OVE Electron

OVE Electron is the desktop version of the Open Vector Editor web app. Since it is built/wrapped using Electron, the app boasts installers for all major OSes out there such as Windows, macOS, and Linux.

The desktop application features the same functionality and GUI layout as the web app it’s based on. The main window of the app is split into two main sections: The Circular and Linear Map on the left, and the Sequence Map and Properties sections on the left.

From the Properties tab, users can manage all general elements of the loaded sequences. The subsections are: General, Features, Parts, Primers, Translations, Cutsites, ORFs, and Genbank.

From the menu bar, users can create new sequences, rename already existing ones, duplicate them, as well as toggle between the Read-Only and Editable modes. The app makes it very easy for users to import and export sequences as Genbank files, FASTA files, and Teselagen JSON files.

The Edit menu provides users with various useful options. Not only can users create, cut, copy, and paste elements, but they can also activate the “Complement Entire Sequence” and “Reverse Complement Entire Sequence” options.

The View menu provides an easy way for users to fully customize the Properties field, as well as enable or disable parameters such as Axis, Axis Numbers, Amino Acid Numbers, Reverse Sequence, and DNA Colors.

The main difference between this desktop-based application and the web one is that the first does not allow you to randomize sequence data. OVE Electron is a useful app that allows users to use the Open Vector Editor on their desktops.