View source for ProtegeDesktopUserDocs

= Protege Desktop User Documentation =

This page is the official documentation home for the '''Protege Desktop application versions 4, 5 and higher'''.  


__TOC__


== Build status & release notes ==

The latest version of Protege Desktop is '''5.5''':

* [https://github.com/protegeproject/protege-distribution/releases Release notes] 
* [[Install_Protege5|Installation instructions]]
* [http://protege.stanford.edu/products.php#desktop-protege Download latest version of Protege]

You may also download [[Protege_Desktop_Old_Versions|previous versions of Protege]] and read the complete list of release notes. Older Protege 5.0 beta release notes are available [[Protege_5.0_Beta_Release_Notes|here]].

== Bugs & feature requests ==

Before you report a bug or feature request, check the [http://protege-project.136.n4.nabble.com/ Protege mailing lists archives] to ensure it hasn't already been reported. If the item is not currently open or you have further information or a question about an existing item, please post a message on the [http://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/protege-user protege-user mailing list].  Give as much detail as possible (including examples or ontologies if possible) as this will help us track things down more quickly.

Current GitHub issue tracker: https://github.com/protegeproject/protege/issues?state=open


== Frequently asked questions ==

We've put together a wiki page to answer the [[Protege-OWL_4_FAQ | most commonly asked questions]] about Protege Desktop.


== Getting started / tutorials ==

The Getting started and tutorials have been moved to the [[Main_Page|main page]] of the wiki.


== Editor features ==

* [[Protege4Features | Overview of features]] - a quick summary of the editor
* [[Protege4Views | Protege views guide]] - a list of all of the default views that are distributed with Protege
* [[Protege4Shortcuts | Protege menu guide]] - all of the default menus explained in detail (with keyboard shortcuts)
* [[Protege4Preferences | Protege preferences guide]] - customizing Protege to your needs
* [[Protege4NamingAndRendering|Naming and rendering of entities]] - a note on naming things in OWL and configuring Protege to support your naming conventions
* [[Protege4ExpressionEditor | Protege expression editor]] - adding and editing OWL expressions in Protege
* [[Manchester_OWL_Syntax|Manchester OWL Syntax]] - an overview of the default syntax used by Protege
* [[DLQueryTab | DL Query tab]] - how to query using arbitrary class expressions in OWL
* [[Importing_Ontologies_in_P41|OWL Imports]] -  modular ontology support in OWL and Protege
* [[Protege4AxiomAnnotations|Axiom annotations]] - how to annotate at axiom level in Protege 
* [[Protege4OWLDiff|Protege OWL Diff]] - compare two versions of an ontology

== Advanced features ==

* [[BeanShell | The Bean Shell]] - Making complex queries against an ontology.
* [[Protege4ClientServer | The Protege 4 Server]]


== Further setup / configuration ==

* [[ChangingTheHeapSize|Adding more memory]]
* [[EnablingDoubleClick|Double-clicking on OWL files]]
* [[ClearingP4Preferences|Dealing with Protege preferences problems]]
* [[Working with firewalls and proxies]]


== Plugins ==

=== Finding plug-ins ===

* Protege will find plugins and updates for you. See our [[EnablePluginAutoUpdate|Auto Update]] page.

* [[Protege-OWL_4.0 | Plugins for Protege]] - the list of all plugins compatible with different versions is available [[Protege_Plugin_Library|here]].

* [https://github.com/co-ode-owl-plugins CO-ODE Protege Plugins] - the CO-ODE group at the University of Manchester is the biggest contributor of plug-ins to the Protege editor. The CO-ODE plugins that are compatible with your installation of Protege will show up when going in the File menu -> Check for plugins

=== Advertising plug-ins ===

If you have developed a plug-in for Protege and you would like to contribute it to the community,
please see [[Protege4Contributing#Plugins|contributing plugins]].


== Contributing ==

Please see this page for details on how you can [[Protege4Contributing|contribute]].