Who is HDF5 Preview for?

HDF5 Preview is a B2B product built for developers and data scientists working with HDF5 files.

Is HDF5 Preview free?

Yes — HDF5 Preview is free to use.

Is HDF5 Preview still maintained?

Unverified. HDF5 Preview has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to HDF5 Preview?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include "Can I React?", HTML-Essentials, and AJAX Admin Navigation Sidebar AJAX.

Who develops HDF5 Preview?

HDF5 Preview is developed by lochbrunner.

How long has HDF5 Preview been around?

HDF5 Preview first shipped in 2022.

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HDF5 Preview

Name: HDF5 Preview
Author: lochbrunner

visualstudio.comBrowser DevTools & extensions

HDF5 Preview is a Visual Studio Code extension that displays HDF5 files and their datasets inside the editor. It is intended for developers and data scientists who need to inspect scientific or numerical data during development.

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Overview

3 features

HDF5 Preview is a Browser DevTools & extensions project. It lets developers inspect HDF5 files directly in Visual Studio Code without separate data-viewing software. HDF5 Preview is a B2B product aimed at developers and data scientists working with HDF5 files. HDF5 Preview costs nothing to use. HDF5 Preview is available on the web.

Behind HDF5 Preview is lochbrunner, and it first shipped in 2022. Among its 3 catalogued features are HDF5 file preview, dataset browsing, and VS Code integration.

HDF5 file preview
Dataset browsing
VS Code integration

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed27 Aug · 11:43 UTC
HDF5 Preview verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about HDF5 Preview

What does HDF5 Preview do?: HDF5 Preview lets developers inspect HDF5 files directly in Visual Studio Code without separate data-viewing software. It is catalogued under Browser DevTools & extensions on PulseGate.
Who is HDF5 Preview for?: HDF5 Preview is a B2B product built for developers and data scientists working with HDF5 files.
Is HDF5 Preview free?: Yes — HDF5 Preview is free to use.
What platforms does HDF5 Preview run on?: HDF5 Preview runs on the web.
Is HDF5 Preview still maintained?: Unverified. HDF5 Preview has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to HDF5 Preview?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include "Can I React?", HTML-Essentials, and AJAX Admin Navigation Sidebar AJAX."Can I React?"HTML-Essentials AJAX Admin Navigation Sidebar AJAX
Who develops HDF5 Preview?: HDF5 Preview is developed by lochbrunner.
How long has HDF5 Preview been around?: HDF5 Preview first shipped in 2022.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Built for: developers and data scientists working with HDF5 files
Model: B2B
Solves: Lets developers inspect HDF5 files directly in Visual Studio Code without separate data-viewing software.

Registered as

VS Code Marketplace: lochbrunner.vscode-hdf5-viewer

Developer

lochbrunner

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 91
Indexed: 27 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 27 Aug 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: hdf5-preview-visualstudio-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 27 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 27 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 27 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=lochbrunner.vscode-hdf5-viewer

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