Install on Windows
It will help you set up the software on your computer.
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It will help you set up the software on your computer.
Last updated
Datashare is an open source project by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Before we start, please uninstall any prior standard version of Datashare if you had already installed it. You can follow these steps: https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/uninstall-programs-windows-10
Go to datashare.icij.org, scroll down and click 'Download for free'.
The file "datashare-X.Y.Z.exe" is now downloaded. Double click on the name of the file in order to execute it.
As Datashare is not signed, this popup asks for your permission. Don't click 'Don't run' but click 'More info':
Click 'Run anyway':
It asks if you want to allow the app to make changes to your device. Click 'Yes':
On the Installer Wizard, as you need to download and install OpenJDK11 if it is not installed on your device, click 'Install':
The following windows with progress bars will be displayed:
Choose a language and click 'OK':
To install Tesseract OCR, click the following buttons on the Installer Wizard's windows:
Untick 'Show README' and click 'Finish':
Finally, click "Close" to close the installer of TesseractOCR.
It now downloads the back end and the front end, Datashare.jar:
When it is finished, click 'Close':
You can now start Datashare!
