Multiple alignment program for amino acid or nucleotide sequences

Mac OS X version

Download

• mafft-7.490-signed.pkg (Should run on macOS 10.12 – 11.4; Universal 2 binary)
• mafft-7.520-signed.pkg (Should run on macOS 10.12 – ; Universal 2 binary)

Installation

1. Open the .pkg file and follow the installer's instructions.

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