where to download blat command tool for windows?

Question

[Chen Sun]

In UCSC website, it gives a link for download blat:http://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/admin/exe/

However, it only contains linux and mac version, so where to download windows version of BLAT, especially for windows 10.

Once again,I write tools for others, not myself, and most users from biology labs are using windows.

[GenoMax]

There isn't a windows version available.
You could compile the source in cygwin (unix like environment for windows) or use it in a virtual machine with linux. VM with linux may be overall best option for windows.

[Chen Sun]

it does not make much sense that linux and mac version are provided but not windows...

[Jenez]

Sure it does. I dare say that the vast majority of bioinformatical work being done is done in a unix environment! You should give it a go!

One of us... one of us...

[Michael]

I one sense it would make more sense to provide a windows binary, because building windows binaries from linux programs ported to window is harder than building a linux binary. Most windows users will not even have a compiler installed on their machines.

[Michael]

You could try the new experimental feature in Windows 10 that allows to run native linux binaries in bash, might or might not work.

Answer 1

[Shicheng Guo]

One day, you will understand the earlier you give up Windows, the earlier you are benefited. Welcome to Linux world. By the way, recommend Ubuntu to you.

[Chen Sun]

I write tools for others, not myself, and most users from biology labs are using windows.

Answer 2

[liangjiao.xue]

Just in case some people are looking for blat on Windows.

Windows 10:
https://github.com/liangjiaoxue/AGEseq/blob/master/blat_windows10.zip

Before Windows 10 (tested on XP, 7, and 8)
https://github.com/liangjiaoxue/AGEseq/blob/master/blat_windows.zip
This version will make Windows 10 Crash!

[Chen Sun]

Thank you for the answer. This is exactly the one I want!!

Answer 3

[mastal511]

Yes, but I daresay most biologists are not using the commandline versions of programs.

[GenoMax]

If this was supposed to be a response for a previous post/comment then it should have followed one of those :-)
What you say may be true for old(er) established experimentalists but current students are definitely recognizing the utility of being reasonably savvy with *nix.
At the end of the day everyone is free to use the OS of their choice. It is great that most OS's will allow one to run another OS as a guest. So there are no big barriers here. What OS a developer chooses to support is their choice.