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 Please download and install this command line tool to connect to Science Cluster.  
 **MobaXTerm**  (http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/)
 
+A simple editor for code writing is for example **Notepad++** (https://notepad-plus-plus.org). 
+
 
 ### Macintosh
 
 There is already an application called **Terminal** installed on your system. 
+However, we recommend installing **Terminus** (https://termius.com) for easier file transfer to and from Science Cluster. 
+
+A simple editor with syntax highlighting would be for example **BBEdit** which you can install via the App Store.  
 
 
 ### Other software 
 
+**IGV** Integrative Genomics Viewer (https://software.broadinstitute.org/software/igv/home)
+
 **Figtree** (https://github.com/rambaut/figtree/releases) - Software to visualise phylogenetic trees. Please download and unpack/install the 
 - zip for Windows
 - dmg for MacOS