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.
If you have cloned this repository to your computer, you can run OpenRefine with:
./refineon Mac OS and Linuxrefine.baton Windows
This requires JDK 8 and Apache Maven.
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 [email protected]. 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-supported product.
See AUTHORS.md for the list of OpenRefine contributors and CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions on how to contribute yourself.