FigTree

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Image:FigTreeIcon.png Tree Figure Production - FigTree.

FigTree is a graphical user-interface (GUI) application for viewing phylogenies and producing publication quality figures.

This program is available from http://tree.bio.ed.ac.uk/software/figtree

Features

  • Cross-platform graphical tree display.
  • Three different tree styles: rectangular, polar and radial.
  • Display of node heights, branch lengths, support values and other annotations.
  • Node height range bars if available.
  • Collapse of clades into triangles.
  • Colouring of branches and tip labels.
  • Colouring by annotation (for example, support values).
  • Quick search for tip labels or partial tip labels.
  • Printing and export as PDF graphics.

Sample Screen

FigTree v1.0 screen shot

Known Issues in v1.0

  • Loading large tree files gives no feed back and simply seizes up the program. A progress indicator is required for large files.
  • Midpoint rooting seems a bit unreliable?
  • Negative branch lengths are made positive - this may be confusing in some situations.
  • Preferences are not implemented.

Feature Requests

  • User specified rooting of trees.
  • Rotating branches.
  • A citation for this program.
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Andrew Rambaut 2006

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