Basic information about FASTQ file
There are 1 file types using the FASTQ file extension in our database. In the further part of this page, you will find detail information about all the FASTQ file with their brief description and a list of programs that support FASTQ file sorted by operating systems. The table below provides useful information about the FASTQ file extension. It answers questions such as:
- What is the FASTQ file?
- How to open a FASTQ file?
- What programs do I need to open a FASTQ file?
- What programs help to create and edit a FASTQ file?
- How to convert FASTQ files to another file format?
- How to convert another files to FASTQ file format?
1.Detail information about FASTQ file extension: FASTQ Format
File type | FASTQ Format | Category | Uncommon Files |
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Developer | N/A | File format | N/A |
Description | FASTQ file is a FASTQ Format. 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. |
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Software programs that will open, edit or convert FASTQ files | |||
Windows |
Sublime Text Atom NotePad++ text editor PSPad ChromasPro |
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macOS |
Sublime Text for Mac Atom for Mac |
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Linux |
Sublime Text for Linux Atom for Linux |
Can't open a FASTQ file?
”Can't open this file: example.FASTQ”。
To open this file, you install one of the applications from the list of software programs that you found here, you should be able to open, edit or convert the file with the FASTQ extension without any issue.
Where I can download the application that support FASTQ file?
How to change file associations?
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click "Open With".
- In the "Open With" dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click "Browse" to locate the program that you want.
- Select the ”Always use the selected program to open this kind of file” check box.
Can I change the extension of FASTQ files?
What else may cause problems width open a FASTQ file?
- Whether the FASTQ file is damaged.
- Whether the FASTQ file is incorrectly linked in the registry entries.
- Whether the FASTQ file extension has been accidentally removed from the Windows registry.
- Whether the installation of an application that supports the FASTQ file format is incompletely.
- Whether the FASTQ file is infected.
- Whether the drivers of the equipment used for opening a FASTQ file are up to date.
- Whether your computer has enough hardware resources to open a FASTQ file.
If the FASTQ file still not working with your software after eliminating the above shortcomings? That means that the problem is more complex and requires the help of a specialist.