PLINK 2.0
A command-line toolset for whole-genome association analysis and genetic data management.
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About PLINK 2.0
PLINK 2.0 is a free, open-source toolset for large-scale genetic analyses. It can manage genetic data, calculate statistics, analyze linkage disequilibrium and run association analyses.
It supports formats including VCF, BCF, PLINK binary files and Oxford genotype data. The project provides builds for Linux, macOS and Windows and describes the software as under active development.
Strengths
- Supports multiple genetic data formats
- Includes data management, statistics and association analysis
- Provides builds for Linux, macOS and Windows
Limitations
- Documentation identifies the software as a beta
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later and LGPL-3.0-or-later licenses.
- License
- GPL-3.0-or-later and LGPL-3.0-or-later
- Developer
- The PLINK 2.0 contributors
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Researchers working with large genetic datasets and association analyses
- Categories
- CLI tools, Learning tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula
- Sources