Origin 2021 Feature Highlights

How do I get Origin 2021?

This new version will share the same settings with versions 2018 through 2020b. If you have any of those versions, you can simply install and run this new version. No license activation is needed as long as you are eligible for this new version.

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New Color Manager

Manage color lists and palettes with the new Color Manager tool. Key features supported by this tool include:

Select desired color lists and palettes for access from Mini Toolbars and other places in the user-interface
Create your own color lists or palettes, including by color-picking and interpolation of colors
Import color lists or palettes from external files

New Formula Bar

A new Formula Bar has been added for worksheets. It provides the following key benefits:

Enter cell formula when a cell is selected
Enter column formula when a column or F(x) label row cell is selected
Easily edit complex formulas, with the option to adjust formula bar font size for easier reading
Interactively select and fill cell ranges while editing the formula, such as the input range for a function
Search and insert functions

Greatly Improved Python Support

The Embedded Python environment in Origin has been greatly improved in this version:

A new originpro package with easy, high-level access to Origin objects and data from Python
Use Python functions in Set Column Values
Define nonlinear fitting functions using Python
Support for Python code in the Import Wizard
Access to Python functions from LabTalk and Origin C
Several sample projects and workbook templates using Python

More Mini Toolbars for Quick Editing

Several new context-sensitive Mini Toolbars have been added in this new version, for:

Tick Label Tables
Tables in Graphs
Date-Time Display in Worksheets
Graph Legends
Increment Control

Several existing toolbars have also been updated with more buttons for easy access to common tasks.

Mini Toolbar for Tick Label Tables. Set table style, fonts, colors, alternate colors for rows, insert rows with group statistics and more.

Mini Toolbar for tables in graphs. Select table style, quantities to display, fill color, border width and other table properties.

Use the Date button in the Mini Toolbar pop up to set display format for date-time columns.

Object properties that are adjusted "up" or "down" by clicking a Mini Toolbar button can now be adjusted to a user-specified increment, by setting a system variable.