# Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform
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[Gephi](http://gephi.org) is an award-winning open-source platform for visualizing and manipulating large graphs. It runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Localization is available in English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Czech, German, Romanian, Greek, Hungarian, Korean, Swedish and Ukrainian.
- **Fast** Powered by a built-in OpenGL engine, Gephi is able to push the envelope with very large networks. Visualize networks up to a million elements. All actions (e.g. layout, filter, drag) run in real-time.
- **Simple** Easy to install and [get started](https://gephi.org/quickstart/). An UI that is centered around the visualization. Like Photoshop™ for graphs.
- **Modular** Extend Gephi with [plug-ins](https://gephi.org/desktop/plugins/). The architecture is built on top of [Apache Netbeans Platform](https://netbeans.apache.org/tutorials/nbm-quick-start.html) and can be extended or reused easily through well-written APIs.
[Download Gephi](https://gephi.org/desktop/) for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux and consult the [release notes](https://github.com/gephi/gephi/releases). Example datasets can be found on our [wiki](https://docs.gephi.org/desktop/User_Manual/Datasets/).
## Install and use Gephi
Download and [Install](https://gephi.github.io/users/install/) Gephi on your computer.
Get started with the [Quick Start](https://gephi.org/quickstart/) and follow the [Tutorials](https://gephi.org/quickstart/). Load a sample [dataset](https://docs.gephi.org/desktop/User_Manual/Datasets/) and start to play with the data.
If you run into any trouble or have questions consult our [discussions](https://github.com/gephi/gephi/discussions).
## Latest releases
### Stable
- Latest stable release on [gephi.org](https://gephi.org/desktop/).
### Development builds
Development builds are [generated regularly](https://github.com/gephi/gephi/actions/workflows/release.yml?query=is%3Asuccess++). Current version is 0.11.3-SNAPSHOT
- [gephi-0.11.3-20260905.112125-21-windows-x64.exe](https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/org/gephi/gephi/0.11.3-SNAPSHOT/gephi-0.11.3-20260905.112125-21-windows-x64.exe) (Windows)
- [gephi-0.11.3-20260905.112534-22-macos-x64.dmg](https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/org/gephi/gephi/0.11.3-SNAPSHOT/gephi-0.11.3-20260905.112534-22-macos-x64.dmg) (Mac OS X)
- [gephi-0.11.3-20260905.114240-24-macos-aarch64.dmg](https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/org/gephi/gephi/0.11.3-SNAPSHOT/gephi-0.11.3-20260905.114240-24-macos-aarch64.dmg) (Mac OS X Silicon)
- [gephi-0.11.3-20260905.114035-23-linux-aarch64.tar.gz](https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/org/gephi/gephi/0.11.3-SNAPSHOT/gephi-0.11.3-20260905.114035-23-linux-aarch64.tar.gz) (Linux aarch64)
- [gephi-0.11.3-20260905.111946-20-linux-x64.tar.gz](https://central.sonatype.com/repository/maven-snapshots/org/gephi/gephi/0.11.3-SNAPSHOT/gephi-0.11.3-20260905.111946-20-linux-x64.tar.gz) (Linux)
## Developer Introduction
Gephi is developed in Java and uses OpenGL for its visualization engine. Built on the top of Netbeans Platform, it follows a loosely-coupled, modular architecture philosophy. Gephi is split into modules, which depend on other modules through well-written APIs. Plugins can reuse existing APIs, create new services and even replace a default implementation with a new one.
Consult the [**Javadoc**](https://javadoc.io/doc/org.gephi/gephi/latest/index.html) for an overview of the APIs.
### Requirements
- Java JDK 17 (or later)
- [Apache Maven](http://maven.apache.org/) version 3.6.3 or later
### Checkout and Build the sources
- Fork the repository and clone
git clone git@github.com:username/gephi.git
- Run the following command or [open the project in an IDE](https://docs.gephi.org/desktop/Developer_Documentation/how_to_build_gephi)
mvn -T 4 clean install
- To skip tests and speed up the build, use the `skipTests` profile
mvn -T 4 clean install -P skipTests
- Once built, one can test running Gephi
cd modules/application
mvn nbm:cluster-app nbm:run-platform
Note that while Gephi can be built using JDK 17 or later, it currently requires JDK 17 to run.
### Create Plug-ins
Gephi is extensible and lets developers create plug-ins to add new features, or to modify existing features. For example, you can create a new layout algorithm, add a metric, create a filter or a tool, support a new file format or database, or modify the visualization.
- [**Plugins Portal**](https://gephi.org/desktop/plugins/)
- [Plugins Quick Start (5 minutes)](https://docs.gephi.org/desktop/Plugins)
- Browse the [plugins](https://gephi.org/plugins) created by the community
- We've created a [**Plugins Bootcamp**](https://github.com/gephi/gephi-plugins-bootcamp) to learn by examples.
## Gephi Toolkit
The Gephi Toolkit project packages essential Gephi modules (Graph, Layout, Filters, IO…) in a standard Java library which any Java project can use for getting things done. It can be used on a server or command-line tool to do the same things Gephi does but automatically.
- [Download](https://gephi.org/toolkit/)
- [GitHub Project](https://github.com/gephi/gephi-toolkit)
- [Toolkit Portal](https://github.com/gephi/gephi/wiki/Toolkit)
## Localization
We use [Weblate](https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/gephi/) for localization. Follow the guidelines on the [wiki](https://docs.gephi.org/desktop/Developer_Documentation/localization) for more details how to contribute.
## Icons
Gephi uses icons from various sources. The icons are licensed under the [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) license.
All icons can be found in the `DesktopIcons` module, organised by module name.
## License
Gephi main source code is distributed under the dual license [CDDL 1.0](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/CDDL-1.0) and [GNU General Public License v3](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). Read the [Legal FAQs](https://gephi.org/about/) to learn more.
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