kana

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Analysis

It can analyze single-cell datasets and produce UMAPs, t-SNEs, clusters, and marker genes.kanaverse.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Analysis features

The standard workflow includes quality filtering, normalization, PCA, graph-based clustering, dimensionality reduction, marker detection, and gene set enrichment.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Data import formats

Matrix Market (.mtx), 10x HDF5, AnnData H5AD, RDS files containing SummarizedExperiment or SingleCellExperiment objects, and Bioconductor ExperimentHub datasetskanaverse.org · read 23 Sep 2026

Data privacy

The official site says analysis runs on the user's device and that data never leaves the computer.kanaverse.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Deployment

The project can be deployed by serving its static files, including through GitHub Pages or other static hosting providers, without a backend server.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Developers

The official site names Jayaram Kancherla and Aaron Lun as Kana's developers.kanaverse.org · read 12 Oct 2026

Exploration

Users can explore pre-analyzed datasets, make custom cell selections, detect markers, annotate cell types, and filter analyses by cell annotation.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Input formats

Supported inputs include Matrix Market files, HDF5 in 10x V3 or AnnData h5ad formats, RDS files containing SummarizedExperiment or derivatives such as SingleCellExperiment, and ExperimentHub IDs.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Integrations

The GitHub project describes kanapi as a Node API layer that can run Kana single-cell analysis in backend environments and communicate over WebSockets.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Multimodal analysis

Kana supports multimodal analysis for Cite-seq data and/or CRISPR.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Project license

The GitHub project lists an MIT license.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Purpose

Kana is a web application for single-cell data analysis that runs directly in the browser.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Technical implementation

Kana uses scran.js and WebAssembly, and runs computations in Web Workers to keep the interface responsive.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

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