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Install 4peaks with Homebrew Cask
Visualise and edit DNA sequence trace files. Version 1.8 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Visualise and edit DNA sequence trace files
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Commands and aliases
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Project history and usage
4Peaks is a macOS DNA sequence trace viewer and editor from Nucleobytes, aimed at molecular-biological inspection of sequencing output.
Project history
4Peaks was developed as a native Mac application for viewing and editing DNA sequencing trace files. Its official page identifies version 1.8 and records an Apple Design Award in 2004.
Adoption history
Nucleobytes describes 4Peaks as an award-winning application and records an Apple Design Award in 2004, indicating early recognition among scientific Mac applications.
How it is used
Researchers use 4Peaks to open AB1 and SCF trace files, inspect quality data, edit base calls, trim low-quality regions, translate nucleotide sequences, find motifs, initiate BLAST searches, and export publication-quality PDF figures.
Why package nerds care
4Peaks represents a specialized class of macOS scientific desktop software distributed as a Homebrew cask: a narrow laboratory tool made reproducibly discoverable and installable through a general-purpose package manager.
Timeline
- 2004: Received an Apple Design Award.
- Version 1.8: Official product page lists support for OS X 10.7 and later.
Related projects
- The application integrates a workflow for submitting nucleotide sequences to NCBI BLAST, but it is not an NCBI project.
Sources
- Official 4Peaks product page: https://nucleobytes.com/4peaks/
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- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for 4peaks. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
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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 generated2026-09-19
manager version1.8
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://nucleobytes.com/4peaks/index.html
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://nucleobytes.com/4peaks/index.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:4peaks |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/4peaks |
| Homepage | https://nucleobytes.com/4peaks/index.html |
| Upstream docs | https://nucleobytes.com/4peaks/index.html |
| Source archive | https://downloads.nucleobytes.com/4peaks.dmg |
| SHA-256 | no_check |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | 4peaks |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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