Kitware/ParaView
VTK-based Data Analysis and Visualization Application observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5969
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1689 stars · 491 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ParaView is an open-source, multi-platform data analysis and visualization application built on the Visualization Toolkit (VTK), with a Qt-based GUI and Python scripting. It scales from laptops to supercomputers, supports in situ analysis via Catalyst, web deployment via trame, and reads dozens of scientific file formats with over 200 filters.
Use cases
- visualize large 3D scientific datasets
- post-process CFD simulation results
- render exascale data on supercomputers
- analyze OpenFOAM or EXODUS simulation output
- script batch visualization pipelines in Python
- run in situ analysis with ParaView Catalyst
- slice, contour, and volume-render mesh data
- build custom visualization applications on the ParaView framework
When to choose
- you need to interactively explore very large 3D/scientific datasets
- you need readers for scientific simulation formats like VTK, EXODUS, OpenFOAM, or NetCDF
- you want HPC-scale parallel visualization or in situ processing
- you want scriptable, reproducible visualization pipelines
- you need a reusable framework to build domain-specific visualization apps
When to avoid
- you only need simple 2D chart plotting of tabular data
- you need a lightweight tool with minimal installation footprint
- your focus is business intelligence dashboards rather than scientific data
- you need polished non-technical presentation graphics rather than data exploration
Facets
application · maturity stable
data-visualization simulation graphics gui cli sdk plugin-system streaming data-visualization simulation graphics data-science cross-platform windows cross-platform python cpp vtk scientific-visualization hpc in-situ 3d-rendering cfd mesh-data volume-rendering batch-processing qt scientific-computing linux macos desktop web-server gpu
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Kitware/ParaView · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7f1de471b19d
- homepage: http://www.paraview.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3d583f0a94c4
- site_page: https://www.paraview.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4840a7b9c749
- site_page: https://www.paraview.org/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · c9cdef6582ac
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Kitware/ParaView | main | 77 |
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