Hello folks,
A couple of years ago, we had a related discussion which I cut paste
below. I still use Vector NTI which is expensive and bloated, but works
well. I've also had good experiences with Gentle which is free and open
source.
Darren
Thanks for the 38 replies, both on and off the bboard.
Dear CCP4Pers,
also j5 might be a good choice. I am not personally familiar with the
software, so I would happy to hear any comments. It also seems to cope with
modern cloning techniques like SLIC.
clicking away at http://j5.jbei.org/index.php/Main_Page
Regards,
Juha
On 27 September 2011
Dear All,
What type of software are people commonly using these days for vector/
plasmid map editing, making/visualizing vector maps, and aligning
(small to medium size) DNA sequencing data? Preferably, it should not
be too expensive and be able to write text files, readable by other
Hi Florian,
May be you can try the software from CLC bio. The full version can be
used as trial for four weeks and the free limited one forever! I think
you can do most of your things with the limited one. The link to
download the software is www.clcbio.com/index.php?id=532.
Regards,
Mahmudul
Hi Florian,
Have a look at Serial Cloner - it's free, runs on OS X, Linux and Windows, and
is really quite powerful - including the ability to export single or multiple
sequences to FASTA format text files (however, it can only align two sequences
at the time I'm afraid):
Hi Florian -
I've used Geneious for a few years now and been pleased with it. Also a
freemium business model: Basic version is free, and Pro version price depends
on the term and type of license (student, academic/government, or commercial).
I find the Basic version suits my limited
