hdfview ☆
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Description:
Tool for browsing and editing HDF files
Type: Cask  |  Latest Version: 3.4.1@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @HDFGroup  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: hdf hdf5 hdf4 data-viewer scientific-computing java
Install: brew install --cask hdfview
About:
HDFView is a visual tool built in Java for browsing and editing HDF4 and HDF5 files. It provides a tree-based interface to navigate datasets, attributes, and groups within complex scientific data files. This tool simplifies data inspection and manipulation without requiring deep knowledge of the HDF libraries.
Key Features:
  • Graphical user interface for navigating HDF4 and HDF5 file structures
  • Support for viewing and editing datasets, attributes, and metadata
  • Cross-platform compatibility via Java
  • Data visualization capabilities for datasets
Use Cases:
  • Inspecting scientific data stored in HDF formats
  • Editing metadata and attributes in existing HDF files
  • Converting between HDF4 and HDF5 formats
Alternatives:
  • h5dump – Command-line tool for dumping HDF5 contents, lacks GUI
  • Panoply – NASA tool for visualizing HDF and NetCDF files, focuses on visualization over editing
Version History
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Feb 23, 2026 12:14pm 3.4.1 0 VERSION_BUMP fd3a5005
Sep 15, 2025 12:17pm 3.3.2 0 VERSION_BUMP 0201738d
Aug 5, 2025 2:19pm 3.3.2 0 VERSION_BUMP 20abb2a6
Nov 7, 2023 9:23am 3.3.1 0 VERSION_BUMP b6f085b3
Oct 27, 2023 9:55am 3.3.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 282c4cba
Oct 27, 2023 9:43am 3.3.1 0 VERSION_BUMP cf2eb4ad
Oct 27, 2023 9:39am 3.3.1 0 VERSION_BUMP 5bada538
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