CLC Main Workbench Alternatives

Apps similar to CLC Main Workbench include VectorBee, which is free. Other options are Platforma, Chromas, BioEdit and Genophore. You're spoiled for choice with DNA Editors like CLC Main Workbench: we list more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, the web and Android.

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  1. VectorBee icon
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    Free platform for editing, analyzing, and visualizing DNA and protein sequences with tools for restriction digestion simulation, open reading frame detection, primer design, alignment, GC/CpG visualization, NCBI gene import, vector ordering, and project management.

    31 VectorBee alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. Platforma icon
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    Platforma is the discovery decision platform for biologics. Helping scientists turn complex sequencing, experimental, structural, and AI-derived data into transparent, evidence-based decisions about which therapeutic candidates to advance.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. Chromas icon
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    Two software applications are available from Technelysium: Chromas and ChromasPro.

    30 Chromas alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. BioEdit icon
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    BioEdit is a biological sequence alignment editor written for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/7. An intuitive multiple document interface with convenient features makes alignment and manipulation of sequences relatively easy on your desktop computer.

    31 BioEdit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. Genophore icon
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    Genophore is an application for searching and designing proteins. It also provides a suite of bioinformatics utilities and collaboration tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  6. Benchling icon
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    Online lab notebook software, including DNA design tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Rasmol icon
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    RasMol is a computer program written for molecular graphics visualization intended and used primarily for the depiction and exploration of biological macromolecule structures, such as those found in the Protein Data Bank.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. UGENE icon
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    UGENE is free open-source cross-platform bioinformatics software.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. SnapGene Viewer is revolutionary software that allows molecular biologists to create, browse, and share richly annotated DNA sequence files up to 1 Gb in length.

    36 SnapGene Viewer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Clustal X icon
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    Multiple sequence alignment software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. GeneDoc icon
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    A full featured multiple sequence alignment editor, analyser and shading utility for Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Ridom TraceEdit is a cross-platform graphical DNA trace viewer and editor. TraceEdit displays the chromatogram files from Applied Biosystems automated sequencers and files in the Staden SCF format.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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