SIMILE Exhibit helps publish data-rich web pages through a framework for presenting information.

simile-widgets.org/exhibit
exhibit homepage screenshot

About exhibit

SIMILE Exhibit is a publishing framework for creating data-rich, interactive web pages. It is part of the SIMILE Widgets project and is intended for presenting structured information on the web.

With Exhibit, you can build pages that include text search and filtering, along with interactive maps, timelines, and other visualizations. The site links to a tutorial, documentation wiki, developer page, source code, bug tracker, and mailing list, as well as information on Exhibit Version 2 and licensing.

Exhibit is open source software licensed under the BSD license. It was originally sponsored in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of the SIMILE project, with David François Huynh as the original author. It is now maintained by members of the open-source community. It suits publishers, researchers, and developers who need to share searchable, visual data on web pages.

Key features

  • Create data-rich interactive web pages
  • Add text search and filtering to pages
  • Include interactive maps and timelines
  • Access tutorial and documentation wiki
  • View source code and bug tracker
Best for: Publishers, researchers, and developers who need to present searchable data with maps and timelines on the web.
Good for
  • Open source under BSD license
  • Combines search, filtering, maps and timelines
  • Provides tutorial, docs and source code

exhibit at a glance

Type
Online tool
Pricing
Not confirmed. Check the site
Platforms
Web
Open source
Not stated
Last checked
Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

exhibit alternatives

Tools and sites you could use instead, ranked by how closely they match.

All 24 alternatives

Popular in Charts & Data Visualization

Well-known listings from the same topic.

All 90

exhibit FAQ

What is SIMILE Exhibit?
It is a publishing framework for data-rich interactive web pages with search, filtering, maps, timelines and other visualizations.
Is Exhibit open source?
Yes, Exhibit is open source software licensed under the BSD license.
Where can I learn to use Exhibit?
The site provides a tutorial, documentation wiki, developer page, and mailing list.
Is something wrong or out of date?

Tell us and an editor will check it.

Own this website?

Claim the listing and suggest updates yourself. An editor checks every claim first.

Claim this listing