diff --git a/snakemake/Snakefile b/snakemake/Snakefile
index 554e9bf90cbc5600504c9195d88f9af48feb8768..4f83c6d5ae0c9106cbdf496146cf3cbf9f2a12d7 100644
--- a/snakemake/Snakefile
+++ b/snakemake/Snakefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import pandas as pd
 ############################
 
 samples_table = pd.read_csv(config["samples"], header=0, index_col=0, comment='#', engine='python', sep="\t")
+directionality = {"--fr": "fr-firststrand", "--rv": "fr-secondstrand"}
 
 localrules: finish
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ rule finish:
 			zip,
 			sample= [i for i in list(samples_table.index.values)], 
 			seqmode= [samples_table.loc[i,"seqmode"] for i in list(samples_table.index.values)]),
-		alfa = expand(os.path.join(config["alfa_indexes"],"{organism}","{index_size}","ALFA", "sorted_genes.stranded.ALFA_index"),
+		alfa_index = expand(os.path.join(config["alfa_indexes"],"{organism}","{index_size}","ALFA", "sorted_genes.stranded.ALFA_index"),
 			zip,
 			organism= list(set([samples_table.loc[i,"organism"] for i in list(samples_table.index.values)])),
 			index_size= list(set([samples_table.loc[i,"index_size"] for i in list(samples_table.index.values)]))),
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ rule finish:
 			config["output_dir"],
 			"{seqmode}",
 			"{sample}",
-			"star_rpm",
-			"STAR_Signal.Unique.str1.out.bg"),
+			"ALFA",
+			"ALFA_plots.Biotypes.pdf"),
 			zip,
 			sample= [i for i in list(samples_table.index.values)],
 			seqmode= [samples_table.loc[i,"seqmode"] for i in list(samples_table.index.values)])
diff --git a/snakemake/paired_end.snakefile.smk b/snakemake/paired_end.snakefile.smk
index d527a162a145250d541473163e544f5208c57931..f733ca7e38d885bc1ed77687bcc554831e4cfb6a 100644
--- a/snakemake/paired_end.snakefile.smk
+++ b/snakemake/paired_end.snakefile.smk
@@ -353,35 +353,35 @@ rule star_rpm_paired_end:
 			config["output_dir"],
 			"paired_end",
 			"{sample}",
-			"star_rpm",
+			"ALFA",
 			"STAR_Signal.Unique.str1.out.bg"),
 			os.path.join(
 			config["output_dir"],
 			"paired_end",
 			"{sample}",
-			"star_rpm",
+			"ALFA",
 			"STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str1.out.bg")),
 		str2 = (os.path.join(
 			config["output_dir"],
 			"paired_end",
 			"{sample}",
-			"star_rpm",
+			"ALFA",
 			"STAR_Signal.Unique.str2.out.bg"),
 			os.path.join(
 			config["output_dir"],
 			"paired_end",
 			"{sample}",
-			"star_rpm",
+			"ALFA",
 			"STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str2.out.bg"))
 	params:
 		out_dir = directory(os.path.join(config["output_dir"],
 			"paired_end",
 			"{sample}", 
-			"star_rpm")),
+			"ALFA")),
 		prefix = os.path.join(config["output_dir"],
 			"paired_end",
 			"{sample}", 
-			"star_rpm", "STAR_"),
+			"ALFA", "STAR_"),
 		stranded = "Stranded"
 	singularity:
 		"docker://zavolab/star:2.6.0a"
@@ -402,6 +402,64 @@ rule star_rpm_paired_end:
 		"""
 
 
+rule alfa_bg_paired_end:
+	''' Run ALFA from stranded bedgraph files '''
+	input:
+		str1 = os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"paired_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA",
+			"STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str1.out.bg"),
+		str2 = os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"paired_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA",
+			"STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str2.out.bg"),
+		gtf = lambda wildcards: os.path.join(config["alfa_indexes"], samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "organism"], 
+			str(samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "index_size"]), "ALFA", "sorted_genes.stranded.ALFA_index")
+	output:
+		biotypes = os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"paired_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA",
+			"ALFA_plots.Biotypes.pdf"),
+		categories = os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"paired_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA",
+			"ALFA_plots.Categories.pdf")
+	params:
+		out_dir = directory(os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"paired_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA")),
+		in_file_str1 = "STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str1.out.bg",
+		rename_str1 = "STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.out.plus.bg",
+		in_file_str2 = "STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str2.out.bg",
+		rename_str2 = "STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.out.minus.bg",
+		genome_index = lambda wildcards: os.path.abspath(os.path.join(config["alfa_indexes"], samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "organism"], 
+			str(samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "index_size"]), "ALFA", "sorted_genes")),
+		name = "{sample}",
+		orientation = lambda wildcards: directionality[samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "kallisto_directionality"]]
+	singularity:
+		"docker://zavolab/alfa:1.1.1"
+	log: os.path.abspath(os.path.join(config["local_log"], "paired_end", "{sample}", "alfa_bg_paired_end.log"))
+	shell:
+		""" 
+		cd {params.out_dir}; \
+		cp {params.in_file_str1} {params.rename_str1}; \
+		cp {params.in_file_str2} {params.rename_str2}; \
+		(alfa -g {params.genome_index} \
+			--bedgraph {params.rename_str1} {params.rename_str2} {params.name} \
+			-s {params.orientation}) &> {log}; \
+		rm {params.rename_str1} {params.rename_str2}
+		"""
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/snakemake/single_end.snakefile.smk b/snakemake/single_end.snakefile.smk
index aaf940afa2e7cbf33febdad89ca166198c76d32d..a51806fa13eb4804080734f7f5aeada96ea2a948 100644
--- a/snakemake/single_end.snakefile.smk
+++ b/snakemake/single_end.snakefile.smk
@@ -279,35 +279,35 @@ rule star_rpm_single_end:
 			config["output_dir"],
 			"single_end",
 			"{sample}",
-			"star_rpm",
+			"ALFA",
 			"STAR_Signal.Unique.str1.out.bg"),
 			os.path.join(
 			config["output_dir"],
 			"single_end",
 			"{sample}",
-			"star_rpm",
+			"ALFA",
 			"STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str1.out.bg")),
 		str2 = (os.path.join(
 			config["output_dir"],
 			"single_end",
 			"{sample}",
-			"star_rpm",
+			"ALFA",
 			"STAR_Signal.Unique.str2.out.bg"),
 			os.path.join(
 			config["output_dir"],
 			"single_end",
 			"{sample}",
-			"star_rpm",
+			"ALFA",
 			"STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str2.out.bg"))
 	params:
 		out_dir = directory(os.path.join(config["output_dir"],
 			"single_end",
 			"{sample}", 
-			"star_rpm")),
+			"ALFA")),
 		prefix = os.path.join(config["output_dir"],
 			"single_end",
 			"{sample}", 
-			"star_rpm", "STAR_"),
+			"ALFA", "STAR_"),
 		stranded = "Stranded"
 	singularity:
 		"docker://zavolab/star:2.6.0a"
@@ -325,4 +325,63 @@ rule star_rpm_single_end:
 		--outWigStrand {params.stranded} \
 		--outWigNorm "RPM" \
 		--outFileNamePrefix {params.prefix}) &> {log}
+		"""
+
+
+rule alfa_bg_single_end:
+	''' Run ALFA from stranded bedgraph files '''
+	input:
+		str1 = os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"single_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA",
+			"STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str1.out.bg"),
+		str2 = os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"single_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA",
+			"STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str2.out.bg"),
+		gtf = lambda wildcards: os.path.join(config["alfa_indexes"], samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "organism"], 
+			str(samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "index_size"]), "ALFA", "sorted_genes.stranded.ALFA_index")
+	output:
+		biotypes = os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"single_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA",
+			"ALFA_plots.Biotypes.pdf"),
+		categories = os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"single_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA",
+			"ALFA_plots.Categories.pdf")
+	params:
+		out_dir = directory(os.path.join(
+			config["output_dir"],
+			"single_end",
+			"{sample}",
+			"ALFA")),
+		in_file_str1 = "STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str1.out.bg",
+		rename_str1 = "STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.out.plus.bg",
+		in_file_str2 = "STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.str2.out.bg",
+		rename_str2 = "STAR_Signal.UniqueMultiple.out.minus.bg",
+		genome_index = lambda wildcards: os.path.abspath(os.path.join(config["alfa_indexes"], samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "organism"], 
+			str(samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "index_size"]), "ALFA", "sorted_genes")),
+		name = "{sample}",
+		orientation = lambda wildcards: directionality[samples_table.loc[wildcards.sample, "kallisto_directionality"]]
+	singularity:
+		"docker://zavolab/alfa:1.1.1"
+	log: os.path.abspath(os.path.join(config["local_log"], "single_end", "{sample}", "alfa_bg_single_end.log"))
+	shell:
+		""" 
+		cd {params.out_dir}; \
+		cp {params.in_file_str1} {params.rename_str1}; \
+		cp {params.in_file_str2} {params.rename_str2}; \
+		(alfa -g {params.genome_index} \
+			--bedgraph {params.rename_str1} {params.rename_str2} {params.name} \
+			-s {params.orientation}) &> {log}; \
+		rm {params.rename_str1} {params.rename_str2}
 		"""
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