Multiple alignment program for amino acid or nucleotide sequences

Mac OS X version

Download

• mafft-7.310-signed.pkg (runs on MacOSX 10.5-10.12, x86 and (probably) PPC)
  This version uses at most x2 memory space in comparison with previous versions.  If it stops due to memory shortage, try version 7.222.
• mafft-7.222-signed.pkg (runs on MacOSX 10.5-10.10, x86 and (probably) PPC)

Installation

1. Open the .pkg file and follow the installer's instructions.
2. Add /usr/local/bin/ to your command-search path (Mostly unnecessary on MacOSX 10.5-10.12).

Usage

1. Copy an input file (example) into your 'Home' folder (Finder → PLACES → your_username).
2. Open a Terminal window (Finder → Applications → Utilities → Terminal).
3. Type

   % mafft input.txt > output.txt
   

   The full path name (/usr/local/bin/) may be necessary, if it is not in your command-search path.

   % /usr/local/bin/mafft input.txt > output.txt