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Install stringtie with Homebrew, apt

Transcript assembly and quantification for RNA-Seq. Version 3.0.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install stringtie.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install stringtie

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Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install stringtie

Debian stable package indexes · stringtie · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Transcript assembly and quantification for RNA-Seq

Commands and aliases

  • stringtie

history

Project history and usage

StringTie is a bioinformatics CLI for transcript assembly and quantification from RNA-Seq alignments, packaged for command-line genomics workflows rather than general developer tooling.

Project history

The official Johns Hopkins CCB page describes StringTie as a fast assembler of RNA-Seq alignments into potential transcripts, using a network-flow algorithm and optional de novo assembly. The project README points users to the CCB site as the official documentation and source/binary package surface.

The CCB publication list anchors the project in the 2015 Nature Biotechnology paper introducing StringTie for improved transcriptome reconstruction from RNA-Seq reads. Later official release notes show the tool evolving through StringTie2 long-read support and StringTie3 features such as nascent-aware assembly.

Adoption history

StringTie became part of the command-line genomics stack alongside aligners and downstream expression tools. The official manual describes input from sorted SAM/BAM/CRAM alignments and mentions common upstream aligners such as TopHat, HISAT2, STAR, and minimap2.

The supplied package-manager facts show Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packaging, which matters for bioinformatics users who install complete pipelines on workstations, clusters, and reproducible analysis environments.

How it is used

Typical use is `stringtie [-o output.gtf] [options] read_alignments.bam`, producing GTF transcript structures and expression values. The manual documents reference-guided assembly, merge mode, expression-estimation mode, long-read mode, mixed short/long-read mode, and outputs for downstream differential-expression tools.

Package users care about the CLI because it composes cleanly with samtools, HISAT2, STAR, minimap2, Ballgown, DESeq2, edgeR, and workflow managers without requiring a graphical environment.

Why package nerds care

StringTie is a good example of a scientific binary that package managers keep useful by standardizing installation across macOS and Linux, especially when users need reproducible pipelines rather than hand-built lab software.

It also shows why package metadata matters in science: the same executable name, docs, license, and source repository need to be discoverable across brew, Debian-family systems, and workflow recipes.

Timeline

  • 2014-10-13: GitHub repository metadata records public repository creation.
  • 2015: CCB publication list cites the Nature Biotechnology paper introducing StringTie.
  • 2019: CCB publication list cites StringTie2 for transcriptome assembly from long-read RNA-seq alignments.
  • 2021: Official release notes describe StringTie 2.2.0 support for mixed short- and long-read alignments and CRAM input.
  • 2025: Official release notes describe StringTie 3.0.0 and nascent-aware assembly work.

Related projects

  • HISAT2, TopHat, STAR, minimap2, samtools, Ballgown, DESeq2, edgeR, gffcompare, and GFF utilities are adjacent tools named by the official docs or workflow context.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
stringtieexecutableindexed executableDiscovered 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 version3.0.3
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:stringtie
Version3.0.3
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/gpertea/stringtie
Repositoryhttps://github.com/gpertea/stringtie
Last updated2026-06-22T14:06:23-07:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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Debian apt95%

stringtie 2.2.1+ds-3+b1

assemble short RNAseq reads to transcripts

https://ccb.jhu.edu/software/stringtie/

sudo apt install stringtie
  • Section: science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: stringtie
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stringtie
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: stringtie from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

stringtie 2.2.1+ds-3build2

assemble short RNAseq reads to transcripts

https://ccb.jhu.edu/software/stringtie/

sudo apt install stringtie
  • Section: universe/science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stringtie
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: stringtie from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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