🧬 IGV Genome Browser - Session Setup

πŸ“‹ How to share sessions with collaborators: 1. Load your BigWig files and configure track names/colors
2. Click "Save Session Config" to download config.json
3. Share a folder containing config.json + local BigWig/BED files, or put http(s) URLs in config.json for server-hosted tracks
4. Recipients can drag & drop the folder, or just config.json when all tracks are remote, to load everything with your exact settings!
Custom genomes: also include your FASTA, .fai index, and GTF/GFF annotation files in the shared folder β€” they will be detected automatically.

Option 1: Load Existing Session

πŸ“ Drop Session Folder or Select Files

Upload a folder containing config.json and BigWig/BED files, select files individually, or load config.json by itself when tracks use http(s) URLs.

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Drop folder or files here
or click to browse for files
OR

Option 2: Create New Session

Leave blank to start at a default location

Select one or more BigWig files (.bw, .bigWig) or BED files (.bed)

🧬 IGV Genome Browser

Genome: - Track Height: Autoscale Groups: 1

Track Settings

Customize track names and colors. Shift-click to select multiple tracks, then use the toolbar to set autoscale groups.

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Autoscale Groups

Tracks in the same group share the same Y-axis scale.

70px
Figure Style
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Label Style
Typography
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Gene Model
Locus Header
Draws a ←——→ scale bar below the coordinates.
Figure Size (Export)
260px
Column width Γ— scale = pixel density in the exported SVG/PNG.
Track Colours
Check tracks to include in hue-shift. Click a swatch or type a hex code to change a single track colour.
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Hue shift — apply to selected
Or hex
Saturation68%
Lightness50%
Hue
Saturation
Lightness

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