# Install seqkit with Homebrew, apt, Nix Cross-platform and ultrafast toolkit for FASTA/Q file manipulation in Golang. Version 2.13.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:seqkit ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install seqkit ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install seqkit ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: seqkit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#seqkit ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/se/seqkit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:seqkit - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.13.0 - **Source summary:** Cross-platform and ultrafast toolkit for FASTA/Q file manipulation in Golang - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - seqkit (cli) - seqkit (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.13.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/shenwei356/seqkit - Upstream latest detected: v2.13.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** seqkit - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - seqkit - 2.9.0+ds-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: seqkit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | cross-platform and ultrafast toolkit for FASTA/Q file manipulation | https://github.com/shenwei356/seqkit - Debian apt - seqkit-examples - 2.9.0+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: seqkit-examples from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | examples for seqkit: toolkit for FASTA/Q file manipulation | https://github.com/shenwei356/seqkit - Nix - seqkit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/se/seqkit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - seqkit - 2.3.1+ds-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: seqkit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | cross-platform and ultrafast toolkit for FASTA/Q file manipulation | https://github.com/shenwei356/seqkit - Ubuntu apt - seqkit-examples - 2.3.1+ds-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: seqkit-examples from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | examples for seqkit: toolkit for FASTA/Q file manipulation | https://github.com/shenwei356/seqkit ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [seqtk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/seqtk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, fasta, fastq, science. - [hmmer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hmmer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science, sequence-analysis. - [mmseqs2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mmseqs2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, science, sequence-analysis. - [any2fasta](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/any2fasta/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, fasta, science. - [fastp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, fastq, science. - [fastq-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastq-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, fastq, science. - [fastqc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastqc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, fastq, science. - [gffread](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gffread/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, fasta, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/seqkit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/seqkit.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph