OpenRefine
OpenRefine is a free, open-source data cleaning and transformation tool from Google (originally called Google Refine). It is used by data journalists, researchers, librarians and data-wrangling professionals to clean messy datasets, identify patterns, perform bulk edits, reconcile data against external knowledge bases, and prepare data for analysis or publication. OpenRefine works with CSV, TSV, Excel, JSON, XML and other formats, and runs as a web-based interface on localhost that opens in your browser.
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1 suggestionOpenRefine is an actively maintained open-source project hosted on GitHub, but we could not find explicit confirmation of a native Apple Silicon build from the search results available. OpenRefine is Java-based, which means it should run on M-series Macs through the Java runtime environment if a recent Universal Binary version of Java is installed — however, the exact status of native builds for OpenRefine itself is unclear from publicly available information. Your best next step is to check the official OpenRefine GitHub releases page (github.com/OpenRefine/OpenRefine/releases) to see whether a native Apple Silicon installer or build is available. If not, contact the OpenRefine community or file an issue asking for native Apple Silicon support — with the September 2028 deadline for macOS 28 approaching, now is a good time for developers to prioritize native builds. In the interim, the Intel-only version will continue to run under Rosetta 2, but that will change when Apple removes Rosetta.
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