# VarSifter #

## Visualizing sequence variation data ##

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### Getting started ###
VarSifter is a Java tool to visualize sequence variation data on a desktop computer. To get started, download the latest version from the "Downloads" link, and extract it to a folder you will be able to find again. Windows users: Double-click the VarSifter.bat file. Mac users: double-click the VarSifter.command file. VarSifter reads uncompressed VCF files and a custom tab-delimited text file.

An in-depth user guide, tips, and troubleshooting can be found in the "wiki" folder of the "Source" link.

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### Citing VarSifter ###
If you have used VarSifter for your work, please cite the follow paper:

Teer JK, Green ED, Mullikin JC, Biesecker LG. VarSifter: visualizing and analyzing exome-scale sequence variation data on a desktop computer. **Bioinformatics** 28(4) 599-600. 2012.
PMC3278764
[PubMed] (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22210868)

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### Older versions of VarSifter ###

Several older VarSifter versions are available at the "Downloads" link, and at the [original download location](http://research.nhgri.nih.gov/software/VarSifter/). Using the most recent version is recommended.