# Description #
RuleBender provides an easy-to-use interface for the popular rule-based
modeling software package, BioNetGen. It provides an editor with
context-sensitive highlighting and syntax checking along with automated model
visualization, simulation, and plotting capabilities. RuleBender also provides
an automatic journaling capability that keeps all model files and simulation
data in a common, chronologically-ordered workspace. RuleBender is written in
Java using the Eclipse Rich Client Platform. Installation packages for Windows,
Mac, and Linux operating systems can be found at http://bionetgen.org along
with installation instructions, documentation, and instructional videos. Below
are instructions for installing RuleBender.

# Installation Instructions #

You can find a step-by-step installation guide [here](https://github.com/RuleWorld/rulebender/blob/master/docs/RuleBender-installation-guide.pdf)

Most users should head over to the [latest RuleBender release](https://github.com/RuleWorld/rulebender/releases/latest) 
and download the appropriate distribution for their OS. To install RuleBender, unzip the
RuleBender distribution file, e.g. RuleBender-2.3-lin64.tar.gz, in the
directory where you would like RuleBender installed. BioNetGen and RuleBender requires Perl 
which should be installed by default on MacOS and most Linux flavors, Windows users will need to install a 
Perl distribution (a good one is [Strawberry Perl](http://strawberryperl.com/)).

Please click [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWoY5iaC8W0) to see a step-by-step instruction video on how to install and start building models with RuleBender.

## Download Latest Builds

These are the latest stable builds

* [Linux](https://github.com/RuleWorld/rulebender/releases/download/RuleBender-2.3.2/RuleBender-2.3.2-linux.tgz)
* [OSX](https://github.com/RuleWorld/rulebender/releases/download/RuleBender-2.3.2/RuleBender-2.3.2-mac.tgz)
* [Windows x64](https://github.com/RuleWorld/rulebender/releases/download/RuleBender-2.3.2/RuleBender-2.3.2-win.zip)

## Compilation from Source

Please see [compilation instructions here](https://github.com/RuleWorld/rulebender/blob/master/docs/compilation_instructions.md) for instructions on how to build RuleBender from source using Eclipse.

## Contact Us

Email the developers at bionetgen.help@gmail.com