

Look at later releases to see which security vulnerabilities are being fixed, in order to assess your own risk tolerance for using earlier versions. If you wish to use an extension that is only compatible with an earlier version of OpenRefine, and do not require the latest features, you may find that an older stable version is best for you in our list of releases.

If you are installing for the first time, we recommend the latest stable release. OpenRefine always has a latest stable release, as well as some more recent developments available in beta, release candidate, or snapshot releases. If you are having issues running OpenRefine, see the section on Running. We are aware of some minor rendering and performance issues on other browsers such as Firefox. OpenRefine works best on browsers based on WebKit, such as: If you install and start OpenRefine on a Windows computer without Java, it will automatically open up a browser window to this page.

Please note that OpenRefine works with Java 11 to Java 17 for OpenRefine 3.7.

If you want to install Java yourself, you can install a pre-built Java Runtime Environment (JRE) from. The Mac version of OpenRefine includes Java new in OpenRefine 3.4, there is also a Windows package with Java included. Java must be installed and configured on your computer to run OpenRefine. OpenRefine is designed to work with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. OpenRefine requires three things on your computer in order to function: Compatible operating system It only requires an internet connection to import data from the web, reconcile data using a web service, or export data to the web. Once you download and install it, it runs as a small web server on your own computer, and you access that local web server by using your browser. OpenRefine does not require internet access to run its basic functions. Installing OpenRefine System requirements
