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Dorado
High-performance, easy-to-use commandline basecaller for Nanopore data. Developer release for evaluation of new features. For information about the Dorado project, see https://github.com/nanoporetech/dorado.
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Dorado documentation
For more detailed advice, documentation and installation guides for DoradoVersion: 1.3.1
Release date: 1/12/2026
Approved use: For research use only
- Update summary files and the output structure of Dorado aligner to comply with the Oxford Nanopore Output Specifications (26.01)
- Fix a CUDA error that can arise during short read basecalling
- Enable Dorado demux to run properly when the -o parameter is omitted
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