OmniQC: An Open Source Desktop Application for Modern FASTQ Quality Control

OmniQC is an open-source desktop tool developed specifically to carry out quality control analysis of next-generation sequencing data. This tool enables bioinformatics scientists to use a graphic and easy-to-use graphical user interface in assessing the quality of FASTQ files. It calculates eight basic parameters, which include base sequencing quality, GC distribution, number of duplications, adapter contamination, and N-content, which it automatically qualifies as pass/warn/fail. It is possible to print out graphical reports in professional PDF format. Technologically, it utilizes React, Electron, and Python. It also uses an SQLite database. It is compatible with Windows 10/11 operating systems. With a license agreement of free use under MIT, it is available to, and contributions may also be made by, bioinformatics scientists on GitHub.