OpenLink Data Explorer

Adds Linked Data browsing functionality -- across public or private networks -- to host browser.
What is OpenLink Data Explorer?
OpenLink Data Explorer is a unique Google Chrome extension that adds Linked Data browsing capacities across networks. It generates structured metadata and data source presentations, and interacts with various REST based Linked Data Proxy services, giving users a broadened understanding of webpage content. It's compatible with both public RDFizer services and personal instances of Virtuoso or OpenLink Data Spaces.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 2.67 (6)
Version: 2.5.2 (Last updated: 2022-06-21)
Creation date: 2019-01-30
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • *://*/*
  • file:///*/*
Size: 942.08K

Other platforms

OpenLink Data Explorer (v2.5.3)
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Extension summary

OpenLink Data Explorer (ODE) is an extension for Google Chrome that provides an unobtrusive and none disruptive mechanism for exploiting the Linked Data dimension of the World Wide Web. It achieves this by adding the following descriptor document oriented menu options to the standard “View Menu” item collection:

  1. Page Description — which provides a structured description (metadata) of the page you are viewing
  2. Page Data Sources — a Linked Data explorer that provides a variety of presentations for the Linked Data Items that constitute the metadata graph distilled from the page you are viewing.

The capabilities described above are achieved by ODE’s interaction with REST based Linked Data Proxy services such as:

  1. http://linkeddata.uriburner.com — Public RDFizer Service (default)
  2. http://lod.openlinksw.com — OpenLink Hosted Linked Open Data (LOD) Cloud Cache
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User reviews

Error every time I try to use it: Error 40004 SR174: Log out of disk : Problem writing to the transaction log in __commit:(BIF), DB.DBA.lp_score_ck:23, lines => (ARRAY_OF_POINTER value, tag 193), etc etc Providers "support page" is just marketing material.
by Crispin Flower, 2018-02-02

I've been playing with ODE lately and still can't get enough of it. That's an awesome tool, despite the overwhelming amount of data it throws at you, both in terms of the data it pulls from the web and the UI. However, its "Data Explorer Options" menu doesn't work here, due to different glitches depending on what menu item you choose (UI issues). And it would really be great if it worked for "localhost" and thus help examine the local RDFa triples before deploying the web app.
by Slava Krauchanka, 2012-08-15

OpenLink Data Explorer doesn't have the most user-friendly interface, but it is one of the few browser extension tools for seeing linked data within websites.
by A Google user, 2012-07-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

OpenLink Data Explorer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

OpenLink Data Explorer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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