HelixAtlas

Free & Open Platform

The atlas for bioinformatics

Discover curated tools, structured courses, and verifiable badges.

Who it's for

Built for the life sciences community

Students

Learn bioinformatics fundamentals with structured courses and earn verifiable badges.

Researchers

Find the right tool for sequence analysis, structural biology, or variant calling.

Educators

Use curated modules and quizzes in your classroom — all content is open and free.

Developers

Discover open-source software, compare platforms, and integrate into pipelines.

Process

Three steps to get started

01

Explore tools

Browse 100+ free tools by category, difficulty, or platform.

02

Take a course

Follow structured modules with articles, videos, and real data.

03

Earn your badge

Pass the quiz and get a verifiable badge for LinkedIn.

Curated

Featured Tools

Popular bioinformatics software handpicked for researchers.

Academy update

Intro to Bioinformatics is now available

The first five modules now include guided Colab notebooks for applied sequence analysis.

Module coverage

  • • Databases and data retrieval
  • • FASTA, FASTQ, VCF, BED, and GFF practice
  • • BLAST, alignment, and phylogenetics notebooks

Ready for practice

Five Colab notebooks are embedded in the opening modules.

Start exploring — it's free

No account required. Jump into tools or begin your first course.