Table 1.

Comparison of features in EasyCodeML and other tools

Key features	IDEA	pamlX	IMPACT_S	LMAP b	BlastPhyMe c	EasyCodeML
Supported codon models
Branch model	×	✓	×	✓	✓	✓
Branch‐site model	×	✓	×	✓	✓	✓
Site model	✓ a	✓	✓ a	✓	✓	✓
Clade model	×	✓	×	✓	✓	✓
LRT automatically performed	×	×	✓	✓	✓	✓
Visual labelling of tree by one click	×	×	×	×	×	✓
Customizing control files	×	✓	✓	✓	×	✓
Exporting preformatted table	×	×	×	✓	✓	✓
Multithreading	×	×	×	✓	✓	✓
Drag‐and‐drop functionality	×	✓	×	×	×	✓

^aOnly a few codon‐based models available. ^bMaldonado et al, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-016-1204-5. ^cSchott et al, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/059881.