SeaView

SeaView is a cool software tool that helps you study and analyze sequence alignments and molecular phylogeny. It can read and write many file types like NEXUS, MSF, CLUSTAL, FASTA, PHYLIP, MASE, and Newick files. So, if you're into genetics or bioinformatics, this might just be what you need!

Easy to Use

This program is standalone, which means you can run it directly on your computer without messing with your Windows registry settings. You can even keep it on a USB flash drive! How convenient is that?

No Admin Rights Needed

The best part about using portable tools like SeaView is that you don’t need admin privileges. Since it doesn’t leave any files or settings behind on the host computer, it's super user-friendly.

Simplistic GUI

Now, I’ll be honest—the interface isn’t the flashiest out there. But hey, it gets the job done! It's practical and easy to navigate. Plus, with drag-and-drop support, importing data from external files becomes a breeze.

Keyboard Shortcuts Galore

You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly explore your data or just click around with your mouse to select items and move sequences around in an alignment. And for those command-line lovers out there—yes, you can run it that way too!

Add Data from Databases

Besides all those file formats we mentioned earlier, SeaView lets you pull info from various databases like EMBL, GenBank, and SwissProt/UniProt. Talk about versatile!

Save Your Work Easily

You have options! Save your alignments in the current file or export them elsewhere. You can even save them as PDFs where you get to customize things like font size and color!

Edit Like a Pro

With SeaView’s features, you can copy sequences to the clipboard or paste in new data easily. You can rename sequences too—just click away! And if you've got two editing panels open? You can transfer info between them seamlessly.

Manage Your Alignments

This tool has handy features for managing alignments too! You can run analyses on selected sequences or sites easily.

Create Phylogenetic Trees

If you're into phylogenetics (that’s studying evolutionary relationships), SeaView lets you compute and draw DNA or protein trees. You can plot these trees and save or print them as needed!

A Great Choice for Advanced Users

SeaView proves itself as an advanced program for multiple sequence alignment and molecular phylogeny—it’s especially great for power users looking to dive deep into their data.

If you're ready to give it a try yourself, check it out here!