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| Name | Modified | Size | Downloads / Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent folder | |||
| BRIG-1.0.0.dmg | 2026-02-22 | 148.9 MB | |
| BRIG-1.0.0.msi | 2026-02-22 | 126.0 MB | |
| brig-cli.jar | 2026-02-22 | 19.3 MB | |
| BRIG.jar | 2026-02-22 | 19.3 MB | |
| README.md | 2026-02-22 | 1.5 kB | |
| v1.0.0 source code.tar.gz | 2026-02-22 | 38.4 MB | |
| v1.0.0 source code.zip | 2026-02-22 | 38.6 MB | |
| Totals: 7 Items | 390.4 MB | 152 | |
BRIG v1.0.0
First official release of BRIG (BLAST Ring Image Generator) with a modernised build and native installers.
Highlights
- Maven build — migrated from legacy Ant scripts to a Maven-based build with reproducible dependency management
- Native installers — macOS DMG and Windows MSI produced via
jpackage, no JRE installation required - CLI mode — new headless
brig-cli.jarfor scripted/server-side usage alongside the GUI - Java 25 — updated to target the latest JDK
- Documentation site — Material for MkDocs documentation deployed to GitHub Pages
- CI/CD — GitHub Actions pipelines for continuous integration, docs deployment, and automated releases
- Test suite — JUnit 5 tests with JaCoCo code coverage
Downloads
| File | Description |
|---|---|
BRIG.jar |
Cross-platform fat JAR (GUI) |
brig-cli.jar |
Command-line interface JAR |
BRIG-1.0.0.dmg |
macOS installer |
BRIG-1.0.0.msi |
Windows installer |
What is BRIG?
BRIG generates circular comparison images of multiple genomes using BLAST. It visualises sequence similarity, GC content, read coverage, and custom annotations as concentric rings around a reference genome.
Full Changelog: https://github.com/happykhan/BRIG/commits/v1.0.0
