Magda is an open-source data catalog system designed to make datasets easier to find, access, and use. Built for government and enterprise use, it supports harvesting metadata from multiple sources, managing data access policies, and integrating with data APIs. Magda is highly customizable and ideal for building open data portals or internal data discovery tools.

Features

  • Harvest metadata from CKAN, GitHub, APIs, and more
  • Role-based access control and policy enforcement
  • Full-text and faceted search with ElasticSearch
  • Plugin system for custom pipelines and data workflows
  • UI for dataset browsing, previewing, and downloading
  • Multi-tenant and multilingual support

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License

Apache License V2.0

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Operating Systems

Linux, Mac, Windows

Programming Language

JavaScript

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JavaScript Database Software

Registered

2025-06-18