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Description:
Visualisation and data analysis for mesh-based scientific data

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 3.3.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: scientific-computing visualization data-analysis hpc open-source

Install: brew install --cask visit

About:
VisIt is a high-performance, open-source visualization and data analysis platform designed for visualizing and analyzing large-scale scientific datasets. It supports a wide variety of scientific data formats and provides a powerful graphical user interface for interactive exploration. Its client-server architecture enables users to visualize data generated on remote supercomputers efficiently.

Key Features:

Parallel visualization and data analysis for large datasets
Support for numerous scientific data formats (e.g., HDF5, Silo, VTK)
Extensible via Python scripting and plugins
Client-server architecture for remote data visualization

Use Cases:

Visualizing large-scale simulation data from HPC environments
Comparative analysis of time-varying scientific data
Debugging and quality assurance of computational models

Alternatives:

ParaView – Both are powerful open-source visualization tools; ParaView is often preferred for its VTK-based pipeline architecture, while VisIt is known for its extensive support for specific scientific data formats and mesh-based analysis.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 1:20pm	3.3.2	0	VERSION_BUMP	9f3121e4