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GATC

Clone of SnapGene

Free plasmid editor for Linux that reads and writes SnapGene .dna files, with circular maps, restriction analysis, cloning simulation and virtual gels.

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What works the same as SnapGene

  • Open several sequences at once, each in its own tab.
  • Circular and linear plasmid maps, with the enzyme cut sites labelled on the map.
  • Opens and saves SnapGene .dna files, and also reads GenBank, FASTA and other formats.
  • Restriction digests with a large enzyme list, and a virtual agarose gel.
  • Simulates cloning steps such as Gibson, Golden Gate and Gateway, and designs primers.

What is missing

  • Only Linux installers are published so far; Windows and Mac versions are not built yet.
  • This is an early version, 0.1.0.

How to get started

  1. Click Download. It opens the project versions page.
  2. Pick the file for your system: a deb for Debian and Ubuntu, an rpm for Fedora, or an AppImage for any other Linux.
  3. You can also use it in your browser, with nothing to install.
  4. Drop in a .dna file, or start with the two sample plasmids that come with it.

Compatible files

SnapGene files (.dna) According to the project

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Project created in October 2026. Data from version v0.1.0, October 27, 2026.