Dorado basecall server
High-performance commandline basecaller in a client-server configuration as used in MinKNOW. Documentation is included in the package README.md.
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Version: 7.9.8
Release date: 7/16/2025
Approved use: For research use only
- Functionality from standalone Dorado v0.9.6
- Model changes: updated to v5.0 DNA models with new 4mC_5mC modification
- Now supports NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs such as RTX 5090
- Minimum supported version for Apple Silicon is now macOS 13 (Ventura)
- Removed support for Intel Macs
- Strand orientation and UMI detection
- Trimming low Q-score regions from the end of flicked reads
- Other output updates, minor changes and bug fixes
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