Vizitig: A visual tool for colored de Bruijn graphs exploration

 Vizitig is a novel visualization tool designed for the exploration of colored de Bruijn graphs, a structure increasingly used for comparative genomics, pangenomics, and metagenomics. Unlike existing tools such as Bandage, Vizitig supports the simultaneous visualization of multiple genomes or samples by leveraging color-coding schemes to highlight shared and unique sequences or meta-data. Vizitig allows users to efficiently manage, navigate, and render graphs annotated with various metadata, such as genomic features or sample-specific information. Developed as a cross-platform Python application, Vizitig integrates a user-friendly web interface and a command-line-free environment, making it accessible to a broader audience of genomic researchers.