# OpenRefine

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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.

[<img src="https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/blob/master/graphics/icon/open-refine-320px.png" align="right">](http://openrefine.org)

Download
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* [OpenRefine Releases](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/releases)

Run from source
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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 8 and Apache Maven.

Documentation and Videos
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* [Documentation Wiki](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/Documentation-For-Users)
* [FAQ](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/FAQ)
* [Official Website and tutorial videos](http://openrefine.org)

Contributing to the project
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* [Developers Guide & Architecture](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/wiki/Documentation-For-Developers)
* [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
* [Project Governance](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/blob/master/GOVERNANCE.md)

Contact us
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* [Mailing List](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openrefine)
* [Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/openrefine)

Licensing and legal issues
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OpenRefine is open source software and is licensed under the BSD license
located in the [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt). See the folder `licenses` for information on open source
libraries that OpenRefine depends on.

Credits
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This software was created by Metaweb Technologies, Inc. and originally written
and conceived by David Huynh <dfhuynh@google.com>. 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](./AUTHORS.md) for the list of OpenRefine contributors and [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) for instructions on how to contribute yourself.