igv-desktop ☆
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Description:
Visual exploration of genomic data
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 2.19.8@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @igv_team  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Other
Tags: genomics bioinformatics visualization sequencing data-science
Install: brew install --cask igv-desktop
About:
IGV Desktop is a high-performance visualization tool for interactively exploring genomic datasets. It supports a wide range of data types, including BAM/CRAM alignments, VCF variants, and RNA-seq data. The tool enables researchers to inspect sequence alignments, annotations, and genomic variants in detail to drive discovery.
Key Features:
  • Support for diverse genomic data formats (BAM, CRAM, VCF, BED, GFF, etc.)
  • Interactive exploration of large datasets with fast, responsive rendering
  • Integrated tools for variant calling, allele frequency analysis, and data loading from cloud sources (AWS, Google, NCBI)
Use Cases:
  • Visualizing and quality-checking next-generation sequencing (NGS) alignments
  • Inspecting genetic variants and structural rearrangements in clinical or research contexts
  • Exploring epigenomic data such as ChIP-seq and ATAC-seq signals
Alternatives:
  • JBrowse 2 – Web-based genome browser with advanced plugin architecture, often used for public data sharing.
  • Tablet – Lightweight alignment viewer focused on visualizing NGS read mappings.
Version History
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Jun 11, 2026 7:52pm 2.19.8 0 VERSION_BUMP 61ed8255
Sep 8, 2025 8:09pm 2.19.6 0 VERSION_BUMP 449cfa47
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