GenomeTools

The versatile open source genome analysis software

[Genome Annotation]

The GenomeTools genome analysis system is a free collection of bioinformatics tools (in the realm of genome informatics) combined into a single binary named gt. It is based on a C library named “libgenometools” which consists of several modules.

If you are interested in gene prediction, have a look at GenomeThreader.

Platforms

GenomeTools has been designed to run on every POSIX compliant UNIX system. For example, Linux, Mac OS X, and OpenBSD. A Windows version which requires a Cygwin installation is available. Please report problems with it to our mailing list.

Published software in GenomeTools

The GenomeTools distribution includes several published software tools:

Contact

The GenomeTools are being developed by:
Gordon Gremme, Sascha Steinbiss, Stefan Kurtz and others
Genome Informatics Research Group
Center for Bioinformatics, University of Hamburg