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UWAZI

FLEXIBLE

OPEN-SOURCE

PLATFORM

Collect. Manage. Analyse. Publish.

Where information finds purpose.

Uwazi is a flexible, open-source database software that offers a tailored, affordable, and ethical digital solution for documentation.

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What can you do with Uwazi?

Explore how Uwazi can help you reach your data goals

Uwazi helps you collect, manage, analyse and publish your information more efficiently, from extracting data to tagging and visualising information. Explore the features that will enhance your workflow.

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RECORDS MANAGEMENT

Create, organise and connect records

Categorise, cross-reference documents and define relationships between records, all in a user-friendly way.

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TEMPLATES AND PROPERTIES

Define custom templates and properties

Create user-defined templates with a wide range of properties to categorise and organise your data.

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DATA EXTRACTION

Process, extract and make sense

Use the PDF metadata extraction service for extracting specific pieces of information from PDFs

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MULTIPLE LANGUAGES

Work across multiple languages

Translate the Uwazi interface, as well as the records within your collection, into one or more of 180 languages.

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DATA VISUALISATION

Visualise your data your way

Browse records as cards, in a table or on a map. View records, large documents, or attachments without downloading anything.

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ROLES & PERMISSIONS

Collaborate with teams in various locations

Assign different permissions to members, or gather information from outside your team.

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Trusted by

Organise data

Manage documents

Link records

Machine learning

Data extraction

Custom metadata

Unlock dense documents

Bridge language gaps

Keep sensitive data safe

Manage complex relationships

Perform powerful searches

Analyse and share findings

Efficient

More efficiency in your work

Leverage new technologies to organise, analyse, and access data, saving valuable time and reducing the burden of manual tasks.

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Efficient

More efficiency in your work

Leverage new technologies to organise, analyse, and access data, saving valuable time and reducing the burden of manual tasks.

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Flexible

A bespoke, flexible solution

Uwazi is highly versatile and can be customised for diverse uses to suit the strategic purposes of many different organisations.

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Flexible

A bespoke, flexible solution

Uwazi is highly versatile and can be customised for diverse uses to suit the strategic purposes of many different organisations.

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Powerful

Powerful search functionality

Uwazi is an easy-to-search database solution that helps you find information, patterns and trends across records and collections.

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Powerful

Powerful search functionality

Uwazi is an easy-to-search database solution that helps you find information, patterns and trends across records and collections.

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Secure

Open-source and secure

Uwazi is a reliable and secure technical solution that presents a secure and open-source alternative to proprietary software.

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Secure

Open-source and secure

Uwazi is a reliable and secure technical solution that presents a secure and open-source alternative to proprietary software.

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Uwazi in numbers

The chosen solution for documentation projects and data management

350+

Partners

Custom support to a wide range of organisations, networks and groups

550+

Databases

Bespoke and user-friendly information collections for flexible data management

5,200+

Users

Permission-based collaboration for effective workflows across teams

3.4m+

Records

Private and public records visualised and linked in different ways

Who uses Uwazi and how?

Real projects. Real impact.

Since its launch in 2017, Uwazi has been used by organisations all over the world. Here we feature some examples of how Uwazi is used.

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Afghanistan Memory Home

The Afghanistan Memory Home is a tribute to Afghanistan's war victims and survivors.

African Case Law Analyser

The CLA is an online database that provides access to human rights decisions made by regional mechanisms.

CYRILLA

The Cyberrights Research Initiative and Localised Legal Almanac offers its users the lens of digital rights.

Detention Landscapes

An evidence-based platform that documents human rights violations inside detention facilities.

Global Torture Index

The Global Torture Index is a s data-driven tool assessing the risk of torture and ill-treatment across 38 countries.

Observatory of Human Rights Defenders in Chiapas

Network monitoring attacks against human rights defenders in Chiapas.

SOS-Defenders

A multilingual database documenting arbitrary detentions of human rights defenders worldwide.

Unmasking Russian Propagandists

Documents calls for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in the Russian media during the war in Ukraine.

how does Uwazi help others?

See what our community has to say about using Uwazi

Uwazi is used by more than 350 organisations to collect, manage, analyse and share information for better insight, enhanced transparency, and stronger collaboration.

"With this new Uwazi database - thanks to the support of HURIDOCS - we processed nearly 20 years' worth of information to build a historical collection on repression and the stories of political prisoners in Mexico."

Francisco Cerezo

Founder, Comité Cerezo

"Leveraging the secure and reliable Uwazi platform, the CYRILLA database serves as an extensive repository of legal knowledge on digital rights."

Ibrahim Sabra

Project Coordinator, CYRILLA

"The use of machine learning to organise, understand, and disseminate human rights information is more than just an innovative use of technology - it is a vital intervention to accelerate advocacy and equip the quest for justice worldwide."

Vilas Dhar

President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation.

"Uwazi is helping us to improve case management, supervision and reporting, as we have detailed control based on the structure of our data collection and documentation tools."

Mavi Cruz Reyes

Centro de Derechos Humanos Fray Matías de Córdoba (FrayMa)

"We have been able to use our data in ways that weren't available before, or that just were time consuming."

Oliver Winridge

Papuans Behind Bars

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Built with purpose

Ethical and values-driven infrastructure

Collaboration

We listen, ask questions and co-create solutions with our partners, because contextual knowledge is as crucial as effective documentation.

Purpose

Information management is not an end in itself. We support partners to define clear goals and ensure each project serves real-world impact.

Safety

Often people work with sensitive information or in risky environments. We guide threat assessments and recommend appropriate safety measures.

Humanity

We believe technology is most valuable when designed with people’s goals and behaviours in mind. It exists to support people, not the other way around.