gbdraw
gbdraw is a command-line and browser-based tool for publication-quality genome diagrams. It accepts GenBank/DDBJ flatfiles or GFF3 + FASTA pairs and produces circular or linear plots in SVG, PNG, PDF, EPS, or PS.
Interactive SVG output gallery
Features
- Circular and linear genome diagrams from annotated sequence files
- Comparison tracks from LOSAT searches run by gbdraw or from BLAST outfmt 6 or 7 tables
- Reusable coordinate- and feature-targeted annotation tracks
- Browser-based GUI at gbdraw.app and local GUI via
gbdraw gui - Fine-grained control over colors, labels, legends, and track layout
- Export to SVG, PNG, PDF, EPS, and PS (PNG, PDF, EPS, and PS require CairoSVG)
Documentation
| Route | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Tutorials | Build complete, reproducible figures in the web app, on the command line, or from Python. |
| Technical documentation | Look up controls, options, schemas, APIs, compatibility, outputs, and source provenance. |
| FAQ | Choose a layout, interface, or comparison method and resolve common problems. |
| Gallery | Inspect finished static and interactive figures before choosing a workflow. |
The documentation home links the four routes above. Supporting pages cover installation, tutorial inputs, citation and project background, and the changelog. See the 0.14.0 release notes for changes and migration from 0.13. See Contributing to report a bug, set up a development environment, or submit a pull request.
Use without local installation
The hosted web app runs entirely in your browser:
Uploaded genomic data stays on your machine. The hosted site uses Google Analytics 4 for aggregate page-usage metrics; gbdraw does not send uploaded genome files or generated diagrams to Google Analytics.
Local installation
For regular use, Bioconda is the main installation path:
mamba create -n gbdraw -c conda-forge -c bioconda gbdraw
conda activate gbdraw
gbdraw -h
gbdraw gui
For development from source:
git clone https://github.com/satoshikawato/gbdraw.git
cd gbdraw
python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
If you need PNG/PDF/EPS/PS export from a source install, add the optional export dependency:
python -m pip install -e ".[dev,export]"
Local GUI/Web assets have no hosted Google Analytics injection.
See Installation for details, supported Python versions,
platform notes, and the PyPI route. The source version is 0.14.0; check
PyPI for available packages and
GitHub Releases for publication
dates. If the desired package is unavailable, use a source install.
Bug reports and suggestions
Please open an issue if you find a bug or want to propose an improvement:
https://github.com/satoshikawato/gbdraw/issues
How to cite
If you use gbdraw in your research, please cite the preprint:
Kawato, S. (2026). gbdraw: a genome diagram generator for microbes and organelles. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.07.716863
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