Run your PsychoPy experiment online with Pavlovia

This guide walks you step-by-step through preparing, testing, and launching a PsychoPy experiment on Pavlovia.

If you are new to running studies online, follow the steps in order. Experienced users may jump directly to the step they need.

Getting started with example experiments

If you want to see working examples or start from a template, Pavlovia provides a public repository of free experiments. You can:

• Browse existing experiments to understand best practices

• Download templates to use as a starting point for your own study

• Modify templates safely knowing they are already configured for online use

Fig. 11 How to access template experiment files and download the files.

Step-by-step guide

If you are uploading your own experiment to Pavlovia (or a template you downloaded) follow the steps in order below:

• Check whether your experiment can run online
• Prepare your experiment for online use
• Advanced Features for Online Experiments
• Create a Pavlovia project
• Test your experiment online
• Launch your study and collect data
• Caveats and cautions

Useful links

The following links provide guidance and tutorials for running online experiments using PsychoPy and Pavlovia:

• Troubleshooting Online Studies Advice on debugging and writing code components that translate well from PsychoPy to PsychoJS.

• Wakefield’s Daily Tips for Online Experiments A curated collection of practical tips and troubleshooting advice for online studies.

• Pavlovia YouTube Playlist Video tutorials covering core Pavlovia workflows and experiment deployment.

• Pavlovia Surveys Playlist Tutorials focused on creating and running surveys on Pavlovia.

The first generation of PsychoJS was realized by a Wellcome Trust grant, awarded in January 2018. to make online studies possible from PsychoPy^®. This is what we call PsychoPy3 - the 3rd major phase of PsychoPy’s development.

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