CLC Main Workbench Alternatives

CLC Main Workbench is described as 'QIAGEN CLC Main Workbench is ideal for DNA, RNA, & protein sequence data analysis with a wide variety of features, no advanced computer skills required! The workbench is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CLC Main Workbench for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Web-based and SaaS apps. The best CLC Main Workbench alternative is VectorBee, which is free. Other great apps like CLC Main Workbench are Platforma, Chromas, BioEdit and Genophore.

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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

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    • 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

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    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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    • 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

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    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.

    28 UGENE alternatives

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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

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    • 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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