I've been using BioEdit for a decade but since it has no support and more like abandonware now I'd like to switch to a new sequence editing software which is being actively maintained. I would appreciate any suggestions on editing software (preferably a free one, but I'm curious about anything that is available). The main thing I'd like be able to do is to view trace files and to trim the sequence before the alignment. I've certainly googled them but I'm curious about the opinion and advice from experienced users. Thank you very much!
You can't really go wrong with Geneious, but it might be a bit pricey. It is very actively maintained, though.The unlicensed version will still allow you to do many things you need, like view and align traces, but it won't allow you to edit them.
Hi Alina,
if it's for sanger sequences viewing, you can use chromas, it's free for all platforms and used since sequencers exist. For NGS data and therefore aligned sequences (bam format), you can use IGV which is pretty good.
fred
Another recommendation for Chromas here. Very easy and useful for Sanger sequencing and alignment for primer walking or merging of forward and reverse reads.
Thank you, Frederic and Pablo! I'll check it out. Yes, I forgot to mention, I use Sanger sequencing, but it's helpful to know about IGV for NGS. Thanks again!
You could try DNADragon. Available from: https://www.sequentix.de/software.php
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