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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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Package summary
Successor of BWA-MEM for short-read alignment
Project links
Commands and aliases
- minibwa
history
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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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for minibwa. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
minibwa | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.6
manager updated2026-07-30
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:minibwa |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/lh3/minibwa |
| Repository | https://github.com/lh3/minibwa |
| Last updated | 2026-07-30T15:48:22Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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- Nucleus package database
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