Comparison of Ontology Editor

Volume 4 - 2012
Emhimed Salem Alatrish
Abstract

In this paper some software tools related to Semantic web are considered and compared. In fact, five ontology-editors are described and compared. They are: Apollo, OntoStudio, Protégé, Swoop and TopBraid Composer Free Edition. The structure and basic features of these editors are described, as well as the way of their using. The main criterion for comparison of these editors was the convenience for user and possibility to apply in different kind of applications.

Keywords: Apollo, Ontologies, Ontology building tools, OntoStudio, Protégé, Semantic Web, Swoop, TopBraid Composer Free Edition
Published on website: 16.12.2012