# Install igv-desktop with Homebrew Cask

Visual exploration of genomic data. Version 2.19.8 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install cask:igv-desktop
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew Cask (100%):

```sh
brew install --cask igv-desktop
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew cask metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** cask:igv-desktop
- **Package manager:** Homebrew Cask
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/igv-desktop>
- **Version:** 2.19.8
- **Source summary:** Visual exploration of genomic data
- **Homepage:** <https://igv.org/doc/desktop/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://igv.org/doc/desktop/>
- **Source archive:** <https://data.broadinstitute.org/igv/projects/downloads/2.19/IGV_MacApp_2.19.8.zip>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: igv-desktop requires Java 21+. You can install the latest version with: brew install --cask temurin
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 2.19.8
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://igv.org/doc/desktop/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for igv-desktop. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew cask API
- **Tap:** homebrew/cask
- **Full Token:** igv-desktop
- **Names:** Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV)
- **Old Tokens:** igv
- **Depends On:** Macos: >=: 11
- **Artifacts:** App: 1, Target: 1, Zap: 1
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no


## Related links

- [Homebrew Cask packages](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-packages/) - Generated from Homebrew Cask package-manager metadata.
- [Homebrew Cask applications](https://pkg.so/homebrew-cask-applications/) - Cask artifact metadata includes an app bundle.

## Sources

- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- package relationship graph
- cross-ecosystem install command graph