Open-source data capture, pipelines, and ENA submission for sequencing facilities

Coordinate sample submissions, run bioinformatics pipelines, and publish data to public archives — built for core facilities and research groups.

npm i -g seqdesk

Installs latest stable release v1.1.83. Self-hosted on your institution's infrastructure.

Live Demo

Try SeqDesk with sample data

Explore a fully functional workspace pre-loaded with sample orders, studies, and submissions. Switch between the researcher and facility admin views.

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Live researcher workspace

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Both live app views attach to the same disposable demo data.

Sequencing Technologies

Multi-platform sequencing support

Select your platform, device, and compatible consumables from a curated registry.

Researcher View

Structured sample submission

Researchers enter order details, add samples, and submit to the facility. AI-assisted validation checks entries in real-time.

SeqDesk
Dashboard
Orders
Studies
Files
Submissions
Analysis

New Sequencing Order

Step 1 of 3

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Dr. Sarah Chens.chen@institute.edu
Enter order name...
Select platform...
Select instrument...
Select strategy...
Describe your project...

Data Publishing

From analysis to public archive

Register studies and samples to ENA directly from SeqDesk, then submit reads, assemblies, and genome bins via the integrated submg pipeline. All accession numbers are tracked automatically.

ENA study & sample registration
Reads, assemblies & bins via submg
Automatic accession tracking
Test & production ENA servers

Powered by submg Tubbesing, Schlüter & Sczyrba, 2025

SeqDesk
Dashboard
Studies
Submissions
Pipelines

Gut Microbiome Diversity

Human Gut · 3 samples

Sample IDAliasOrganismMetadata
S-20260206-a3fGut_Sample_ABacteroides vulgatus
S-20260206-b7eGut_Sample_BFaecalibacterium prausnitzii
S-20260206-c1dGut_Sample_CAkkermansia muciniphila

Researcher View

Define studies from samples

Group samples into studies, select MIxS environment checklists, and prepare metadata for submission.

SeqDesk
Dashboard
Orders
Studies
Files
Submissions

New Study

Step 1 of 4

Enter study title...
Describe your study...

Integrated Pipelines

Reproducible bioinformatics pipelines

Study pipelines run across a whole study and combine multiple samples for more complex analysis, reporting, and data upload or submission workflows.

nf-core certified workflows
Automated from FASTQ to reports
Runs on SLURM or local
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