# Gephi

> An open-source platform for visualizing and manipulating large graphs

- Category: [Data visualization apps & tools](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/apps/)
- Website: http://gephi.org
- Repository: https://github.com/gephi/gephi
- License: GPL-3.0
- Language: Java
- Status: Active (commits in the last 90 days)
- GitHub stars: 6,658
- Commits in the last 12 months: 1,506
- Contributors: 114
- Last commit: Oct 2, 2026
- Latest release: v0.11.3 (Sep 6, 2026)
- Topics: Graph & network visualization, GPU-accelerated & WebGL visualization

## Overview

Gephi is an open-source data visualization app released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 6,658 stars, 1,611 forks, and 114 contributors. It is actively developed with 1,506 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v0.11.3, was published on Sep 6, 2026.

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