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Successor of BWA-MEM for short-read alignment. Version 0.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-30.
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Successor of BWA-MEM for short-read alignment
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- minibwa
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Project history and usage
minibwa is a genomic read aligner from the BWA/minimap2 lineage. The repository identifies it as the successor of BWA-MEM for short-read alignment, and the arXiv preprint by Heng Li and Nils Homer presents it as a next iteration of BWA-MEM for standard whole-genome short reads, Hi-C reads, accurate long reads, and directional bisulfite sequencing data.
Project history
The design deliberately mixes earlier tools by the same lineage: a BWA-MEM-style BWT/FM-index and variable-length seed search, ropebwt3-inspired supermaximal exact-match work, and minimap2-style chaining plus SIMD-based base alignment. The authors report comparable accuracy with much higher speed than BWA-MEM and BWA-MEM2, while noting that exact BWA-MEM compatibility is traded for algorithmic improvement.
How it is used
In practice, minibwa is a bioinformatics command-line aligner for pipelines that map sequencing reads to a reference genome before variant calling, methylation analysis, or related downstream analysis. Its package-manager niche is narrow but important: it gives genomics users an installable replacement candidate for BWA-MEM where performance and support for newer read types matter more than byte-for-byte legacy output.
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Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
minibwa | cli | global executable |
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page generated2026-08-04
manager version0.6
manager updated2026-07-30
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.6
https://github.com/lh3/minibwa
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install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:minibwa |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minibwa |
| Homepage | https://github.com/lh3/minibwa |
| Repository | https://github.com/lh3/minibwa |
| License | MIT AND Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/lh3/minibwa/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-30T15:48:22Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | minibwa |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
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