Command-line tool

sickle

brew/sickle

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Windowed adaptive trimming for FASTQ files using quality

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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 sickle

Linux

brew install sickle

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