GRAPHML File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
Format Name GraphML File
Extension .graphml
MIME Type application/graphml+xml
Format Type XML
Primary Use Graph Data Structure Representation
Developed By Graph Drawing Community
First Released 2000
Latest Version 1.3
XML Based Yes
Character Encoding UTF-8
Node Element Supported Yes
Edge Element Supported Yes
Hyperedge Support No
Graph Directionality Directed and Undirected
Metadata Support Yes
Graphml-Attribute Support Yes
Namespace Aware Yes
Schema Validation XML Schema
Graphical Information Can be stored via extensions
Interoperability High (with software that supports XML)
Typical Applications Network Analysis, Bioinformatics, Social Network Analysis