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macOS

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brew install diamond

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Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#diamond

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overview

Package summary

Accelerated BLAST compatible local sequence aligner

Project links

Commands and aliases

diamond

history

Project history and usage

DIAMOND is a high-performance sequence aligner for protein and translated DNA searches, positioned as a BLAST-compatible tool for large biological datasets.

Project history

The README says the initial version was developed by Benjamin J. Buchfink at the Huson lab, University of Tuebingen, from 2013 to 2015. Later development continued independently, with support from an EXIST grant in 2018-2019 and the Max Planck Institute for Biology Tuebingen from 2019 to 2024.

Adoption history

DIAMOND's adoption is tied to its promise of much faster BLAST-like protein and translated DNA alignment. The README highlights 100x to 10,000x BLAST speed, low resource requirements, downloads from GitHub releases, Bioconda availability, Galaxy integration, and citation badges.

How it is used

Package users install DIAMOND when they need command-line database creation, protein search, translated DNA search, sequence clustering, taxonomic classification, or BLAST-style tabular, pairwise, and XML outputs.

Why package nerds care

DIAMOND is significant because it is a research-grade bioinformatics workhorse that also behaves like a normal packaged CLI. That combination makes it common in reproducible pipelines, containers, Conda environments, Homebrew installs, and HPC workflows.

Timeline

2013-2015: Initial version developed at the Huson lab, University of Tuebingen.
2015: Original DIAMOND publication cited in the README.
2021: Sensitive protein alignments at tree-of-life scale publication cited in the README.
2026: v2.2.2 release published on GitHub.

Related projects

The README frames DIAMOND as BLAST-compatible and links it to Bioconda and the European Galaxy server for workflow use.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for diamond. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`diamond`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version2.2.3

manager updated2026-07-07

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv2.2.3

https://github.com/bbuchfink/diamond

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:diamond
Version	2.2.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/diamond
Homepage	https://github.com/bbuchfink/diamond
Repository	https://github.com/bbuchfink/diamond
Upstream docs	https://bbuchfink.github.io/diamond
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/bbuchfink/diamond/archive/refs/tags/v2.2.3.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-07-07T12:34:31Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	cmake
Uses from macOS	sqlite
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

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Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	diamond
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

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nix profile install nixpkgs#diamond

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Combined YAML source

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combined/diamond.yml

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