Recent development of standard data formats will certainly contribute to proteomics data-sharing within the scientific community. In addition, specialized journals have emphasized the use of these standards to facilitate the evaluation and publication of new articles. However, it is our opinion that there is an evident lack of software tools specifically designed to visualize and check proteomics standard data formats. Development of new software tools for this purpose will facilitate cooperation between proteomics research groups, increasing the quality of proteomics data available in open-access repositories.
Here we describe a Java-based free application -PRIDEViewer- that allows visualizing and checking any XML-PRIDE file, facilitating its easy review, facilitating the interactions among end users as well as the understanding of the so compiled information.
