NetCDF Downloads

NetCDF (network Common Data Form) is a set of software libraries and machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data. Distributions are provided for Java and C/C++/Fortran. See the netCDF web site for more information.

NetCDF-Java Stable Releases

Downloads of stable releases of netCDF-Java.

The netCDF-Java library, version 4.
The NetCDF-Java Library is a Java interface to "Common Data Model" files, using the netCDF API.

The netCDF-Java library, version 2.2.
Older, more limited version of the NetCDF-Java Library.

NetCDF C Stable Releases

Downloads of latest stable releases of the netCDF C Library.

The netCDF C library and utilities, version 4.3.0
Version 4.3.0 includes bug fixes and significant performance enhancements. This release is fully backward compatible. Significant changes include bug fixes and cmake, Visual Studio support. (Note that in all netCDF releases after 4.1.3, the Fortran and C++ libraries previously bundled with the C library are no longer included in the C library release, but are released separately.)

NetCDF Fortran Releases

Downloads of stable and beta releases of the netCDF Fortran Libraries.

The netCDF Fortran 77 and Fortran 90 libraries
All current unbundled releases of the netCDF Fortran library source code.

NetCDF C++ Releases

Downloads of stable and beta releases of the netCDF C++ Libraries.

The netCDF legacy and netCDF-4 C++ libraries
All current unbundled releases of netCDF C++ library source code.

NetCDF C Documentation

The documentation for the latest stable release of the netCDF C Library.

The netCDF Installation and porting Guide
Information about installing NetCDF

The Latest netCDF C Library Documentation
The complete documentation, including the C API and utilities for the latest release.

Old netCDF Bundled C/C++/Fortran Releases

Older downloads of releases of netCDF, including the C,C++, and Fortran libraries in one release. Note that as of more recent version 4.2, the C++ and Fortran libraries are released separately from the C library.

The netCDF C, C++, Fortran libraries, and utilities, version 4.1.3
Version 4.1.3 includes bug fixes and significant performance enhancements. This release is fully backward compatible.

The netCDF C, C++, and Fortran libraries, ncgen/ncdump, version 4.1.2
Version 4.1.2 includes bug fixes and significant performance enhancements. This release is fully backward compatible.

The netCDF C, C++, and Fortran libraries, ncgen/ncdump, version 4.1.1
Version 4.1.1 includes remote data access with the built-in DAP client, new nccopy utility, enhanced model ncgen, and reads some HDF4/HDF5 archives; it also includes bug fixes and performance enhancements. This release is fully backward compatible.

The netCDF C, C++, and Fortran libraries, ncgen/ncdump, version 4.0.1.
Version 4.0.1 includes bug fixes and performance enhancements. This release is fully backward compatible.

The netCDF C, C++, and Fortran libraries, ncgen/ncdump, version 4.0.
Version 4.0 supports an enhanced data model, and HDF5 data files. This release is fully backward compatible.

The netCDF C, C++, and Fortran libraries, ncgen/ncdump, version 3.6.3.
Version 3.6.3 supports Unicode names, and includes bug fixes and documentation enhancements. This release is fully backward compatible.

The netCDF C, C++, and Fortran libraries, ncgen/ncdump, version 3.6.2.
Version 3.6.2 supports shared libraries, and includes the new tutorial and example programs. This release is fully backward compatible.

The netCDF C, C++, and Fortran libraries, ncgen/ncdump, version 3.6.1.
Version 3.6.1 includes some minor fixes, and is easier to build than 3.6.0. This release is fully backward compatible.

The netCDF C, C++, and Fortran libraries, ncgen/ncdump, version 3.6.0.
Version 3.6.0 introduces 64-bit offset format for very large data storage. This release is fully backward compatible.

The netCDF C, C++, and Fortran libraries, ncgen/ncdump, version 3.5.1.
Version 3.5.1 includes minor bug fixes and portability and performance enhancements. This release is fully backward compatible.

NetCDF C Source Beta and Release Candidate Distributions

Release candidates are the penultimate preliminary release of a new version of the netcdf software.

Latest candidate release of the netCDF C source code.