SocNetV v3.0 Released
SocNetV v3.0 is out now! It includes several performance improvements and new features to make social network analysis easier.
Description
The Social Network Visualizer project has released a brand-new version of our favorite SNA application. SocNetV v3.0 brings improved speed and responsiveness, bug fixes, and new command line parameters.
What’s New in v3.0
- Improved Performance: Faster computations, as the Graph now runs on a separate thread.
- Hardware-Accelerated Rendering: This version is the first to support hardware-accelerated (OpenGL) rendering of the networks on the canvas. This feature is enabled by default but can be disabled in Settings.
- Web Crawler Enhancements: The Web Crawler has been improved to test for OpenSSL support in the OS, with user hints provided if OpenSSL is missing. Additionally, the delay between requests has been fixed.
- Bug Fixes: A critical bug in weighted network centrality computations has been resolved (see #123).
Special Note
To run SocNetV v3.0 AppImage on Fedora 34 (which uses Wayland by default), use the following command:
env GDK_BACKEND=x11 ./SocNetV-3.0-dev-x86_64.AppImageFor Fedora/openSUSE users, you can get a proper package from our OBS repos.
Availability
The new version is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Go to the SocNetV Downloads page to get it.