SnapGene
"SnapGene provides the easiest and most secure way to plan, visualize, and document your everyday molecular biology procedures." - GSL Biotech
Snapgene
Website: https://www.snapgene.com/
Available for Windows, macOS & Linux.
Please note:
The current subscription will expire on 30 October 2025.
The cost of an annual subscription for the year 2024-25 is £120 per named activation.
If you are in the following departments or your computer is managed by their IT team, please contact the local IT team:
| Department | Contact |
| Centre for Medicines Discovery | ithelp@cmd.ox.ac.uk |
| Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology | it@ndorms.ox.ac.uk |
| Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine | help@imm.ox.ac.uk |
| Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics (including STRUBI) | ithelp@well.ox.ac.uk |
For others, you can request new subscriptions for the year 2024-25 via this on-line form.
Activations are per computer, so you must purchase a separate activation for each computer you want to run it on. If more than one person uses a computer, each person will need to register to use SnapGene, but it will count as a single activation.
If you are a member of departmental IT Staff and would like to manage your own pool of activations and the registered computers, please email ithelp@medsci.ox.ac.uk for further information.
Updating an existing subscription
If you have received a new license code and are getting a pop-up like this:
Click on the blue word 'here' to be able to enter the new registration code::
Enter the Group Name and the new Registration code you have been sent, then click on the 'Register' button.
HELP
SnapGene provide on-line Help.