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Data mining and visualization toolkit
As of 30 August 2026, Orange is free to use. Orange is an open-source data visualization, machine learning, and data mining toolkit. Softwr lists it under Machine Learning. Orange is made by University of Ljubljana, launched in 1996, available on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Overview
What Orange does
Orange is an open-source data visualization, machine learning, and data mining toolkit. It features a visual programming interface for building data analysis workflows, making it accessible for beginners while powerful for experts.
What people use it for
- Visual programming for data mining and machine learning workflows
- Teaching data science without writing code
- Exploratory data visualisation and clustering on tabular data
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Where it falls short
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- Orange is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3, so distributing modified or derived software requires releasing the source under the GPL
- The widgets and canvas are built on Qt, which is itself distributed under GPL 3.0
- Orange add-ons may carry additional licensing requirements set in their own licence files
- Documentation and website content are under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike, which imposes an attribution and share-alike obligation on reuse
- The software is distributed without any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
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Pricing
What Orange costs
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Open Source
Free
- Visual programming
- Machine learning
- Data visualization
Capabilities
Features
Visual programming
Data visualization
Machine learning
Text mining
Bioinformatics
Python
Integration with Python
scikit-learn
Integration with scikit-learn
PyQt
Integration with PyQt
Linux support
Available on linux
Mac support
Available on mac
Windows support
Available on windows
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Questions people ask
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What is the cost of Orange Data Mining?
Orange Data Mining is free open-source software available for Windows, Mac, and other platforms. There are no subscription fees, licensing costs, or paid tiers.
SourceHow is Orange Data Mining funded?
Orange Data Mining is supported through optional voluntary donations. The project encourages donations from users who value the software to support bug fixes, new features, educational content, and infrastructure maintenance.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Orange
- Company
- University of Ljubljana
- Based in
- Ljubljana, Slovenia
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