Chromas Changelog

What's new in Chromas 2.6.6

Nov 19, 2018
  • BLAST searches can now be sent directly to the server to bypass web browser URL length limits. Results still open in the browser.
  • Fixed BLAST searching for sequences containing hyphen characters.
  • Added a raw trace data display toggle under the Options menu.

New in Chromas 2.6.5 (Jan 25, 2018)

  • Version 2.6.5 updates PeakTrace licensing, and fixes a bug which would leave a copy of the vector sequence file in a folder when a chromatogram was opened from that folder using Windows Explorer with Chromas already running. These extra ‘Chromas.vs’ files can be deleted.

New in Chromas 2.6.4 (Apr 11, 2017)

  • Version 2.6.4 keeps Chromas open if the user tries to exit while a PeakTrace batch operation is still in progress.

New in Chromas 2.6.3 (Apr 9, 2017)

  • Fixed a command-line bug which opened the first file twice if a switch was used
  • Fixed potential crashes from handling of multiple windows
  • Fixed missing colors on the color selection buttons until clicked
  • Added automatic detection of the longest reading frame for translation display
  • Duplicated the vector removal setting in the main settings dialog
  • Added trimming options to batch conversion
  • Added a reverse+complement button in addition to the menu and shortcut commands

New in Chromas 2.6.2 (Nov 9, 2016)

  • Version 2.6.2 fixes a rare error on exiting the program. Version 2.6.1 was a minor update which improved handling of corrupt files, fixed help display from network drives, added scrolling with the left/right arrow keys, and added parallel PeakTrace processing for paid users.

New in Chromas 2.6.1 (Oct 15, 2016)

  • Version 2.6.1 is a minor update which improves handling of corrupt files, fixes help display from network drives, adds scrolling with the left/right arrow keys, and adds parallel PeakTrace processing for paid users.

New in Chromas 2.6 (Jul 1, 2016)

  • Version 2.6 introduces PeakTrace functionality which can significantly increase the length of usable sequence extracted from your ABI sequencing reactions

New in Chromas 2.5.1 (Apr 9, 2016)

  • Version 2.5.1 fixes a potential security issue with .ab1 files which contain no sequence.

New in Chromas 2.5.0 (Mar 15, 2016)

  • 32-bit and 64-bit versions
  • Unicode character set for internationalisation
  • Improved handling of .ab1 and .scf files
  • Added FASTQ export format
  • Added ZTR format and removed support for legacy MegaBace format
  • Improved vector sequence database

New in Chromas 2.4.4 (Jan 4, 2016)

  • View Genescan genotype files (only older format files are currently supported).