Download dbNSFP for Academic Use
dbNSFP is free for academic and non-commercial use under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
Please register using your academic institutional email to receive the dbNSFP Access Code and download links.
Registered users can also re-use the Access Code to request download for the latest versions of dbNSFP going forward.
dbNSFP data format
dbNSFP includes per-chromosome files bundled with search_dbNSFP Java program, which can search for SNVs in various formats and genome builds.
We aim to maintain a stable file format for dbNSFP across versions to minimize the work for downstream developers using the latest version of dbNSFP data with existing tools and platforms.
We also provide dbNSFP in BGZF format files, compatible with CLI annotation tools including VEP and SnpSift.
Use dbNSFP Web Service
We also provide a web service for the convenience of end users to search variants in the current version of dbNSFP data online.
Academic users can access this service for free using the Access Code following registration.