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title: Install OpenRefine on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of OpenRefine for on Ubuntu - A free, open source,
  powerful tool for working with messy data
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/openrefine/ubuntu
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# Install OpenRefine on **Ubuntu**

# OpenRefine

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/openrefine/ubuntu#install)

#### A free, open source, powerful tool for working with messy data

OpenRefine is a powerful tool for working with messy data:
cleaning it; transforming it from one format into another; and extending it with web services and external data.
OpenRefine always keeps your data private on your own computer until you want to share or collaborate. Your private data never leaves your computer unless you want it to. (It works by running a small server on your computer and you use your web browser to interact with it)

Usage:
You can start this snap by using the commands **refine** or **openrefine**. As of now you need to visit the url 127.0.0.1:3333 afterwards to use it!

### Package name

* openrefine

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### License

* BSD-3-Clause

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### Last updated

* 24 July 2026 - latest/stable
* 16 July 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [openrefine.org](https://openrefine.org/ "https://openrefine.org/")

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### Contact

* [github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine#contact-us](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine#contact-us "https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine#contact-us")

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### Donations

* [openrefine.org](https://openrefine.org/donate "https://openrefine.org/donate")

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### Source code

* [github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine "https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/issues](https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/issues "https://github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/openrefine/ubuntu#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install OpenRefine

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install OpenRefine

To install OpenRefine, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install openrefine
```

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### More things to do…

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#### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs)

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