter Change

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Bullet Chart, Normalized Bullet Chart P P P Teillis Plot with Flexible customization
options: Wrap Panels, Overlap P P P P P
Panels, Add Gap between panels
Donut Charts and Improved Pie Charts P + P
Line Series, Statistics Bars P P P P P
Sankey and Alluvial Diagram + + P
3D Stacked Bars, 100% 3D
P P P P P
Kite Diagram P P P Stacked Bars with new Bar Shapes

Interval Plot P P P P P
Density Dots and Color Dots
P P P
for Large Data Heatmap P P + + P

Before - After Plot P P P Column Scatter Plot With

P P P P P
or Without Jitter
Population Pyramid P P P Kernel Density Plot P P P P P
Rug Plots P P P P Grouped Column Plots,
P P P P P P
Grouped Box Chart
3D Parametric Plot P P P P
Variable Column/Bar Width P P P P P P
XY and XYZ Heatmap, Split 100% Stacked Column/Bar Plots P P P P P P
P P P P
Heatmap, Heatmap with Labels
3D OpenGL Waterfall P P P P P P
Parallel Plot P P P P
3D Ternary Surface P P P P P P
Violin Plot P P P P Piper/Trilinear Diagram P P P P P P
Cluster Plot P P P P Marginal Plot (Histogram,
P + P P P P
Box, Distribution)
Row-wise Line Series with Error Bars P P P P
3D Surface/Bar Plot From
P P P P P P
Worksheet XYZ Columns
Tetrahedral Scatters/Lines/
P P P P
Line+Symbols 3D Bar Plot with Z Error Bars P P P P P P

Stacked Histogram P P P P 3D Parametric Function Plot P P P P P P

Radar/Spider Chart + P P P P P
Contour with Categorical Z Values P P P P
2D/3D Function Plot and
Trellis Plot: Double Y, Stacked + P P P P P
2D Parametric Function Plot
Column, 100% Stacked Column P P P + P
and Box Chart Multiple Intersecting Surfaces P P P P P P

Bridge Chart 3D Vector Plot P P P + P P

P P P P P
(McKinsey-Style Waterfall)
3D Bar Plot P P + P P +
Double Y Box Chart. P P P P P Image/Contour Profile Plot + P P P P P

Multi-Y Color Mapped Line Series P P P P P Scatter Matrix P + P P P P

Contour Plot + P P P P +
4D XYZ Surface with
P P P P P
Custom Boundary Basic 2D, 3D, and Statistics Graphs P P + P P P

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Use Image File/Clipboard Image as Plot Color based on Positive Negative P P

P
User-defined Symbol in Scatter Plot
Browser Graph: Increase speed,
3D Bar Improvements: Support Fill
P Spawn new graph with selected
Pattern, Support Bar from Top Plane
plots, Allow editing of metadata
Data Tooltip Support for 3D Graphs P in navigation panel, Explore image P P
stack of multiple matrix objects Using
Gradient Fills For Drawing Objects Browser Graph for Image, Contour
P or Profile plots.
Such As Rectangle And Circle

Inserting Image Improvements: Crop, Stack Lines by Offset in

Clip, Rotate Inserted Image In Graph, P P
Column Label Row (Metadata)
Edit Inserted Images, Set Image
Coordinate, Set Layer Scale to Match P Common Color Scale Display for
Inserted Image Coordinates, Support P P
Multiple Surface Plot
Images with Transparent Background
(SVG, PNG) Keep Layer Size when Merging
P P
Graph Windows
New Arrange Layer Tool to Change
P
Graph to M x N Layers More Fill Area Options to Better
P P
Enhance Grid Setting for Precise Support Shapefile Data
P
Reposition of Layers and Objects
Create Horizontal/Vertical Line and
Centroid And Subset Support Support Dragging Layer/Object in P P
P Line When Holding SHIFT Key
for Line And Symbol Plot

Support Wrap Text And Drag to Abilitity to Turn Browser Panel on

Resize Individual Row Height P P P
for Regular Graphs
in Axis Tick Table

Vertical Writing in Tick Label

More Built-in Color Schemes P +
P
for Japanese/Chinese
Left, Right or Center Options
P P
Plot Multi-Panel Graph by X P for Tick Labels Alignment

Contour Label Support for Multiple Offset Overlapped Points Vertically P P

Labels per Contour Line, Follow The P
Flow Of Contour Line Center Layer in the Page P P
Step-Horz Connect Control Support Rescale Type
P P P
for Links in Sankey for Ternary Coordinates
Fill Area to Arbitrary Axis or Plot P
Support Using Unicode
P P
Span Vertically Pairwise option when Characters as Plot Symbols
P
Fill Area for Recession Bars
Fill to Relative Base in Stack
Merge Graphs to Layout page
P P P
P P lines by Y Offset Graph

Insert Image Background in Graph + P Special Points: Show Drop lines,

P P P
Show Label using Flexible Syntax
Insert Map in Graphs + P
Group Plots Properties by Label Rows P P Heatmap Improved to Support
Triangle Shape and Label Color P P P
Histograms: Support Log Scale Follows Colormap
for Bin, Support Overlapping and P P
Skewed Histogram

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Apply Transparency Support Compound Line

P P P P P P P
to Symbol Fill Color Only Style for Line Plot

Further Box Chart Improvements: Support 3-Color Limited Mixing

P P + P
Whisker/Error Bar Drawn on Top for Color Mapping
of Data, Whisker Plus/Minus P P P
Only,Mean & Median Symbol for Object Manager Improvements:
Grouped Box, Data Point Masking Move Plot tto Other Layer/Y Axis,
P P P P
Remove a Plot from a Group, Rename
Colormap: Specify Numeric Value for plot group’s long name
P P P
Middle Level in 3-Color Limited Mixing
New Legend Type: Categorical
Zoom and Rescale Hotkey Legend for 3D XYtZ Bar, New Legend P P + P
P P P for Fill Area Plot
for 3D Graphs
Add Independent Color Scale
Skew 2D and Contour Plots by P P P P
P + P on Layout Window
Adjusting Angles Between Axes
Connect Control in 3D Waterfall
Text Object and Legend P P P P P
P P P which Enables Smooth Waterfall Lines
Improvements: Support Wrap Text
Provide Option to Put Axis Title
Curve Tool for Freehand Drawing P P P P P
P P P to be in the Beginning/End of Axis
of Smoothed Line Object
Support Special Point for
New Preferences > Axis Options P P P P P
P P P 3D XYZ Bar Graph
for Display of Zeros
Total Label for 3D Stacked
Auto-rotate / Auto-hide Long P P P P P
Column/Bar Plots
P P P
or Overlapped Tick Labels
2D Vector Plot: Support Line Style
P P + P P
Faster Scatter and Contour Customization, Adding Label
P P P
Drawing Speed for Large Data
Create Custom Legend Entries P P P + P
Supersubscript and Align
Columns Control in Text Object P P P Statistics Reference Lines on
P P P P P
Properties Dialog Graph with Full Customization

Color Scale Improvements: Show Arrows at Axis Begin or End and

P P P P P
Subrange of Color, Formula for Tick can be Put Outside of Layer Frame
Labels, Show Major Levels Only,
+ P P Column Gap control
Show Min and Max Levels Only, P P P P P
for Double-Y Column Plot
Independent Control of Head and
Tail, Right Align Tick Labels Distribute Selected Layers/Graphic
P P P P P
Objects Horizontally or Vertically
Stack Lines by Y Offsets Supports
P P P P
Grouping by Label Row Data Symbol Size Increment
P P P P P
For Each Plot in Group
3D Waterfall Support
P P P P
for Label at Specified Indices Axis Break Supports Proportional
P P P P P
Unit for Each Segment
Support Remove Line Between Two
P P P P
Points on Line + Symbol Plots Pick Data Points from Graph P P P P P

Support Specified Color List New Annotation Dialog with More

P P P P P P P P P
for Color Mapping Controls for Object Customization

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More Hatch Patterns, Contour Improvements:

P P P P P Boundary Customization, Further +
including Geology Patterns P P P P
Color Scale Customization
Dropline Supports Direction Control
P P + P P Linear and Nested Bubble
and Arrow + P P P P
Scale for Bubble Plot
Support More Bar Shapes
P P P P P Custom Percentile and
for 3D Bars P P P P P
Jitter Points in Box Chart
Histograms: Label with Bin Plot: User Defined Menu to
P + P P P P P P P P P
Counts, Percentage or Both Access Customized Templates
Grouped Plots: Unbalanced Smart Labels - Auto
Subgroups Can Display Grid Line P P P P P P P P P P P
Position of Data Labels
Separators, Set Gaps by Dataset
User Defined Axis Scale Type P P P P P P
Support for all 2D objects in 3D
graphs: Table, Image, Drawn P P P P P Multiple Axis Breaks with No Gap P P P P P P
Objects, Bubble Scale, OLE Object
Multiple Special Tick Labels P P P P P P
Axis Improvements: Multiple Reference Isometric - Link Axis Length
Lines and Shading Between in 2D P P P P P P
to Scale by X/Y Ratio
Graphs; More Rescale Options, Tick
P P + P P More Legend Types: Box Chart
Labels Combine Column Labels,
Leader Lines For Special Ticks, Wrap Components, Point by Point, P P P P P P
Tick Labels for 3D Plots Categorical Values

New System Colors Give Customized Color/Shape/Interior

P P P P P P P P P P P
Your Graphs a Fresh Look Increment List for Plot

3D Surface Improvements:
Skip Weekend and Holidays P P P P P P
P P P P P Lighting Effect, Mesh, Flatten, Shift
in Financial Plot
Zoom and Pan inside Graph Layer P P P P P +
Text and Legend Improvements:
Multi-line Spacing, Annotation Customizable Data Info. Window
Customization, Legend Text Color
P P P P P P
to Read Coordinates and More
same as Legend Symbols, Drag P P P P P
Legend to Multiple Columns, Hide Transparency and Gradient Fill
P P P + P P
Legend of Hidden Plots, Reverse Control in Graphs
Order of Legend Embed and Edit Microsoft Word,
Excel and Equation Objects Inside P P P P P P
Show Symbol in 3D XYY
P P P P P Graphs and Layouts
Waterfall, Walls and Ribbons
Non-Linear Z-Axis, and Y- and Z-Value
Position Label/Metadata P P P P P +
P P P P P Colormap Support for Waterfall Plots
Anywhere on Data Plot
Move, Rotate, Skew and
Align Layers at Specified Value, P P P P P P
Resize 3D Graphs
P P P P P
Share Common Scale among Layers
Axis Tick Locations Controls P P P P P +
New Tab-based Axis Dialog
with Multi-axis Selection Box Chart with
P P P P P P + + P P +
and Easy Navigation Box/Whisker/Outliers Controls

Fill Area Under/Between Line Plots P + + P P +

Wrap Axis Tick Labels, Customize
Individual Special Ticks, Custom Axis P P P P P Polar Plot with Azimuth
Scale Formula for 3D OpenGL Axis P P P + P +
and Radial Axis Controzls

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Insert Comments and Notes to a Cell P Auto Conversion When Copy

and Pasting Date/Time P P
Cell & Column Formulas with From Other Application
P
Named Range and Auto-complete
Copy Space Separated Data
Sort Column Or Worksheet
P P
into Single Cell
P
by Categorical Order
Extract Data from Oval,
Join Worksheets by Column P P P
Polygon, etc. Region of Image

Statistics on Region-of-Interest for Improve Matrix Shrink to

P P P P
Matrix Data on Status bar Support More Statistics

Convert All Matrix Objects To Remove/Combine Duplicated

P
XYZZZ…Columns In Worksheet. Rows Tool Improvements: Support
P P P
Multiple Reference Columns, Support
Copy Matrix Object to Duplicate Tolerance
P
New Sheet/Book
More Options Available for Splitting
Clear Data in P P P
P Worksheet by Reference Column
Region-of-Interest for Matrix
Support Sorting Results
Copy and Paste Multiple P P P
P P for Copy Column tool
Column Formulas (F(x)=)
Matrix Slider Option in
More Flexible Cell Formula Notation P P P + P
Place of Thumbnail Images

Append Worksheet Tool Support

P P Copy and Paste Data as HTML/EMF
Appending to End of Each Column
Table to Other Applications such P P P
as MS Word
Convert Subregion of
P P
Worksheet to XYZ Columns
Excel Like Absolute Cell
P + P
Reference in Cell Formula
Data Filter Better Supports Date Data P P
Support Copy Subrange of Data
Matrix Stats, Subtraction, Simple P P P
P P with Column Label Rows
Math, Linear Fit Along Time Axis
Duplicate Project or Workbook
Matrix Image Stack to Support P P P
preserves cell formula
Shapefile-based ROI Averaging P P
to Create Time Axis Profile
Support Copy/Paste of Folders and
P P P P
Mini Toolbar to Extract Units Workbooks across Origin Sessions
P P
from Long Name
Filter Columns by Label Row P P P P
Define and use Python function
P P Support Splitting Columns by
in Set Column Values dialog
P P + P
Specified Separator or Interval
Copy and Paste Notes Windows
P P
to Another Folder or Session Extract Worksheet Rows
P P P P
by Random Sample
Color Column
P P
with HTML Color Support Copy Cell(s) and Paste to a Range P P P P

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Conditional Formatting: Highlight Split a Worksheet into Multiple

Cells by Rules, Highlight Duplicate P P P P Worksheets by Number of P P + + P P
Cells, and Heatmap Columns/Rows, or by Column Label

Column List View for Worksheet XYZ Gridding in Linear

P P P P P + P P P P
to Display Only a Column List or Logarithmic Scale

Copy and Paste Filter from Reduce XY Data by Group,

P P P P P P P + P PRO
One Column to Another Reduce Data to Evenly Spaced X

Support Press Mouse Wheel Reduce Each Column in Worksheet

P P P P P P P P P P
in Worksheet to Scroll by Combining Duplicate Rows

Auto Fill Column Label Row Pivot Table P P P P P +

P P P P
Contents to the Right
Stack Columns and Unstack Columns P P P P P +
Support Copying/Pasting
P P P P P Reduce Duplicate X Data, Reduce
Sheet across Origin Sessions P P P P P P
Data by Skipping Every N Points
X-Function to Set Format
P P P P P Worksheet Query
of Selected Cells P P P + P P
(Extract Values from Worksheet)
Maximum Number of Worksheets/
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MatrixSheet in Workbook/ P P P P P
MatrixBook Increased to 1024 Show or Hide Pro Menu
P P P
Commands in Regular Origin
Simpler Spreadsheet Cell Notation
P P + P +
for Column Formulas Much Faster Import, Drawing,
Data Manipulation, Analysis and P P +
Ability to Include LaTeX in Text Recalculate Speed for Large Data
Labels/Legends, and in P P P P P
Worksheet Header Rows etc. Unicode(UTF-8) Support P P P P P
Embed Layout Window in Worksheet P P P P P Connection to OriginLab website
P P P P P
Using secure connection (https)
Select or Hide Columns in
P P P P P Zoom and Pan on Graphs,
Worksheet by Column Label
P P P P P P
Worksheets, Matrices and Layouts
Search & Insert Function and Show
Function Syntax Hint in Set Column + P P P P Native 64-Bit Application P P P P P P
Values Dialog Box
Native 32-Bit Application P P P
Customize Categorical Data Order
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and Apply it to other Columns
Connect to OneDrive
Append Worksheet Row-wise, P
+ + P P P and Google Drive
Column-wise, or by Matched Column
N42 Connector to Import N42 Files P
Generate Patterned Data P P P P P P
CSV Connector: Auto-detect “yyyy-
Sort Column by Values in Column MM-dd HH:mm:ss,###” Date Format; P
P P P P P P
Label Rows, Reduce Columns Auto-detect Main Headers
Lock Filter Condition in those Import from SQLite Files Using
P P P P P P P P
Columns Linked to Source Columns Database Connector

Excel-Like Data Filtering P + P P P P Import and Reduce NetCDF

File by Partial Import or P P
Floating Graphs in Worksheet P P P P P P Averaging During Import

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IMPORTING (CON’T) 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.* IMPORTING (CON’T) 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.*

Unlock Imported Data Set Origin as Default Program

P P P P P P P
for Data Connector from Menu to Open Data Files

Partial Import Support: Excel Import Specified Column/Rows

Connector, TDMS Connector,
P P P P P
P P only in Excel and CSV
NetCDF Connector
Source File Header Row to
Data Connector for .RAW file
P P P P P
Show Imported File Name
P P
format from Thermo Fisher Scientific
Undo Import of ASCII, Excel and CSV P P P P P
Shapefile Connector P P
New Excel Import Dialog
Import Wizard Supports P P P P P
without Using COM Support
P P
Python-based Import Filter
More 3rd-Party Import Formats:
Matlab Connector Supports Opaque P P P P P
ISF, SAS, BRUKER OPU
P +
Variables Like Date Time, Table ect
Script after Import and Column Plot
Data Connector for TDMS P P P P P
Designation for More Import Routines
P P
and Bruker DQL/RAW files
Import SPSS Data Files P P P P P
CSV Data Connector
P + Importing OPJ P P P P P P
Support Append Rows

Connect to Multiple Files Support Import Mat File Structure P P P P P P

P P
Specifying a Folder to Import
Specify Channel When Import MDF,
Connect to Multiple Files P P P NITDM, DIADem, Prism, pClamp, P P P P P P
Matlab Data
Data Navigator Panel added
to Workbook when Connecting P P P File Import Menu
P P P P P P
to Multi-page Files Customization Dialogue

CSV Data Connector Wild-card Import TDMS 2009, MZXML

P P P P + P P P P
Support for Data Block Marker and Prism Files

Database Connector Dialog SQL Editor for Database Import P P P P P P

Supports ODBC Connection P P P
by Data Source or String Import Excel, Multi-Line CSV
P P + P + +
and Binary 2D Array
Multi-threaded ASCII import P P P
3rd Party Formats Support
10x Faster Import of Large Text Files P P P for pCLAMP 2.0, NI DIAdem/
P P P P P +
TDM, ETAS MDF,JCAMP-DX,
Drag and Drop support NetCDF, HDF5 etc.
P P P
of Data Connector
Graphically Construct SQL Queries P P P P P P
Query and Pull Columns
P P P
from OPJU Files ASCII and Binary Import
Wizard Provides Visual P P P P + +
Support Partial Import, Feedback during Import
Data Block Marker and Preview P P P
for CSV Data Connector Import Images (PNG, GIF, TIF,
TGA, PCX, PSD, WMF, etc. P P P P P P
Specify Long Name, Units and (Convert to Raster))
P P P
Comments in Excel Connector
Drag-and-Drop Data File from
Data Connector Maintain Connection P P P P P P
Windows Explorer into Origin
with Web File or Local File as Data
P + + P
Source (CSV, HTML, JSON, MS Import Wizard Filter for Repeat
Excel, Origin Project and more)
P P P P P P
Import of Similar Data

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EXPORTING & PRESENTATION 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.* GADGETS 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.*

Simplified Graph Export Smart Gridline Removal

P P
Routine Added for Digitizer Tool
Export/Update Worksheets as
P P Cluster Gadget Supports
Tables in a SQLite Database File P P
Arbitrary Shape for ROI
Simpler tool to Export
+ P Gadgets Support
Graph as Image
P P
Output to Clipboard
Export NetCDF Data from Matrix P P
Graph Export Settings can Support Vertical Cursor
P P P P
be Saved in Page Gadget on Linked Layers

Export Mulit-sheet Output Gadget Results to

P P P P P P P
Workbook as Excel File Source Data Workbook
Copy Graph and Paste Directly
Vertical Cursor Gadget:
to Online Documentation Tools P P P P
such as Confluence Page
Compare Two Cursors, P + P P
Show All Info in One Label
Option to Export Multiple Graphs
P P P P P Allow to clear category settings for
as a Single Multi-page PDF file
P P P P P
some points with Cluster Gadget
Export Graphs with PE Folder
Name Included in the Name P P P P P Integrate Gadget Now Supports
of the Exported File Marking of Fill Area Under P P P P P
Copy / Export User-defined Multiple Curves
P P P P P
Area of Graph Page
Curve Translate Gadget P P P P P
Ignore Hidden Columns
P P P P P
in ASCII Export Profile Gadget P P P P P
Export Graphs in Subfolders
Surface Integration Gadget PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
of Project to Corresponding
P P P P P
Subfolders under Project File Folder
Global Vertical Cursor
in Windows Explorer P P P + P P
Gadget Across Graphs
Send Graph to PowerPoint
Improvements: Specify Graph Intersect Gadget P P P P P P
P P P P P
List and Order, Specify Slide
Layout and Style Quick Sigmoidal Fit Gadget P P P P P P
Create Movies from Origin Cluster Gadget PRO + PRO PRO + PRO
P P P P P P
Windows Using GUI Tool or Script
Graph Export Supports Transparency Differentiate Gadget P P P P P P
P P P P P P
for PDF and EPS Format
Interpolate Gadget P P P P P P
Export All Graphs to PowerPoint P P P P P +
Quick Peaks Gadget P P P P P P
Export ASCII Data to Existing File
P P P P P P
by Appending or Replacing Digitizer + P P P P +
Slide Show Graphs and Layouts P + P P P P
Quick Fit Gadget P P P P P P
Export Worksheet as Image,
WAV, NI TDM/TDMS File P P P P P P Rise Time Gadget PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
or Multi-Page PDF Document
Graph Export Formats Include: Integrate Gadget P P P + + P
CGM, EPS, TIFF, PDF, JPEG, P P P P + P
FFT Gadget P P P P P P
EMF, PSD, etc.
Export Image to Raster File Format P P P P + P Statistics Gadget P P P + P P

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MATHEMATICS 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.* CURVE FITTING (CON’T) 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.*

Improve Handling of NANUM < and > Two Buttons on Parameters

P P
for Moving Functions Tab of Nonlinear Curve Fit Dialog to
P P P P P
Switch Between Sets of Parameters
More Options for Average Multiple
P P to Compare Fitting Result
Curves with Different X Range

Simple Curve Math Provide Selection of Parameter

P P P
Supports Custom Formula Initialization Formula when P P P P P
Defining Fitting Functions
Show Polygon Area of Selected
P P P P P
Contour Line in Data Display More Built-in Fitting Functions such as
Akima Spline in Interpolation P P P P P P Photosynthesis Irradiance (PI) Curve,
P P P P +
3D Curves, Diode And Solar
2D Interpolation and Extrapolation P P P P P P Cell Data ect.

Compute Polygon Area P P P P P P Provide Deming Method

PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
Compute Surface Area in Fit Linear with X Error
PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
and Matrix Area
Customize Parameter Table in Graph
P P P P P
2D Volume Integration PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO for LR/PR/NLFit and Peak Fitting

3D Interpolation P P P P P PRO Zoom on Preview tab of

P P P P P
Nonlinear Curve Fit
Trace Interpolation on XY Data PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

1D Interpolation and Extrapolation P P P P P + Improved Fitting Results: Add Normal

Probability Plot of Residuals, Put P P P P P
Interpolation and Residual Plots in a Single Graph
P P P P P +
Extrapolation of Y From X
Fit and Rank All Functions
Trace Interpolation on XYZ Data P P P P P P PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
in a Category
Normalization Across
P P P P P P Orthogonal Regression for
Multiple Columns or Curves PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO +
Implicit/Explicit Functions
Set Column or Matrix Values by
P P P P P +
Using Mathematics Operations Calculate Standard Error for
P P P P P P
CURVE FITTING 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.* Derived Parameter

Clearer Derived Parameters in NLFit P Linear Fit with Support for X Error PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO +
Incorporate Python into
P P Surface Fit with Multiple Peaks PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
Fitting Function Builder

Mini Toolbar to Add New Fitting Function Builder

P P P P P P P P
Linear Fitting Curve to Plot for Fitting Function Creation
More Fitting Functions Available
from Preshipped Fitting Function P P Graphical Residual
P P P P P P
Library App Analysis for Fitting

Support Defining Fitting Find-X/Find-Y Tool for Linear,

P P P P P P P P
Functions Using Python Polynomial, and Nonlinear Fit
Include Standard Error on Derived
New Find-Z Tool for Nonlinear
Parameters in the Parameter P P P P P PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
Surface/Matrix Fit
Summary Table

Support Integral in Implicit Function P P P P P Fitting Comparison + PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

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PEAK ANALYSIS 2022 2021* 2019* 2018* 2017 9.* SIGNAL PROCESSING 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.*

Peak Analyzer: Support Support Gaussian And Kaiser

P
Modifying Number Of Points Window Function For FFT And IFFT
P
for Individual Peaks
Support Binomial Filter for Smoothing P P P P P

Support Python-based Fitting LOWESS and LOESS Smoothing P P P P P P

P P
Functions in Peak Analyzer
IIR Filter Design PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

Peak Analyzer: Support for 2D FFT Filter PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
Sorting in Output Sheet, Option to
P P P
Use Data in X Axis Range, Custom Signal Envelope PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
Peak Filtering Using Script
Coherence PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

Peak Analyzer: Support

Signal Decimation to
Output Baseline Subtracted PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
Reduce/Resample Data
Peaks Information after Finding
P P P P
Peaks, Report Baseline Mode in 1D FFT, Inverse FFT and 1D FFT Filter P P P P P P
Notes node, Add Hint Tab in Fit
Control Dialog 2D FFT and 2D Inverse FFT PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

New Method for Peak Detection: Short-Time Fourier Transform (STFT) P P P P + PRO
P P P P P
Fourier Self Deconvolution
Wavelet Analysis PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

Auto Bound Setting for Positive-Only Hilbert Transform PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
P P P P P
and Negative-Only Peaks
2D Correlation PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

Sequentially Initialize Parameter STATISTICS 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.*
P P P P P
Values in Batch Peak Analysis
Two Sample T-test On Rows
P
Supports “Welch Test”
Multiple Peak Fit Tool P P P P P P
K-Means Cluster: Support Option to
P
Standardize Variables; Cluster Plot
Batch Peak Fitting P P + P P PRO

ROC Curve: Display Optimal

P
Peak Analyzer: Peak Fitting + + + PRO PRO PRO Cutpoint; Improved Result Graph

Statistics on Rows Support

Peak Analyzer: P P
for Multi-sheet Input
PRO PRO PRO + PRO PRO
Fit Baseline with Peaks
Provide Significance Letters
P P
Output in ANOVA Tools
Peak Analyzer: Peak Integration P P + P P P
Mean Comparison Support
P P P
Peak Analyzer: Peak Finding P P + + P P for Non-parametric Tools

Statsxy X-Function to Get

Peak Analyzer: Baseline Detection P P P P P P P P P
Statistics by Binning

Support Combine Multiple Dataset

Peak Analyzer: Baseline Subtraction P P P P P P P P P
as a Single One to Normalize

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Support Grouping for

P P P P P Allow MATLAB Console to
Statistics on Rows
Connect to Already Running P P P
Instance of MATLAB
Support Means Plot in
P P P P P
Two-Way ANOVA
Communicate with Individual
3-way ANOVA PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO P P P P P
Mathematica V8 or Later

Partial Correlation PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

R Console and support for
Cross Tabulation PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO Rserve to exchange data P P P P P
between Origin and R
Distribution Fit PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

MATLAB Console with

t-Tests on Rows + PRO PRO PRO PRO
GUI Support to Transfer Data P P + P P P
Between Origin and MATLAB
One/Two-Proportion Testing PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO

More Power & Sample Size LabVIEW Connectivity P P P P P P

Tests (One/Two-Proportion, PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
One/Two Variance)
Automation Server Support P P P P P P
Grubbs Test and Q-test to
P P P P P +
Detect Outliers PROGRAMMING 2022 2021* 2020* 2019* 2018* 9.*

Multivariate Analysis: Cluster,

Python: Data Connector Class
Principal Component, Discriminant, , + PRO PRO PRO + PRO
Partial Least Squares Regression etc. for Controlling Settings; Methods
to Set Parameter Value During
P
Fitting; Access to Image Window;
ROC Curve + PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO
More Functions for Worksheet
Manipulation
Survival Analysis: Kaplan-Meier, Cox
PRO PRO PRO + PRO +
Proportional Hazard ,Log-Rank, etc.
Python Packages Manager Supports
Nonparametric Tests: P
PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO Proxy Setting
Mann-Whitney Test, etc.

Power and Sample Size PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO +

LabTalk: Access for Fill Only
Transparency; Count User-Defined
One- and Two-Way Repeated
PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO PRO Parameters in Worksheet; Save P
Measures ANOVA
Workbook; Access on ROI Object;
Wipe All Formula and Script
Hypothesis Testing P P P P P +

Correlation Coefficient P P PRO PRO PRO PRO

OC: File Section Access with UTF16,
Image Handling; Load Template as P
Normality Test P P P P P P Minimized

Basic Descriptive Statistics,

1D and 2D Frequency Count,
P P P P + P Support Intellisense
Discrete Frequencies, P P
in Python Console
One/Two-Way ANOVA

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Support Python in Setting Multi-sheet Range Support P P P P

Column Values, Defining Fitting
P P
Funciton, Import Filter, Python Script Provide Python Package OriginExt
in Buttons etc. to Access Origin Functionality from P P P P
External Python through COM
New originpro Package for Easy
P P
Access to Origin from Python Provides LabTalk
P P P P
Functions for Linear Fit

Access Python Functions from

P P Origin API for calling Origin
LabTalk and Origin C P P P P P
from Outside Python

Support Python File Debug Unicode (UTF-8 Encoded) Text Strings

P P P P P P P
in Code Builder Support in LabTalk and OriginC

Added OrglabExt for better Graph Object Properties Access

COM connection to Origin
P P P P P
P P From LabTalk
from external Python
Support for HTML Dialog
P P P P P
New LabTalk Controls: Update with Java Script
Pending Locks, Access to Dash
Definition, Control of Box Plots, P P Distribution Fit P P P P +
Sort Columns by Long Name,
Control Plot Label Using Index
Integrate Python as a Scripting
P P P P P
Language in Origin
Preshipped Python 3.8 P P
Ability to Encrypt OC code P P P P P
New Lookup & Reference Functions
P P P Code Builder has New Editor Based
for Categorical Data
on Scintilla Code, which Supports P P P P P P
Code Folding, etc.
New LabTalk Functions: Get or
Set Column as Categorical or
use Sample Interval, Join Arbitrary Origin C Access to
P P P P P P
Ranges into Single Dataset, P P P Full NAG Mark 25 Library
Calculate Standard Error of
Dataset, Get Plot Type Info, Generate LabTalk Script Command
open Edit Range Dialog P P P P P P
from Current Dialog Box Settings

New X-Function to Split Cell Text to X-Function: Easy Creation of

P P P Custom Tools with Automatic P P P P P P
Columns like Excel
GUI by X-Function

LabTalk Option to Generate Gadget X-Function: Execute X-Function

P P P P P P P P P
Output for All Curves, All Layers, etc. from LabTalk Script and Menu

Control Polygon or Command Window:

P P P P P P P P P
Polyline Object thru LabTalk Auto-Complete Support for Scripting

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