Free SnapGene Viewer Alternatives

The best free alternative to SnapGene Viewer is Benchling. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try BioEdit or Chromas. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SnapGene Viewer and many of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to SnapGene Viewer are UGENE, Genophore, ApE - A plasmid Editor and Serial Cloner.

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  1. Benchling icon
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    Online lab notebook software, including DNA design tools.

    26 Benchling alternatives
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    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Benchling Features

    1.  Automatic Alignment
    2.  Compatible with SnapGene files
    3.  Notebook
    4.  Electrophoresis Simulation
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    At first glance, it's like SnapGene Viewer but better. It's like the paid full version of SnapGene. In addition, it is online and you can comment on each project. Try it !

    Positive commentApr 4, 2017
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    • Most users think Benchling is a great SnapGene Viewer alternative.

    • Benchling is the most popular Web-based alternative to SnapGene Viewer.

    • Benchling is the most popular free alternative to SnapGene Viewer.

    • Benchling is Free Personal and ProprietarySnapGene Viewer is also Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. 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.

    28 BioEdit alternatives
    BioEdit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer maintained. Last version, 7.2.5, released in December 2013, can be still downloaded from the official website.

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    • BioEdit is the most popular Windows alternative to SnapGene Viewer.

    • BioEdit is Free and ProprietarySnapGene Viewer is Free Personal and Proprietary
  3. Chromas icon
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    Two software applications are available from Technelysium: Chromas and ChromasPro.

    27 Chromas alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Chromas Features

    1.  Batch processing
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  4. UGENE icon
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    UGENE is free open-source cross-platform bioinformatics software.

    25 UGENE alternatives
    UGENE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    UGENE Features

    1.  Bioinformatics
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    Nice UI, easy to understand interaction logic, and many more.

    Positive commentJul 19, 2022
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    • Almost everyone thinks UGENE is a great SnapGene Viewer alternative.

    • UGENE is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to SnapGene Viewer.

    • UGENE is the most popular Open Source alternative to SnapGene Viewer.

    • UGENE is Free and Open SourceSnapGene Viewer is Free Personal and Proprietary
  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.

    27 Genophore alternatives
    Genophore landing page

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Genophore Features

    1.  Bioinformatics
    2.  Online collaboration
    3.  Cloud based
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    Genophore VS SnapGene Viewer

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    • Genophore is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to SnapGene Viewer.

    • Genophore is Free Personal and ProprietarySnapGene Viewer is also Free Personal and Proprietary
  6. ApE - A plasmid Editor icon
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    Software for viewing, editing and analyzing plasmid sequences.

    23 ApE - A plasmid Editor alternatives
    Highlights and draws graphic maps using feature annotations from genbank and embl files

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  7. Serial Cloner icon
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    Serial Cloner is a Molecular Biology software.

    It provides tools with an intuitive interface that assists you in DNA cloning, sequence analysis and visualization.

    25 Serial Cloner alternatives
    Serial Cloner screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last version, 2.6.1, was released on April 3rd, 2013.

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  8. Mendelgen icon
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    Mendelgen is an online DNA vector editing and manipulation tool. It offers features like MSA alignment, codon optimization, feature detection, and more. It's wrapped in a beautiful and intuitive design to make your experience easy and enjoyable.

    30 Mendelgen alternatives
    View your plasmid maps in dark mode

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Mendelgen Features

    1.  Bioinformatics
    Mendelgen iconSnapGene Viewer Icon

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    Mendelgen is user-friendly and visually appealing!

    Positive commentAug 23, 2021
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    • Mendelgen is Free and ProprietarySnapGene Viewer is Free Personal and Proprietary
  9. Ridom TraceEdi icon
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    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.

    9 Ridom TraceEdi alternatives
    Ridom TraceEdi screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. PDRAW32 icon
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    Scientific software for the molecular biologist. Performs virtual DNA cloning, analyses DNA for restriction enzymes, homing enzymes and primer sites, dam and dcm methylation sites, finds and translates open reading frames. Calculates annealing temperatures for PCR.

    23 PDRAW32 alternatives
     pDRAW32 on Windows 7 RC

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PDRAW32 Features

    1.  Sequencing
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  11. GENtle icon
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    GENtle is a software for DNA and amino acid editing, database management, plasmid maps, restriction and ligation, alignments, sequencer data import, calculators, gel image display, PCR, and much more.

    6 GENtle alternatives
    The expression vector pCAGGS-T7 opened in GENtle

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  12. Open Vector Editor Electron icon
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    Electron App for Open Vector Editor. This packages the open-vector-editor web app as an electron tool that can be used on Windows, Mac and Linux.

    23 Open Vector Editor Electron alternatives
    Open Vector Editor Electron screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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