.fq file: how to open it on Windows

2 Windows apps register the .fq extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.

About the format

Format

FASTQ

PRONOM identifier

fmt/2118

Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).

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  UGENE

  UGENE is a free open-source bioinformatics software for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

  Open source 53.1 ★ 284
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  SnapGene

  Plan, visualize, & document core molecular biology procedures

  Proprietary 8.2.3

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