Command-line tool

cutadapt

brew/cutadapt

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Removes adapter sequences from sequencing reads

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install cutadapt

Linux

brew install cutadapt

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