The following UGENE package delivery types are available on Windows:

• Online installer: recommended, updates to new versions are supported.
• Offline installer: does not require Internet connection to be installed, an extra configuration is required for additional NGS components for ChIP-Seq and metagenomic data analysis.

Current UGENE version is available for Windows 8 and higher on 64-bit platform.

For other Windows versions older UGENE versions are available on the web page http://ugene.net/download-all.html.

Attention: Online installer has been removed from UGENE since version 39.0.

Installation using online installer

• Download the online installer executable file.
• When installing the package, make sure the Internet connection is available.
• Run the executable file with administrative rights.
• Follow the installation wizard.

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On a new UGENE version release, a notification will appear with an option to update the package.

Installation using offline installer

• Download the offline installer executable file.
• Run the executable file with administrative rights.
• Follow the installation wizard.

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On a new UGENE version release, a notification will appear. However, to install the new version, it is required to manually download the package again.