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
Latest development version, packaged for:
If you have cloned this repository to your computer, you can run OpenRefine with:
./refine
on Mac OS and Linuxrefine.bat
on Windows
This requires JDK 11 or newer, Apache Maven and NPM 16 or newer.
OpenRefine is open source software and is licensed under the BSD license located in the LICENSE.txt. See the folder licenses
for information on open source libraries that OpenRefine depends on.
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.