README

OpenRefine



  




OpenRefine is a Java-based power tool that allows you to load data, understand it,
clean it up, reconcile it, and augment it with data coming from
the web. All from a web browser and the comfort and privacy of your own computer.

Official website: https://openrefine.org

Community forum: https://forum.openrefine.org



 Download

 OpenRefine Releases

 Snapshot releases

You can download snapshots of the development version of OpenRefine.
To do so, you need to be logged in to GitHub. Then, click on the first item with a green tick / check mark on this page and scroll down to the Artifacts section to find the version that matches your operating system.

 Run from source

If you have cloned this repository to your computer, you can run OpenRefine with:

 ./refine on Mac OS and Linux
 refine.bat on Windows

This requires JDK 11 or newer, Apache Maven and Node.js 18 or newer.

 Documentation

 User Manual
 FAQ

 Contributing to the project

 Developers Guide & Architecture
 Contributing Guide
 Project Governance

 Contact us

 Community forum
 Twitter
 Gitter
 Matrix (bridged from Gitter)

 Licensing and legal issues

OpenRefine is open source software and is licensed under the BSD license located in the LICENSE.txt. See the folders licenses under /main/webapp/ as well as within each /extensions for information on open source libraries that OpenRefine depends on.

 Funding OpenRefine

OpenRefine is maintained by a small core team and relies on grants plus community support.
• Donate or become a monthly sponsor: https://openrefine.org/donate
• See our backers: https://openrefine.org/backers
• Machine-readable manifest: https://openrefine.org/funding.json

 Credits

This software was created by Metaweb Technologies, Inc. and originally written and conceived by David Huynh. Metaweb Technologies, Inc. was acquired by Google, Inc. in July 2010 and the product was renamed Google Refine. In October 2012, it was renamed OpenRefine as it transitioned to a community-driven project.

Since 2020, OpenRefine is fiscally sponsored by Code for Science and Society (CS&S).

See CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions on how to contribute yourself.