Bowtie (sequence analysis)

Bowtie
Original authorsBen Langmead
Cole Trapnell
Mihai Pop
Steven Salzberg
DeveloperBen Langmead et al.,
Stable release
Bowtie1.3.0 / July 22, 2020 (2020-07-22)
Bowtie 22.4.2 / October 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)
Written inC++
Operating systemLinux
macOS
Windows
TypeBioinformatics
Websitewww.bowtie-bio.sourceforge.net
RepositoryBowtie: github.com/BenLangmead/bowtie
Bowtie 2: github.com/BenLangmead/bowtie2

Bowtie is a software package commonly used for sequence alignment and sequence analysis in bioinformatics. The source code for the package is distributed freely and compiled binaries are available for Linux, macOS and Windows platforms. As of 2017, the Genome Biology paper describing the original Bowtie method has been cited more than 11,000 times. Bowtie is open-source software and is currently maintained by Johns Hopkins University.

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