Geospiza hasannounced the release of the Finch® Trace Viewer, FinchTV, a freely available software utility for viewing DNA sequencing chromatogram files. The single application reads the common AB1 and SCF sequencing formats while providing interoperability across the Windows, Linux and Macintosh OS X operating systems. FinchTV is now available to download free of charge at www.finchtv.com. Unique to FinchTV is the ability to visually display the entire trace in a multi-pane view. The FinchTV utility displays the chromatogram trace as a single line or the entire file as one page in wrapped view. For more detailed analysis, scientists can dynamically adjust vertical and horizontal scales. They may also toggle on-or-off the actual base sequence, the base number and associated quality values. FinchTV can display more than 30 chromatogram file details which can include the format, sample ID, plate label, run start and stop times, spacing, mobility, lane and more.