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Software release 1.4.0 for Dorado

Version: 1.4.0

Release date: 2/19/2026

Approved use: For research use only

  • RNA v5.3.0 basecalling models with improved coverage at 3' end of reads
  • Add CRAM support using --emit-cram
  • Updates and improvements to local haplotagging in Dorado variant
  • Dorado correct now uses GPU if available on MacOS
  • Update minimap2 build to use SSE4.1 optimisations
  • Add basic support for TWIST-96B-UDI, TWIST-96C-UDI, and TWIST-96D-UDI barcodes
  • Report the number of midstrand barcodes detected in Dorado demux output summary
  • Fix crash in Dorado demux for BAMs without RG lines
  • Restrict RG header lines to just the read groups that can be emitted to the target file
  • Fix incorrect alignment genome in Dorado summary outputs when BAM file header contains multiple unordered SQ lines
  • Other fixes and improvements

Last updated: 2/19/2026

Latest version: 1.4.0

Approved use: For research use only

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