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skewer

A fast and sensitive adapter trimmer for illumina paired-end sequences

  • adapter trimming CLI
  • CLI
  • SCIENCE
  • Launchable
  • Runs in terminal
official+codex · reviewed · Jun 4, 2026 description in en

Description

Illumina sequencing reads can be cleaned by trimming adapters from paired-end datasets. This package is useful for bioinformatics users preparing reads before alignment or analysis. Sequencing data can be sensitive, so sample metadata and shared outputs should be handled carefully.

How to run

skewer

Commands: skewer

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