HDF® View

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Current Release: HDFView 3.3.0 

HDFView Software

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

Available at the HDF Support Portal HDFView and Java Object Package Support page.

UsersGuide.tar.gz 8.7 MB
UsersGuide.zip 9.6 MB
hdfview-3.3.0-javadocs.tar.gz 2.44 MB
hdfview-3.3.0-javadocs.zip 2.89 MB

    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.

    Installers

    HDFView-3.3.0-macos11_64.tar.gz 111.6 MB

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    HDFView-3.3.0-ubuntu2004_64.tar.gz 184.0 MB

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    HDFView-3.3.0-ubuntu2204_64.tar.gz 193.4 MB

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    HDFView-3.3.0-win10_64-vs16.zip 67.4 MB

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    HDFView-3.3.0-win10_64-vs17.zip 67.4 MB

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      Application Images

      HDFViewApp-3.3.0-macos11_64.tar.gz 103.7 MB

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      HDFViewApp-3.3.0-ubuntu2004_64.tar.gz 279.1 MB

      (sha256)

      HDFViewApp-3.3.0-win10_64-vs16.zip 108.0 MB

      (sha256)

      HDFViewApp-3.3.0-win10_64-vs17.zip 108.0 MB

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      HDFViewApp-3.3.0-ubuntu2204_64.tar.gz 265.9 MB

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        Source Code

        For further details see the section on installing from source on the HDFView and Java Object Package Support page.

        hdfview-3.3.0.tar.gz 123.8 MB

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        hdfview-3.3.0.zip 123.6 MB

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          Source is also available from the HDFView Source Portal page.

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