Any Recommendations For Software For Drawing Plasmid Maps?

Question

[Michael Petronio]

I want to draw a picture of a plasmid, something along the lines of this image. i have tried all of the free software i could find does anyone have any suggestions of software that would produce an image this good, preferably free but I'll pay if I have to.

[Neilfws]

Your preferred operating system is?

Answer 1

[rchawdry]

If you're willing to use HTML syntax, you can design something pretty close using http://angularplasmid.vixis.com. It's free, open-source, and comes with plenty of examples of how to create what you're looking for. See below for examples:

Answer 2

[Michael Schubert]

The best-known software for this kind of task is commercial, namely DNASTAR's Lasergene Seqbuilder and Invitrogen's Vector NTI.

Free alternatives are e.g. Serial Cloner or the open-source software GENtle.

[vaskin90]

Another open-source software alike is UGENE. It has plasmid annotation functions, restriction analysis, cloning framework, etc.

Answer 3

[Peter]

This is probably not what you are looking for, but if you want a hands on coding solution, Biopython's Genome Diagram can do something a bit like that. There is a basic example in the Tutorial.

Answer 4

[wstokes]

SnapGene Viewer will do the trick.

Answer 5

[Pasta]

You got the free Web interface MGV2 which I find really easy to use and gives nice pics. Login as "guest" to give it a try

Answer 6

[Yogesh Pandit]

PlasMapper does a pretty good job too

Answer 7

[5heikki]

I'm surprised Circos hasn't been mentioned so far. The microbial genome recipe could be a good starting point.

Answer 8

[kapsakcj]

Late to the post but........A great, but unfortunately paid option is Geneious. I used that in my thesis to make beautiful plasmid maps.

Answer 9

[Glenn]

Use Mendelgen and it will look even better than the image you shared. Here's an example in and .

Answer 10

[brant]

Gene Construction Kit® (GCK) is a useful tool for plasmid mapping, cloning simulation, and DNA analysis. It has been consistently reviewed as being one of the easiest to use applications for simulating multi-step cloning operations, and offers extensive flexibility in the graphical formatting of DNA sequences - and - generating those colorful, customized plasmid maps seen in publications. You can easily copy and paste graphical maps from GCK to image editing programs, or even create hi-res PDF (Mac) or XPS (Win) exports from within the program.

It's been around since the mid-90's, and was one of, if not "the very first software" for performing these types of graphical manipulations of DNA sequence data.

More information, and a free demo version is available from the website: http://www.textco.com

Check it out!

Answer 11

[rutial]

Another great free alternative is Genome Compiler.

Answer 12

[cermak]

Try WebDSV, it is a free web app, cross-platform, no registration needed, GenBank file format compatible.

Answer 13

[kevincramer]

Sapio Sciences Exemplar Electronic Lab Notebook bronze edition is free to academics and is a full featured ELN.