Open source bioinformatics projects
Every project in the registry tagged bioinformatics, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
Data Apps & Dashboards for Python. No JavaScript Required.
The open-source AI workbench for scientific research
A DSL for data-driven computational pipelines
An AI co-scientist running on your desktop. Claude Science but better.
Open-source, local-first desktop AI research workbench for scientific computing with Python/R, MCP bioinformatics tools, SSH/WSL/GPU runtimes, and OpenAI/Anthro
A tool to create visual HTML reports from collections of CSV/TSV tables
Yet another redundant workflow engine
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source bioinformatics projects are there?
This registry tracks 7 projects tagged bioinformatics, with 36,095 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is dash at 24,476 stars.
Are these bioinformatics projects free to use?
Yes — 7 of the 7 carry an explicit open-source licence across 3 distinct licences, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which bioinformatics project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these bioinformatics projects still maintained?
6 of the 7 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.