HDF^® View

The HDF Group is a non-profit with the mission to ensure the sustainable development of HDF5 technologies and the ongoing accessibility of HDF-stored data. With over 3,500 downloads a month from users from all over the world, HDFView plays a large role in fulfilling that mission. If you value HDF5 technologies and our mission, please consider making a small donation.

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Current Release: HDFView 3.3.2

HDFView Software

The HDFView Logo, HDF in blue and green with a magnifying glass examining a file tree.

HDFView software consists of the HDFView utility and the Java HDF Object Package.

HDFView is a visual tool written in Java for browsing and editing HDF (HDF5 and HDF4) files. Using HDFView, you can:

View a file hierarchy in a tree structure
Create new files, add or delete groups and datasets
View and modify the content of a dataset
Add, delete and modify attributes

HDFView uses the Java HDF Object Package, which implements HDF4 and HDF5 data objects in an object-oriented form.

User’s Guides and Documentation

UsersGuide.zip 9.16 MB

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UsersGuide.tar.gz 8.33 MB

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Pre-built Binary Distributions

Note: This release provides two ways to install the HDFView pre-built binary distribution for a platform:

Running an installer. The installer uses a system specific program to install the HDFView application on the target system.
Using an application image. This method simply requires running the provided executable to obtain the software. The application image is a folder/file image of the HDFView application. The user must setup any shortcuts or file associations.

Once you have uncompressed the downloaded pre-built binary file, refer to the provided README file for details.