OpenRefine is a powerful free, open source tool for working with messy data.: cleaning it; transforming it; and extending it with web services and external data
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One week to go until our next #OpenRefine Community Call on #Reconciliation Services.
Confirmed: #Getty, #GND, #Wikidata and a discussion on VIAF reconciliation.
📅 Oct 15
🕐 1:00–2:30 PM ET
forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
Final reminder for the 2026 OpenRefine User Survey.
Tell us how you use OpenRefine and what the project should improve next:
forms.gle/EAqF1uYyDNsoaPyz8
Already responded? Please share the survey with another OpenRefine user.
Join us on Oct 15 for an #OpenRefine Community Call on #Reconciliation Services.
Confirmed: Getty + GND, plus VIAF status.
We’re also looking for presenters on Wikidata and RDF/CSV-based reconciliation.
🕐 1:00–2:30 PM ET
💻 Online · Open to all
forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
125 people have answered the OpenRefine survey. We set the target at 250 because below that, we can't say much about usage or compare it with the previous survey.
Take the survey: forms.gle/EAqF1uYyDNsoaPyz8
Join us next week for #OpenRefine Developer AMA on Sept. 10
Meet OpenRefine developers and ask questions about the codebase, extensions, and current technical work.
8:30–10:00 ET / 14:30–16:00 Berlin / 18:00–19:30 IST
Live Session not recorded
forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
Have you completed the 2026 OpenRefine User Survey?
Your response will help us understand how OpenRefine is used and what we should improve next.
Take the survey ; and share it with another #OpenRefine user:
forms.gle/EAqF1uYyDNsoaPyz8
#FLOSS
Join us for #OpenRefine Developer AMA on Sept. 10
Meet OpenRefine developers and ask questions about the codebase, extensions, contributing, and current technical work.
8:30–10:00 ET / 14:30–16:00 Berlin / 18:00–19:30 IST
Live session. Not recorded.
forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
Recording available: #OpenRefine LLM Extension Demo.
Includes data journalism workflows, name cleaning with LLMs, library metadata use cases, #Ollama model testing, structured JSON output, and Q&A session
Watch: youtu.be/UnAv9DDVAVI
Details: forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
The 2026 #OpenRefine User #Survey is now open.
Tell us how you use OpenRefine, which communities you are part of, and what we should improve next.
Take the survey and share it with other users:
forms.gle/EAqF1uYyDNsoaPyz8
#FOSS #OpenSource
Join us next week for a demo of the LLM Extension in #OpenRefine.
July 7, 2026
8:00–9:30 ET / 14:00–15:30 Berlin / 17:30–19:00 IST
Practical examples of using #LLMs in OpenRefine for #DataJjournalism and #GLAM metadata workflows.
Details:
forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
Next OpenRefine Community Call: LLM Extension Demo
July 7, 2026
8:00–9:30 ET / 14:00–15:30 Berlin / 17:30–19:00 IST
Concrete examples of using #LLMs in #OpenRefine for #DataJournalism and #GLAM metadata workflows.
Details + optional registration: forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
What should future OpenRefine community calls cover?
We are collecting input on possible 2026 sessions: workflow demos, reconciliation services, metadata standards, extension demos, trainer sessions, localization, developer Q&A, and more.
forum.openrefine.org/t/2026-…
#OpenRefine contributors: join this Thursday’s community call on preparing the 2026 Community Survey.
We will review draft survey questions, distribution strategy, and the feature ranking list.
May 28, 2026
10:00–11:30 AM ET
Details and registration: forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
The April #OpenRefine community call recording is now available.
Topic: extension developer guidelines: current practices, documentation gaps, and support for extension maintainers and contributors.
Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=68TnxuT6…
#OpenSource
OpenRefine contributors: join the May community call on preparing the 2026 Community Survey.
We will review draft survey questions, distribution strategy, and the feature ranking list.
May 28, 2026
10:00–11:30 AM ET
Details and registration: forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
We are hosting the first OpenRefine community call this week on Extension developer guidelines on Thu April 23 · 10:00–11:30 AM (ET)
Open to all · Recorded
Details:
forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
Next OpenRefine community call – April 23
Topic: Extension developer guidelines
Walkthrough + discussion + community updates
Open to all (optional registration)
Details:
forum.openrefine.org/t/commu…
Clustering is one of the most powerful features in OpenRefine and also one of the most creative.
What’s your favorite thing to cluster?
We’re collecting examples from the community:
forum.openrefine.org/t/clust…
Join the discussion on the forum and share your use cases.
New OpenRefine Geocoding Extension gitlab.com/geometalab/openre… by TihanMo.
The Extension geocodes unformatted addresses to coordinates (Latitude/Longitude) and provides confidence scores using #photon #nominatim and #swisstopo APIs.
