# Welcome to the rapids-singlecell documentation

rapids-singlecell provides GPU-accelerated single-cell analysis with an AnnData-first API. It is largely compatible with Scanpy and includes selected functionality from Squidpy and decoupler. Computations use CuPy and NVIDIA RAPIDS for performance on large datasets.

- **GPU acceleration**: Common single-cell workflows on `AnnData` run on the GPU.
- **Ecosystem compatibility**: Works with Scanpy APIs; includes pieces from Squidpy and decoupler.
- **Simple installation**: Available via Conda and PyPI.


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New to *rapids-singlecell*? Check out the installation guide.
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The tutorials walk you through real-world applications of rapids-singlecell.
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The API reference contains a detailed description of
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:link: https://github.com/scverse/rapids_singlecell

Find a bug? Interested in improving rapids-singlecell? Checkout our GitHub for the latest developments.
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## News

* 01.07.25 *rapids-singlecell* is now an [scverse® core package](https://scverse.org/blog/2025-core-expansion/)
* 12.06.25 *rapids-singlecell* was highlighted in an other NVIDIA [technical blog post](https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/driving-toward-billion-cell-analysis-and-biological-breakthroughs-with-rapids-singlecell/)
* 07.08.23 *rapids-singlecell* is now part of scverse® ecosystem.
* 04.08.23 Thanks to the great team at [scverse](https://www.scverse.org)® *rapids-singlecell* is now automatically tested with CI
* 27.06.23 I'm very honored to announce that I was invited to co-author a [technical blog post](https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/gpu-accelerated-single-cell-rna-analysis-with-rapids-singlecell/) that demonstrates the capabilities and performance of *rapids-singlecell* for NVIDIA.