Reconciliator | Sequence assembly | | Linux | Perl | Maybe | |
RECOUNT | Expectation Maximisation | Illumina | Linux | C++ | Yes | GPL |
RefCov | | | | | No | |
Repitools | Visualisation Sequencing quality control Statistical calculation Methylation calling | | | R | Yes | LGPL |
Reptile | Sequencing quality control | Illumina | | C++ | Yes | GPL Boost |
ReSeqSim | Read mapping Simulation | | | | Maybe | |
RGA | Sequence assembly | Illumina | | | Maybe | |
RiboPicker | Read pre-processing RRNA filtering | Sanger Illumina 454 Ion Torrent PacBio | UNIX Mac OS X | Perl C | Yes | GPLv3 |
RMAP | Read mapping Bisulfite mapping | | Linux Mac OS X | | Maybe | GPLv3 |
RNA | Read mapping | Illumina ABI SOLiD 454 | Linux UNIX Windows Mac OS X | C++ | Yes | GPLv3 |
RNA-MATE | | | | | Maybe | |
RNASEQR | Read mapping | | | | Maybe | |
Rnnotator | | | | | Maybe | Commercial Freeware |
RobiNA | Differential expression analysis | Illumina | Windows Linux Mac OS X | Java R | Yes | GPL |
Rolexa | Base-calling | | | R | Maybe | |
RSAT peak-motifs | Sequence motif recognition Sequence motif comparison Sequence motif discovery | Any | UNIX Mac OS X Linux | Perl CGI Python C | Yes | Commercial Freeware |
RSEM | | | | C++ | Maybe | |
RSEQtools | | | Mac OS X UNIX Linux | C | Yes | Creative Commons - Attribution; Non-commercial 2.5 |
Rsolid | Base-calling | ABI SOLiD | | R C | Maybe | |
Rsubread | Read mapping Read summarisation Quality assessement | ABI SOLiD Illumina HiSeq Illumina Solexa Ion Torrent 454 | Linux 64 Mac OS X; x86 64 Mac OS X | R C | Yes | GPLv3 |
RTG | Read mapping Sequence alignment K-mer counting Sequence contamination filtering Read depth analysis Translated nucleotide search Species frequency estimation | Illumina Ion Torrent Complete Genomics 454 | Linux Mac OS X Windows | | Yes | Commercial free for non-commercial academic research |
RUbioSeq | Variant calling | Illumina ABI SOLiD | UNIX | Perl | Yes | |
S-MART | | | Linux Mac OS X Windows | Python Java | Yes | |
SAMMate | Sequence analysis | | Windows Mac OS X | Java | Yes | GPLv3 |
Samscope | Read mapping Visualisation | Any | POSIX Linux | C++ | Yes | AGPL |
SAMStat | Sequencing quality control | Illumina Helicos 454 | UNIX | C | Maybe | GPLv3 |
SAMtools | Sequence assembly visualisation Modelling and simulation | | | C | Yes | MIT |
Savant Genome Browser | Visualisation Sequence alignment visualisation | Illumina 454 Sanger | Windows Linux all supporting JVM Mac OS X | Java | Yes | Apache License 2.0 |
Scaffolder | Scaffolding | | Linux Mac OS X | Ruby | Yes | MIT |
ScaffViz | Sequence assembly | 454 Illumina Anything that can be assembled with Celera or Newbler | | | Maybe | |
SCALCE | File reformatting | Illumina | Linux 64 Linux | C | Yes | |
SCARF | Sequence assembly | | | | Maybe | GPLv3 |
Scripture | | Illumina | | | Maybe | |
SEAL | Read mapping | Illumina | | Python C++ Java | Yes | GPLv3 |
SEECER | Sequence error correction | Illumina 454 Ion Torrent PacBio | | C | Yes | |
SEED | Sequence clustering | Illumina | Mac OS X Linux Windows | C++ | Yes | |
Segemehl | Mapping | | | C C++ | Maybe | |
Segtor | Annotation SNP annotation | | Linux Mac OS X | Perl C | Maybe | Non-commercial |
Seq2HLA | Read mapping Genetic variation analysis | Illumina | Unix Mac OS X | Python R | Yes | |
SeqAn | | Sanger Illumina 454 | UNIX Mac OS X Windows | C++ | Yes | BSD (3-clause) |
SeqBuster | Read mapping Annotation | Illumina 454 | Mac OS X Linux | Java R | Yes | Commercial Freeware |
SeqCons | Sequence assembly | | Linux Windows | | No | |
SeqEM | Expectation Maximisation | | | | Maybe | |
SeqGSEA | Statistical calculation Functional enrichment Functional analysis | Any | any | R | Yes | GPL (>= 3) |
SeqMan NGen | Sequence assembly Read mapping Sequence alignment | Ion Torrent Roche 454 Pacific Biosciences Illumina Sanger | Windows 7 64-bit or Higher Mac OS X 10.7 10.8 or 10.9 Linux Ubuntu 12.04 Linux CentOS 6.5 | | Yes | Commercial |
SeqMap | Read mapping | | Mac OS X Windows Linux | | Maybe | |
SeqMINER | | Any | platform-independent | Java | Yes | GPLv3 |
SeqMonk | Visualisation Sequence assembly visualisation Sequence alignment visualisation Statistical calculation | | Windows Mac OS X Linux | Java | Yes | GPLv3 |
SeqPrep | | Illumina | POSIX | C | Yes | MIT |
SeqSaw | Read mapping Sequence alignment | Illumina | Linux | C++ | Yes | GPL |
SeqSeg | | | | Matlab | Maybe | |
SeqSite | Peak calling | Illumina HiSeq 454 ABI SOLiD Ion Torrent Illumina Solexa Illumina | Linux Mac OS X Windows | C C++ | Yes | GPL |
SeqSolve | Ab-initio gene prediction Differential expression analysis Quality control | Illumina ABI SOLiD 454 Ion Torrent Helicos PacBio Any Illumina HiSeq Illumina Solexa | Windows Linux | | Yes | Commercial |
SeqSphere+ | Sequence assembly Read mapping Variant calling | Sanger Illumina 454 Ion Torrent PacBio | Windows Linux 64 | Java | Yes | Commercial |
SeqTrim | Sequence trimming | | | | Maybe | |
Sequedex | Sequence analysis Sequence annotation | Illumina HiSeq Illumina Solexa Illumina | Linux 64 Mac OS X | Java Python | Yes | Commercial Freeware |
SequenceVariantAnalyzer | Annotation SNP calling Genome visualisation | | Linux 64 | Java | Yes | |
Sequencher | Sequence assembly Sequence alignment | 454 Illumina ABI SOLiD Ion Torrent Sanger | Windows Mac OS X | | Yes | Commercial |
SeqWare | Laboratory information management Workflows | | Linux | Java | Yes | GPLv3 |
SeqWords | K-mer counting | | | Perl | Maybe | Perl artistic licence |
SESAME | | | Windows Linux | | Maybe | GPLv3 |
SEWAL | | Illumina | | | Maybe | |
Sff2fastq | Conversion | 454 | Linux | | Yes | |
SGA | Sequence assembly | Illumina | Linux | C++ | Yes | GPLv3 |
SHARCGS | Sequence assembly | | Linux | Perl | Maybe | |
SHE-RA | Sequence error correction | Illumina | | | Maybe | Open Source |
Sherman | Modelling and simulation | Illumina ABI SOLiD | Linux Mac OS X | Perl | Yes | GPLv3 |
ShoRAH | Read mapping Haplotype inference | 454 Illumina | Linux Mac OS X | | Yes | GPLv3 |
Shore | Mapping | Illumina ABI SOLiD | Linux Mac OS X POSIX | | Yes | |
SHOREmap | | Illumina ABI SOLiD | | Perl R | Yes | GPLv3 |
ShortFuse | | | | C++ Python | Maybe | |
ShortRead | | | | R | Yes | |
SHORTY | Sequence assembly | ABI SOLiD | | C++ Perl | No | |
SHRAP | Sequence assembly | | | | Maybe | |
SHREC | Sequencing quality control Sequence error correction | Illumina | | Java | Yes | |
SHRiMP | Read mapping | ABI SOLiD Helicos 454 Illumina | | | Maybe | |
Sibelia | Variant calling | | | C++ | Yes | GPL |
SICER | Sequence contamination filtering | | | Python | Yes | |
SiLoCo | Gene expression profiling | Illumina 454 | Linux 64 Windows Mac OS X | Java | Yes | Custom Licence |
Sim4cc | Read mapping | | UNIX Linux | C++ | Yes | GPLv2 |
SimNext | Modelling and simulation | Illumina | | Perl | No | |
SimSeq | Modelling and simulation | Illumina | POSIX | Java C | Yes | MIT |
Sissrs | Peak calling | | Linux UNIX | Perl | Maybe | |
Skewer | Read mapping Adapter removal Sequence trimming Read pre-processing | Illumina Illumina HiSeq Illumina Solexa | Linux 64 | C++ | Yes | |
Slider | Mapping | Illumina | | Java | Maybe | |
SlideSort | Clustering | | Linux Windows | C++ | Yes | |
SLOPE | | | | C++ | Maybe | |
SmashCommunity | | 454 Sanger | | | Maybe | |
SNIP-Seq | | | | Python | Maybe | |
Sniper | | | UNIX Mac OS X | C Python | Maybe | |
SNP-o-matic | Read mapping | Illumina | | C++ C | Maybe | |
SNPsea | Enrichment | |
| C++ R Python | Yes | GPLv3 |
SNPSeeker | | Illumina | | C | No | |
SNVer | | | Windows Linux Mac OS X | Java | Maybe | |
SNVMix | | | | C | Maybe | MIT |
SOAP | Read mapping Sequence alignment Genome indexing (Burrows-Wheeler) | | UNIX | C++ | Maybe | |
SOAPdenovo | Sequence assembly | Illumina | Linux Mac OS X | | Yes | GPLv3 |
SOAPfusion | | Illumina HiSeq Illumina Solexa Illumina | Linux 64 | Perl C++ | Yes | |
SOAPsnp | | | | C C++ | Yes | |
SOCS | Read mapping Bisulfite mapping | ABI SOLiD | POSIX | C++ | Maybe | GPLv3 |
Solas | | | | R | Maybe | |
Sole-Search | | Illumina | | Java | No | |
SolexaQA | Sequencing quality control Sequence trimming | Illumina 454 | Mac OS X UNIX | Perl R | Yes | GPLv3 |
SolexaTools | Laboratory information management | Illumina | | Java | No | |
SOLID software tools | | ABI SOLiD | | | Yes | Commercial |
SomaticCall | | | | | Maybe | |
Spiral Genetics | Read mapping Sequence alignment File reformatting | Illumina | Linux Mac OS X Windows | C++ | Yes | Commercial |
SpliceGrapher | Visualisation | Any | | | Maybe | |
SpliceMap | Read mapping | | Linux | Python C++ | Yes | |
SplicePlot | Visualisation | | | | Maybe | |
SpliceTrap | Statistical calculation | Illumina | UNIX Linux | C++ Perl | Yes | |
SplicingViewer | Mapping | Illumina | Linux Windows Mac OS X | Java | Yes | GPL Commercial BioLicense LGPL BSD License |
SPLINTER | | | | C C++ | Yes | Commercial Freeware |
SplitSeek | | ABI SOLiD | | Perl | Maybe | GPL |
SPP | Peak calling | Illumina 454 Sanger SOLiD Ion Torrent | | R | Maybe | |
SR-ASM | Sequence assembly | 454 | Linux UNIX | C++ | Maybe | |
SRAdb | | | | R | Maybe | |
SRMA | Localised reassembly | Illumina ABI SOLiD 454 | | Java C | Yes | GPL |
SSA | Sequence analysis Sequence motif comparison Sequence motif discovery | | Linux Mac OS X | Fortran F77 C Perl | Yes | GPL |
SSAHA | Sequence alignment Local sequence alignment | Sanger 454 Illumina | Linux Mac OS X | | Yes | Commercial Freeware |
SsahaSNP | | | Mac OS X Linux 64 Linux Solaris Compaq Alpha | | Maybe | |
SSAKE | Sequence assembly | | Linux | Perl | Maybe | GPLv2 |
SSPACE | Scaffolding | Illumina ABI SOLiD 454 | Windows Linux Mac OS X | Perl | Yes | |
STADEN | Sequence assembly Sequence alignment Visualisation | Sanger 454 Illumina | Linux Windows Mac OS X UNIX | C C++ Tcl Fortran | Yes | BSD |
Stampy | Read mapping | Illumina | Linux | Python | Yes | Commercial Freeware |
Standalone hamming | Sample Barcoding | | | Python | Maybe | |
Standardized Velvet Assembly Report | Visualisation | Any | | R Perl | No | GPLv3 |
STAR | Sequence alignment | Illumina 454 Sanger Ion Torrent PacBio | Linux Unix Mac OS X; x86_64 | C++ | Yes | GPLv3 |
Strelka | Variant calling | | Linux | Perl | Yes | |
Subjunc | Read alignment | Illumina HiSeq ABI SOLiD Ion Torrent 454 | | | Yes | |
Subread | Read mapping | Illumina ABI SOLiD Ion Torrent 454 | Linux 64 Mac OS X Mac OS X; x86 64 | C | Yes | GPLv3 |
SuccinctAssembly | | | Linux | | Yes | |
SUDS genome browser | Genome visualisation | | | C++ | Maybe | GPLv2 |
Suffixerator | Genome indexing (suffix arrays) | | Linux | | Maybe | |
Supersplat | Sequence assembly | | | | Maybe | C++ |
SUTTA | | | | | Maybe | Commercial Freeware |
SVDetect | | | | Perl | Maybe | |
SVMerge | | Illumina | | Perl | Yes | |
Swalign | Sequence alignment | | | C | Maybe | MIT |
SWAP454 | | 454 | | | Maybe | |
SwDMR | Methylation calling | Any | Linux UNIX | Perl R | Yes | GPLv3 |
Swift | Base-calling | | Linux | C++ | Maybe | LGPL |
SWT | | | | | Maybe | |
SXOligoSearch | Sequence alignment | Illumina | | | No | |
Syapse | Visualisation Sequence analysis Differential expression analysis Ontology comparison Exome analysis Variant classification | Any Illumina Ion Torrent Affymetrix Complete Genomics Sanger | | | Yes | |
Syzygy | | | | Python R | Yes | |
T-lex | | | | Perl | Maybe | |
Ta-si prediction | Phase pattern prediction | Illumina 454 | Linux 64 Windows Mac OS X | Java | Yes | Custom Licence |
Tablet | Sequence assembly visualisation | Illumina 454 Sanger | Windows OS X Linux | Java | Yes | BSD |
TagCleaner | Sequence trimming | Sanger Illumina 454 Ion Torrent PacBio | UNIX Mac OS X Windows | | Yes | GPLv3 |
TagDust | Sequencing quality control | Illumina | Solaris UNIX Linux | C | Yes | GPL |
Taipan | Sequence assembly | | | | Maybe | |
Tally | Sequence contamination filtering Read pre-processing Sequence redundancy removal | Illumina | Linux UNIX Mac OS X | C | Yes | GPLv3 |
Tallymer | K-mer counting Genome indexing (suffix arrays) | | Linux | | Maybe | |
TAPyR | Read mapping | 454 Illumina Ion Torrent | | C | Yes | GPL |
TASE | | Illumina | | Java | Maybe | |
TASR | Sequence assembly | | | Perl | Yes | GPLv2 |
TEQC | Sequencing quality control | | | R | Maybe | |
TileQC | Sequencing quality control | | | R | Maybe | |
TiMat2 | Genotyping | | | Java | No | BSD |
TMAP | Read mapping | Ion Torrent | | | Yes | |
TopHat | Sequence alignment Mapping | Illumina SOLiD 454 | Linux Unix | C++ | Yes | Boost |
TopHat-Fusion | | | | | Yes | |
TOTALRECALLER | Base-calling | Illumina | Linux | | Maybe | Commercial Freeware |
Tracembler | Sequence assembly | | Linux | | Maybe | |
Trans-ABySS | | | | | Maybe | BCCA (academic use) |
Trimmomatic | File reformatting Sequencing quality control Sequence trimming | Illumina | | | Maybe | |
Trinity | Transcriptome assembly | Illumina | Linux | Java C++ | Maybe | |
Tripal | Visualisation | | | PHP | Yes | Open Source |
Tview | Visualisation | | | C | Yes | BSD MIT |
UGENE | Sequence parsing | ABI SOLiD Sanger Illumina 454 | Linux Windows Mac OS X | C++ | Yes | GPLv3 |
UnoSeq | | | | Java | Maybe | |
USeq | | | | Java | Yes | BSD |
V-Xtractor | Statistical calculation | Any | UNIX | Perl | Yes | GPL |
VAAL | Sequence alignment | | | | Maybe | |
VAAST | Variant prioritisation | Any | | | Yes | Commercial Freeware |
Variant Effect Predictor | SNP annotation | | | Perl | Yes | |
VariantClassifier | SNP annotation | | | | Maybe | |
Variation toolkit | SNP annotation | | Linux | C++ | Yes | GPLv3 |
VariationHunter | Read mapping Variant calling | Illumina | UNIX | C | Yes | |
VARiD | Statistical calculation | ABI SOLiD Illumina 454 Sanger | | C | Yes | GPLv3 |
VarScan | | | | Java | Yes | |
VCAKE | Sequence assembly K-mer counting | | Linux Mac OS X | Perl C | No | GPL |
Vcflib | | | | C++ | Yes | MIT |
VCFtools | | | | C++ | Maybe | GPLv3 |
Vectorfriends | Sequence assembly Sequence alignment Visualisation Annotation Sequence alignment visualisation | Sanger | Windows | Java | Yes | Free for academic use; Commercial |
Velvet | Sequence assembly Sequence assembly (de-novo assembly) | Illumina 454 ABI SOLiD | | | Yes | GPL |
VelvetOptimiser | | | | Perl | Yes | GPLv2 |
Vicuna | | Illumina 454 Ion Torrent | POSIX | C++ | Yes | |
VIP | SNP detection Mapping SNP annotation | 454 | Linux | Perl MySQL | Maybe | LGPL |
ViralFusionSeq | Sequence assembly Read mapping Sequence alignment Read pre-processing | Illumina | Linux | Perl | Yes | GPLv3 |
VirusHunter | | | | | Maybe | |
VirusSeq | Read mapping | Illumina | | Perl | Maybe | Unknown |
VisSR | Visualisation | Illumina 454 | Linux 64 Windows Mac OS X | Java | Yes | Custom Licence |
Vmatch | Read mapping | | Linux | | Yes | Commercial |
WebApollo | Annotation | | Requires Tomcat server | JavaScript Perl Java | Yes | Open Source |
WebPrInSeS | | ABI SOLiD Illumina 454 | browser based | | Maybe | |
WHAM | Read mapping | Illumina | | | Yes | GPLv3 |
XMatchView | Viewer | | Windows Linux | Python | No | GPLv3 |
YASS | | | | | Maybe | |
ZINBA | | | | | Yes | GPLv3 |
ZOOM | Read mapping | | Linux Windows | | Maybe | |
ZORRO | Sequence assembly | Sanger Illumina PacBio 454 Ion Torrent ABI SOLiD | Linux | Perl | Yes | GPL |