Tech riderRev. 30 Sept 2026
- 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Ontology modelingYes
- 4Semantic reasoningYes
- 5RDF/SPARQL supportYes
- 6Graph visualizationYes
- 7Import formatsRDF/XML, Turtle, OWL/XML, OBO
- 8Deploymentboth
8 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: protege.stanford.edu
Overview
Protégé is ranked #8 of 33 in knowledge graph software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is a free plan.
Protégé plans and pricing
All plansProtégé Desktop and WebProtégé Free Free and open source · OWL 2 support protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
Compared on knowledge graph software
- Free plan
- Yesprotege.stanford.edu
- Ontology modeling
- Yesprotege.stanford.edu
- Semantic reasoning
- Yesprotege.stanford.edu
- RDF/SPARQL support
- Yesprotege.stanford.edu
- Graph visualization
- Yesprotege.stanford.edu
- Import formats
- RDF/XML, Turtle, OWL/XML, OBOprotege.stanford.edu
- Deployment
- bothprotege.stanford.edu
- Query languages
- SPARQLprotege.stanford.edu
Facts
- Purpose
- Protégé is an ontology editor used to build and manage ontologies.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Editions
- Protégé is available as the desktop application Protégé Desktop and the browser based editor WebProtégé.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- OWL support
- Both editions support the OWL 2 Web Ontology Language.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Collaboration
- WebProtégé supports collaborative viewing and editing of OWL 2 ontologies, with sharing, permissions, threaded discussions, watches, email notifications, and revision history.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- File formats
- WebProtégé ontologies can be uploaded and downloaded in RDF/XML, Turtle, OWL/XML, OBO, and other formats.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Desktop reasoning
- Protégé Desktop connects directly to description logic reasoners including HermiT and Pellet.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Desktop tools
- Protégé Desktop supports multiple ontologies in one workspace, ontology structure visualization, inference explanations, and refactoring operations.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Extensibility
- Protégé Desktop is written in Java and uses a plug-in architecture for extensions.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Cross compatibility
- WebProtégé and Protégé Desktop are described as cross compatible with each other.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Users
- The project says it is used by researchers, organisations, and governments worldwide.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- Free support is offered through mailing lists monitored by team members and experienced community users, and users must subscribe before posting.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Documentation
- Protégé documentation includes FAQs, tutorials, user guides, and developer documentation.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Maintainer
- Protégé Desktop is community maintained, with Damien Goutte-Gattat identified as its current primary maintainer.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
- Origin
- Protégé was developed by the Stanford Division of Computational Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.protege.stanford.edu · 30 Sept 2026
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Sources
- protege.stanford.edu· checked 30 Sept 2026
- protege.stanford.edu/software/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- protege.stanford.edu/support/· checked 30 Sept 2026
- protege.stanford.edu/about/· checked 30 Sept 2026