PhyloWidget Quickstart

Note: a URL pointing to your favorite Newick or Nexus file is also valid input for PhyloWidget Full.

Information

What is PhyloWidget?

PhyloWidget is a program for viewing, editing, and publishing phylogenetic trees online. It is small, contains a simple yet powerful user interface, and contains many novel features not available in other phylogenetic viewers (see the screenshots).

What is it used for?

PhyloWidget is specifically designed for:

Visually exploring small, medium and large phylogenetic trees
Editing trees with a simple, intuitive user interface
Creating publication-quality tree figures
Interfacing with databases through a URL-based API

Who wrote it?

The software was written by Gregory Jordan as a Google Summer of Code project under the mentorship of Bill Piel. Many thanks are also due to Hilmar Lapp, a secondary mentor on the project and the lead organizer of the Phyloinformatics Summer of Code 2007.

Contact Information

All queries regarding the general use, integration, or availability of PhyloWidget should be directed towards phylowidget@gmail.com.

Bugs may be reported using the Issue Tracker on Google Code.

For more general queries, requests for collaboration, etc., please contact Bill Piel and/or Gregory Jordan directly.

Screenshots

Documentation

Extensive documentation for PhyloWidget has been produced in the form a series of short vignettes, collectively titled PhyloWidget Step-by-Step:

PhyloWidget Step-by-Step

Troubleshooting

A list of known problems and potential solutions can be found on the Troubleshooting Page:

Troubleshooting PhyloWidget

Downloads

The following downloads are automatically generated by the PhyloWidget build script. They should reflect the current version of PhyloWidget that is available on the website. To access the absolute latest source code, please use the Google Code SVN repository.

You may choose between: