The Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) is a high-performance visualization tool for interactive exploration of large, integrated data sets.

Features include:

  • Support for a wide variety of data types
  • Genetic variation (copy number, loss of heterozygosity, somatic mutations)
  • Gene/microRNA expression
  • RNAi screens
  • Epigenetic data
  • Genomic annotations
  • Sequence alignments
  • Easy access to genomes and data sets hosted by the Broad Institute
  • Support for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux
Documentation: 

A quick tutorial is available to get you up and running.

Additional Resource:

An IGVworkshop slide set 2013 courtesy of Dr. James Robinson