JBrowse

The next-generation genome browser

JBrowse is a genome browser that runs on the web, on your desktop, or embedded in your app.

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Install & run

Open your first genome.

Desktop quick start
Web quick start

Learn

Using, configuring and extending JBrowse.

User guide
Config guide
Developer guide
Tutorials
Feature overview

Build with it

Embed JBrowse and extend it with plugins.

Embed a genome view
Embedded components reference
Write a plugin

Citation

Citations are how the consortium demonstrates JBrowse's value when applying for funding. If you publish research using JBrowse, please cite:

Diesh et al, 2023. JBrowse 2: a modular genome browser with views of synteny and structural variation. Genome Biology 24:74. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-023-02914-z

Funding and collaboration

Supported by the US National Institutes of Health (U41 HG003751), the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), and the University of California, Berkeley. Released under the Apache License, Version 2.0 .