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= Protege Desktop User Documentation =
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<span class="orangeBoxTitle">Protege 4 User Documentation</span>
 
  
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This page contains a collection of links to documentation for end users of the Protege 4.x series.
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This page is the official documentation home for the '''Protege Desktop application versions 4, 5 and higher'''.
  
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Please give us your feedback!  We have a mailing list specifically for discussion about Protege 4.x.  You can subscribe to the list via the list information page: http://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/p4-feedback.
 
  
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'''16 Jun 2009:''' Protege 4.0 officially released!<br />
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'''22 Aug 2008:''' Protege 4.0 now in beta.  Read the [[Protege 4 beta announcement|release announcement]].
 
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== Current release status ==
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== Build status & release notes ==
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Protege 4.0 was released on June 16th, 2009.  The full and detailed [[P4 Release Announcement|release announcement]] is available on this wiki.
 
  
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To help you decide whether to update, we maintain a complete list of release notes for prior versions of Protege 4:
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The latest version of Protege Desktop is '''5.5''':
  
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* Release notes for [http://protege.cim3.net/download/old-releases/4.0%20rc1/_ReleaseNotes_4.0_RC1.html P4 RC1]
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* [https://github.com/protegeproject/protege-distribution/releases Release notes]  
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* Release notes for [http://protege.cim3.net/download/old-releases/4.0%20betas/_ReleaseNotes_4.0_Betas.html P4 beta builds]
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* [[Install_Protege5|Installation instructions]]
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* Release notes for [http://protege.cim3.net/download/old-releases/4.0%20alphas/_ReleaseNotes_4.0_Alphas.html P4 alpha builds]
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* [http://protege.stanford.edu/products.php#desktop-protege Download latest version of Protege]
  
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=== Bugs & feature requests ===
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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]].
  
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If you have a new request or potential bug, please first check the lists below as it may have already been reported.
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== Bugs & feature requests ==
  
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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/p4-feedback Protege 4 mailing list].
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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.
  
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Please give as much detail as possible (including examples or ontologies if possible) as this will help us track things down more quickly.
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Current GitHub issue tracker: https://github.com/protegeproject/protege/issues?state=open
  
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* [https://bmir-gforge.stanford.edu/gf/project/owleditor/tracker/?action=TrackerItemBrowse&tracker_id=121 Feature request tracker] - a searchable list of features that have been requested (and implemented)
 
  
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* [https://bmir-gforge.stanford.edu/gf/project/owleditor/tracker/?action=TrackerItemBrowse&tracker_id=118 Bugtracker] - a searchable list of reported and resolved bugs
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== Frequently asked questions ==
  
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=== Documentation TODO list ===
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We've put together a wiki page to answer the [[Protege-OWL_4_FAQ | most commonly asked questions]] about Protege Desktop.
  
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To follow is list of considerations for improving Protege 4 itself, Protege 4 documentation, and this wiki.
 
  
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* Convert [http://www.co-ode.org/resources/tutorials/protege-owl-tutorial.php A Practical Guide Guide to Building Ontologies...] to a collection of Wiki pages so that the guide can be more easily shared, searched, modified, commented on, referenced by section, extended, etc.
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== Getting started / tutorials ==
  
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The Getting started and tutorials have been moved to the [[Main_Page|main page]] of the wiki.
  
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== Protege-OWL Editor ==
 
  
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=== [[Protege-OWL_4_FAQ | Protege-OWL FAQ]] ===
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== Editor features ==
  
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We have put together a wiki page to answer the most commonly asked questions about the 4.x series of the Protege application:
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* [[Protege4Features | Overview of features]] - a quick summary of the editor
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* [[Protege4Views | Protege views guide]] - a list of all of the default views that are distributed with Protege
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* [[Protege4Shortcuts | Protege menu guide]] - all of the default menus explained in detail (with keyboard shortcuts)
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* [[Protege4Preferences | Protege preferences guide]] - customizing Protege to your needs
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* [[Protege4NamingAndRendering|Naming and rendering of entities]] - a note on naming things in OWL and configuring Protege to support your naming conventions
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* [[Protege4ExpressionEditor | Protege expression editor]] - adding and editing OWL expressions in Protege
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* [[Manchester_OWL_Syntax|Manchester OWL Syntax]] - an overview of the default syntax used by Protege
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* [[DLQueryTab | DL Query tab]] - how to query using arbitrary class expressions in OWL
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* [[Importing_Ontologies_in_P41|OWL Imports]] -  modular ontology support in OWL and Protege
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* [[Protege4AxiomAnnotations|Axiom annotations]] - how to annotate at axiom level in Protege
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* [[Protege4OWLDiff|Protege OWL Diff]] - compare two versions of an ontology
  
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== Advanced features ==
  
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* [[Protege4GettingStarted | Getting started with the Protege-OWL editor]] - a short guide to the interface
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* [[BeanShell | The Bean Shell]] - Making complex queries against an ontology.
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* [[Protege4Pizzas10Minutes | Pizzas in 10 minutes: A demo of  modeling shortcuts]] - a quickstart guide to creating your first OWL ontology
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* [[Protege4ClientServer | The Protege 4 Server]]
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* [http://owl.cs.manchester.ac.uk/tutorials/protegeowltutorial/ A Practical Guide to Building OWL Ontologies using Protege 4 and CO-ODE Tools] - a substantial guide to OWL and ontology engineering
 
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* Cody Burleson's [http://www.semanticfocus.com/blog/entry/title/introduction-to-semantic-web-vision-and-technologies-part-5-building-owl-ontologies-using-protege-4-screencast/ screencast] version of the tutorial listed directly above (it would be great if he got some encouragement for part 6).
 
  
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=== Editor features ===
 
  
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* [[Protege4Features | Overview of features]] - a quick summary of the editor
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== Further setup / configuration ==
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* [[Protege4Views | P4 views guide]] - a list of all of the default views that are distributed with P4
 
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* [[Protege4Shortcuts | P4 menu guide]] - all of the default menus explained in detail (with keyboard shortcuts)
 
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* [[Protege4Preferences | P4 preferences guide]] - customising P4 to your needs
 
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* [[Protege4NamingAndRendering|Naming and rendering of entities]] - a note on naming things in OWL and configuring P4 to support your naming conventions
 
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* [[Protege4ExpressionEditor | P4 expression editor]] - adding and editing OWL expressions in P4
 
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* [[Manchester_OWL_Syntax|Manchester OWL Syntax]] - an overview of the default syntax used by P4
 
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* [[DLQueryTab | DL Query tab]] - how to query using arbitrary class expressions in OWL
 
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* [[P4AnonymousClasses|Anonymous classes]] - support in P4 for class expressions
 
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* [[How_Owl_Imports_Work|OWL Imports]] - modular ontology support in OWL and P4
 
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* [[Protege4AxiomAnnotations|Axiom annotations]] - how to annotate at axiom level in Protege 4
 
  
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=== Further setup / configuration ===
 
 
* [[ChangingTheHeapSize|Adding more memory]]
 
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* [[EnablingDoubleClick|Double-clicking on OWL files]]
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* [[EnablingDoubleClick|Double-clicking on OWL files]]
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* [[ClearingP4Preferences|Dealing with Protege preferences problems]]
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* [[Working with firewalls and proxies]]
  
  
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=== Finding plug-ins ===
 
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* From build 104 P4 will find plugins and updates for you. See our [[EnablePluginAutoUpdate|Auto Update]] page.
 
  
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* [[Protege-OWL_4.0 | Plugins for Protege 4.x OWL editor]] - the list of "Compatible Plugins" on this page is the result of a semantic query that gathers all plug-ins that have declared themselves compatible with the 4.x version of the Protege-OWL editor.
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* Protege will find plugins and updates for you. See our [[EnablePluginAutoUpdate|Auto Update]] page.
  
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* [http://www.co-ode.org/downloads/protege-x/plugins/ CO-ODE Protege 4.x Plugins] - the CO-ODE group at the University of Manchester is the biggest contributor of plug-ins to the Protege-OWL editor. This is a good place to go to download early releases and source code for CO-ODE developed plug-ins.
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* [[Protege-OWL_4.0 | Plugins for Protege]] - the list of all plugins compatible with different versions is available [[Protege_Plugin_Library|here]].
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* [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 ===
 
=== Advertising plug-ins ===
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If you have developed a plug-in for Protege-OWL 4.0 and you would like to contribute it to the community,
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please see [[Protege4Contributing#Plugins| Contributing plugins]].
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If you have developed a plug-in for Protege and you would like to contribute it to the community,
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please see [[Protege4Contributing#Plugins|contributing plugins]].
  
  

Latest revision as of 15:19, December 22, 2021

Protege Desktop User Documentation

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



Build status & release notes

The latest version of Protege Desktop is 5.5:

You may also download previous versions of Protege and read the complete list of release notes. Older Protege 5.0 beta release notes are available here.

Bugs & feature requests

Before you report a bug or feature request, check the 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 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 most commonly asked questions about Protege Desktop.


Getting started / tutorials

The Getting started and tutorials have been moved to the main page of the wiki.


Editor features

Advanced features


Further setup / configuration


Plugins

Finding plug-ins

  • Protege will find plugins and updates for you. See our Auto Update page.
  • 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 contributing plugins.


Contributing

Please see this page for details on how you can contribute.

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