Protégé

Create, edit, explore and share ontologies

Functionality

Protégé is a free, open-source ontology editor and framework for building intelligent systems. Developed by Stanford University, the software incorporates a suite of tools to construct domain models and knowledge-based applications with ontologies. These can be used to build knowledge-based solutions applicable to multiple disciplines. Using the Protégé Desktop you can create and edit ontologies via a customizable user interface. Visualization tools allow for interactive navigation of ontology relationships and advanced explanation support aids track down inconsistencies. Refactor operations available including ontology merging, moving axioms between ontologies, rename of multiple entities, and more. You can also create, upload, modify, and share ontologies for collaborative viewing and editing via WebProtégé, a similar ontology development environment for the Web.

Tips for using this tool at Kent

​Learn more at the Protégé website

Help & how to get started

Use online or download from the Protégé website

Cost

Free

Terms of use, copyright and licensing

Freeware

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