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FASTQ format
File type: Various data file
A fastq file extension is related to the FASTQ format for storing both a biological sequence (usually nucleotide sequence) and its corresponding quality scores.
What is fastq file?
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The fastq file extension is associated with the FASTQ, a text-based format for storing both a biological sequence (usually nucleotide sequence) and its corresponding quality scores, developed by Welcome Trust Sanger Institute.
How to open fastq file?
You can use any text editor to view content of FASTQ files.
How to convert fastq file?
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
Associated software actions with the fastq file
Software applications that can open fastq files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
ChromasPro (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software applications that can edit fastq files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
ChromasPro (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Software capable of saving fastq files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
NotePad++ text editor (Microsoft Windows)
PSPad (Microsoft Windows)
ChromasPro (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)