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OpenRefine
Make sense of messy data, one clean column at a time.
GitHub stars12K12,020 stars
Community forks2.2KOpen collaboration
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseRead the full license
PlatformsmacOS · Windows · LinuxFind your platform
Last activityOct 2Repository push date
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A good fit for cleaning messy datasets.
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4.612 reviews · G2Published reviews support its use for data cleaning; learning its expression language helps with advanced transformations.
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About OpenRefine
A free tool for cleaning and transforming messy data. Run it locally and use a browser interface to explore datasets, standardize values, transform formats, and reconcile records against external data sources.
- Data cleaning and transformation
- Faceting and clustering
- Local browser-based interface
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