RepeatMasker Project
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RepeatMasker is a tool that annotates transposable elements, satellites and tandem repeats in genomic sequences.
A new release of RepeatMasker is available. This version fixes a bug introduced in 4.2.1 that impacted the handling of poly-A tails and the naming of LINE annotations. See repeatmasker.org for more release details.
RepeatMasker Home Page
repeatmasker.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A new release of RepeatMasker is available. This version fixes a bug introduced in 4.2.1 that impacted the handling of poly-A tails and the naming of LINE annotations. See repeatmasker.org for more release details.
A new maintenance release of RepeatMasker (4.2.1) is available. This version includes fixes for users having trouble importing Repbase into FamDB, and for several special-case issues reported by users. See the www.repeatmasker.org for more release details.
RepeatMasker Home Page
www.repeatmasker.org
August 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A new maintenance release of RepeatMasker (4.2.1) is available. This version includes fixes for users having trouble importing Repbase into FamDB, and for several special-case issues reported by users. See the www.repeatmasker.org for more release details.
Today we’re introducing a major update to the family seed alignments, protein features, and relationship data visualizations on the Dfam website. In addition, we are adding two new datasets: ULTRA reported tandem repeats, and self-alignments.
Dfam Family Visualization Improvements
Today we’re introducing a major update to how TE family seed alignments, protein features, and relationship data are visualized on the Dfam website. Previously, these datasets were presented separa…
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August 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Today we’re introducing a major update to the family seed alignments, protein features, and relationship data visualizations on the Dfam website. In addition, we are adding two new datasets: ULTRA reported tandem repeats, and self-alignments.
Multiple Software Updates - RepeatMasker 4.2.0, RepeatModeler 2.0.7, and the newly released RepeatAfterMe tool. See www.repeatmasker.org for details.
RepeatMasker Home Page
www.repeatmasker.org
July 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Multiple Software Updates - RepeatMasker 4.2.0, RepeatModeler 2.0.7, and the newly released RepeatAfterMe tool. See www.repeatmasker.org for details.
RepeatMasker 4.1.9 released. This release includes fixes for ProcessRepeats (speed issues, and divide-by-zero), a
fix for clade-level pHMM (nhmmer) searches, and some minor utility/documentation updates. See the www.repeatmasker.org for more release details.
fix for clade-level pHMM (nhmmer) searches, and some minor utility/documentation updates. See the www.repeatmasker.org for more release details.
RepeatMasker Home Page
www.repeatmasker.org
May 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
RepeatMasker 4.1.9 released. This release includes fixes for ProcessRepeats (speed issues, and divide-by-zero), a
fix for clade-level pHMM (nhmmer) searches, and some minor utility/documentation updates. See the www.repeatmasker.org for more release details.
fix for clade-level pHMM (nhmmer) searches, and some minor utility/documentation updates. See the www.repeatmasker.org for more release details.
RepeatMasker 4.1.8 released. A major update to ProcessRepeats has significantly reduced RepeatMasker's memory requirements. Additionally, RepeatMasker now supports the new FamDB 2.0.0 format introduced in Dfam 3.9. See the www.repeatmasker.org for more release details.
RepeatMasker Home Page
www.repeatmasker.org
March 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
RepeatMasker 4.1.8 released. A major update to ProcessRepeats has significantly reduced RepeatMasker's memory requirements. Additionally, RepeatMasker now supports the new FamDB 2.0.0 format introduced in Dfam 3.9. See the www.repeatmasker.org for more release details.
RepeatModeler 2.0.6, RepeatScout 1.0.7, and Updated Dfam 3.8 FamDB Files. Improvements to coordinate reporting, and RepeatScout seed alignment generation. Fixes for primate annotation with Dfam 3.8. See www.repeatmasker.org or details.
RepeatMasker Home Page
www.repeatmasker.org
November 26, 2024 at 10:41 PM
RepeatModeler 2.0.6, RepeatScout 1.0.7, and Updated Dfam 3.8 FamDB Files. Improvements to coordinate reporting, and RepeatScout seed alignment generation. Fixes for primate annotation with Dfam 3.8. See www.repeatmasker.org or details.
RepeatMasker 4.1.7 Released. Several important updates and fixes are included in this release, especially for RepeatModeler/TETools users. Please see www.repeatmasker.org for more details.
Download Page
www.repeatmasker.org
September 11, 2024 at 6:17 PM
RepeatMasker 4.1.7 Released. Several important updates and fixes are included in this release, especially for RepeatModeler/TETools users. Please see www.repeatmasker.org for more details.
Coseg 0.2.4 Released. This includes a workaround for handling IUB codes suggested by David Ray, improvements to divergence calculations and several bugfixes. See www.repeatmasker.org/COSEGDownloa... for more details.
COSEG Download Page
www.repeatmasker.org
July 30, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Coseg 0.2.4 Released. This includes a workaround for handling IUB codes suggested by David Ray, improvements to divergence calculations and several bugfixes. See www.repeatmasker.org/COSEGDownloa... for more details.