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PLINK 2.0 vs PLINK 1.9: catalog facts
PLINK 2.0	PLINK 1.9
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later and LGPL-3.0-or-later licenses.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-or-later.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports multiple genetic data formats Includes data management, statistics and association analysis	Handles several common genetic data formats Includes association, linkage disequilibrium, and population analyses
Documentation identifies the software as a beta	Some PLINK 1.07 operations are unsupported or obsolete Command-line interface requires familiarity with genetic data workflows
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later and LGPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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