MrBayes 3.2.7

Bayesian Inference of Phylogeny

  • By National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden
  • Open Source
  • Updated Feb 13, 2019
Download for Windows

About MrBayes

MrBayes is a program for Bayesian inference and model choice across a wide range of phylogenetic and evolutionary models. MrBayes uses Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods to estimate the posterior distribution of model parameters.

What's new in 3.2.7

News:

  • Added lognormal and flat ordered dirichelet distributions as alternatives to the gamma prior on site variation across sites.
  • Added new, optional moves for the fossilized birth-death model.
  • Added new, optional parsimony-guided moves for non-clock trees.
  • Support for Beagle 3 added.
  • Added support for FMA and AVX instructions in built-in likelihood calculators for 4by4 nucleotide models.
  • Added basic command line option support on Unix systems (-h,-i,-v)
  • Various minor bug fixes.

Note March 20: Windows binaries are provisional (without beagle).

Full release notes »

Technical details

PublisherNational Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden
AuthorChi Zhang, John Huelsenbeck, Paul van der Mark, Fredrik Ronquist, Maxim Teslenko
Version3.2.7
Release date2019-02-13
LicenseGPL-3.0
Installer typezip
Architecturex86
Package IDNBIS.MrBayes

Install MrBayes from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=NBIS.MrBayes -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=NBIS.MrBayes -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=NBIS.MrBayes -e

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Frequently asked questions

Is MrBayes free?

Yes. MrBayes is free and open-source software released under the GPL-3.0 license.

What is the latest version of MrBayes?

The latest version is 3.2.7, released on Feb 13, 2019.

Is it safe to download MrBayes?

The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with d9dcf4190f11a9489875d0b9c7ff9caea720b6f17df0b5f8cd0fce428e60cebe.

Which Windows versions does MrBayes support?

MrBayes runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86) systems.

How do I uninstall MrBayes?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find MrBayes and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=NBIS.MrBayes -e.