The 2026 #OpenRefine survey results are out.

178 responses + 4,714 feature-priority votes.

📊 Survey results
openrefine.org/blog/2026/10/2…

🗳 Feature priorities
forum.openrefine.org/t/results-from…

▶️ Community Call recording
youtube.com/watch?v=GBNgBN…

Two days to go until the next #OpenRefine Community Call.

We’ll cover:
• 2026 survey results
• feature priorities + project goals
• funding and sustainability

📅 Oct 29
🕚 11 AM–12 PM ET

forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

The recording of our #OpenRefine Community Call on #Reconciliation Services is now available.

Topics include #Getty, #GND, #Wikidata reconciliation workflows, #VIAF status, service reliability, matching properties, and localized endpoints.

▶️ youtu.be/1D-Ob1pT9o8

Join us Oct 29 for the next #OpenRefine Community Call.

We’ll cover:
• 2026 survey results
• feature priorities + updated project goals
• project funding and sustainability

📅 Oct 29
🕚 11 AM–12 PM ET
💻 Online · Open to all

forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

One week to go until our next #OpenRefine Community Call on #Reconciliation Services.

Confirmed: #Getty, #GND, #Wikidata and a discussion on VIAF reconciliation.

📅 Oct 15
🕐 1:00–2:30 PM ET

forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

Final reminder for the 2026 OpenRefine User Survey.

Tell us how you use OpenRefine and what the project should improve next:

forms.gle/EAqF1uYyDNsoaP…

Already responded? Please share the survey with another OpenRefine user.

Join us on Oct 15 for an #OpenRefine Community Call on #Reconciliation Services.

Confirmed: Getty + GND, plus VIAF status.

We’re also looking for presenters on Wikidata and RDF/CSV-based reconciliation.

🕐 1:00–2:30 PM ET
💻 Online · Open to all

forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

125 people have answered the OpenRefine survey. We set the target at 250 because below that, we can't say much about usage or compare it with the previous survey.

Take the survey: forms.gle/EAqF1uYyDNsoaP…

Join us next week for #OpenRefine Developer AMA on Sept. 10

Meet OpenRefine developers and ask questions about the codebase, extensions, and current technical work.

8:30–10:00 ET / 14:30–16:00 Berlin / 18:00–19:30 IST

Live Session not recorded

forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

Have you completed the 2026 OpenRefine User Survey?

Your response will help us understand how OpenRefine is used and what we should improve next.

Take the survey ; and share it with another #OpenRefine user:
forms.gle/EAqF1uYyDNsoaP…

#FLOSS

Join us for #OpenRefine Developer AMA on Sept. 10

Meet OpenRefine developers and ask questions about the codebase, extensions, contributing, and current technical work.

8:30–10:00 ET / 14:30–16:00 Berlin / 18:00–19:30 IST

Live session. Not recorded.

forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

Recording available: #OpenRefine LLM Extension Demo.

Includes data journalism workflows, name cleaning with LLMs, library metadata use cases, #Ollama model testing, structured JSON output, and Q&A session
Watch: youtu.be/UnAv9DDVAVI
Details: forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

The 2026 #OpenRefine User #Survey is now open.

Tell us how you use OpenRefine, which communities you are part of, and what we should improve next.

Take the survey and share it with other users:
forms.gle/EAqF1uYyDNsoaP…

#FOSS #OpenSource

Join us next week for a demo of the LLM Extension in #OpenRefine.

July 7, 2026
8:00–9:30 ET / 14:00–15:30 Berlin / 17:30–19:00 IST

Practical examples of using #LLMs in OpenRefine for #DataJjournalism and #GLAM metadata workflows.

Details:
forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

Next OpenRefine Community Call: LLM Extension Demo

July 7, 2026
8:00–9:30 ET / 14:00–15:30 Berlin / 17:30–19:00 IST

Concrete examples of using #LLMs in #OpenRefine for #DataJournalism and #GLAM metadata workflows.

Details + optional registration: forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

What should future OpenRefine community calls cover?

We are collecting input on possible 2026 sessions: workflow demos, reconciliation services, metadata standards, extension demos, trainer sessions, localization, developer Q&A, and more.

forum.openrefine.org/t/2026-communi…

#OpenRefine contributors: join this Thursday’s community call on preparing the 2026 Community Survey.

We will review draft survey questions, distribution strategy, and the feature ranking list.

May 28, 2026
10:00–11:30 AM ET

Details and registration: forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

The April #OpenRefine community call recording is now available.

Topic: extension developer guidelines: current practices, documentation gaps, and support for extension maintainers and contributors.

Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=68Tnxu…

#OpenSource

OpenRefine contributors: join the May community call on preparing the 2026 Community Survey.

We will review draft survey questions, distribution strategy, and the feature ranking list.

May 28, 2026
10:00–11:30 AM ET

Details and registration: forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

We are hosting the first OpenRefine community call this week on Extension developer guidelines on Thu April 23 · 10:00–11:30 AM (ET)

Open to all · Recorded

Details:
forum.openrefine.org/t/community-ca…

When: April 23 · 10:00–11:30 (ET)

Details:
Open to all · Recordedhttps://forum.openrefine.org/t/community-call-extension-developer-guidelines-april-23-2026/2772