biostudies-literatureLeonard SSwiss National Science Foundationvbac019https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9710660biostudies-literatureUnknown2(1)<h4>Motivation</h4>Dot plots are heatmap-like charts that provide a compact way to simultaneously display two quantitative information by means of dots of different sizes and colors. Despite the popularity of this visualization method, particularly in single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) studies, existing tools used to make dot plots are limited in terms of functionality and usability.<h4>Results</h4>We developed FlexDotPlot, an R package for generating dot plots from multifaceted data, including scRNA-seq data. It provides a universal and easy-to-use solution with a high versatility. An interactive R Shiny application is also available allowing non-R users to easily generate dot plots with several tunable parameters.<h4>Availability and implementation</h4>Source code and detailed manualBioinformatics advancesFlexDotPlot: a universal and modular dot plot visualization tool for complex multifaceted data.PMC9710660171007Chalmel FLeonard SLardenois ARolland ADTarte KfalseFlexDotPlot: a universal and modular dot plot visualization tool for complex multifaceted data.<h4>Motivation</h4>Dot plots are heatmap-like charts that provide a compact way to simultaneously display two quantitative information by means of dots of different sizes and colors. Despite the popularity of this visualization method, particularly in single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) studies, existing tools used to make dot plots are limited in terms of functionality and usability.<h4>Results</h4>We developed FlexDotPlot, an R package for generating dot plots from multifaceted data, including scRNA-seq data. It provides a universal and easy-to-use solution with a high versatility. An interactive R Shiny application is also available allowing non-R users to easily generate dot plots with several tunable parameters.<h4>Availability and implementation</h4>Source code and detailed manual2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-21T23:09:35.551Z2025-04-05T19:05:18.743ZS-EPMC97106603669940610.1093/bioadv/vbac019