ColabFold
Fast, accessible protein folding with MMseqs2 + AlphaFold in Colab.
| Category | Protein structure & design |
|---|---|
| GitHub | sokrypton/ColabFold |
| First public | 2021-07-22 (source) |
| Paper | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-022-01488-1 |
| License | MIT |
| Pricing | Open source |
| Tags | #structure#colab |
| Last checked | 2026-10-16 |
Specs
| Task | Structure prediction |
|---|---|
| Modalities | Monomer, complex |
| MSA required | Yes (MMseqs2 server) |
| Open weights | — |
| GPU need | One GPU ≈ 1,000 structures/day |
| GitHub stars | 2,964 |
| Interface | Package, Docker, Colab, Web |
Specs come from each project's README, paper or official page · ColabFold README · ColabFold paper. “—” means we couldn't verify it.
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