Is samtools safe to use?

samtools has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.23.1). DepScope rates its health at 59/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of samtools?

The latest version of samtools is 1.23.1, released 2026-03-18.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of samtools.

No, samtools is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.23.1 (2026-03-18).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for samtools at this time.

samtools is licensed under MIT.

homebrewv1.23.1

Tools for manipulating next-generation sequencing data

License MITpermissive1 versions1 maintainers1 deps113 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 59/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

3/20

popularity

25/25

security

9/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (1)

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Last updated · 2026-03-18T18:10:04Z