UGENE is a free, open-source, cross-platform bioinformatics software suite designed to assist molecular biologists in their daily tasks. It provides a comprehensive set of tools for sequence analysis, annotation, visualization and analysis of next-generation sequencing data. UGENE includes a wide range of standard tools for sequence analysis, such as multiple sequence alignment, phylogeny reconstruction, homolog search, motif finding, primer design, cluster analysis and gene expression analysis. It also includes an intuitive graphical user interface for easy access to the tools and data. UGENE is especially useful for those who need to manipulate large amounts of data on a regular basis. It is also ideal for those who are new to bioinformatics and want to learn the basics.
Discontinued The program is no longer maintained. The latest version, 7.2.5, released in December 2013, can still be downloaded from the official website.