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Gephi

An open-source platform for visualizing and manipulating large graphs

Website GitHub
GitHub stars
6.7K#97 in the directory
Commits, last 12 months
1,506
Contributors
114
Last commit
Latest release
v0.11.3Sep 6, 2026

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.

Its GitHub description: Gephi - The Open Graph Viz Platform

GitHub topics: graphvisualizationopenglinteractivegraph-analyticsjava

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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1,506 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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MonthCommits
Oct 202547
Nov 2025213
Dec 202525
Jan 2026106
Feb 202689
Mar 2026142
Apr 2026169
May 2026470
Jun 202613
Jul 20260
Aug 2026148
Sep 202684

Popularity among Data visualization apps & tools

ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K Gephi 6.7K
ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K Gephi 6.7K
GitHub stars for Gephi and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ChartDB22,987
FlameGraph19,785
Data Formulator17,525
Sampler14,810
QGIS14,461
Gource13,159
Gephi6,658

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  • Gource

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Gephi FAQ

Is Gephi open source?

Yes. Gephi is released under the GPL-3.0 license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Gephi still maintained?

Yes. Gephi is actively developed, with 1,506 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 2 days ago.

What are the best alternatives to Gephi?

The most popular alternatives listed in Data visualization apps & tools are ChartDB, FlameGraph, and Data Formulator. See the full ranking.

What language is Gephi written in?

Gephi is primarily written in Java, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API. Updated Oct 4, 2026.