Cortado
Cortado is an end-user process mining tool for exploring event logs and building process models interactively.
What Cortado is
Cortado is an end-user process mining tool for exploring event logs and building process models interactively. It imports event logs in `.xes` format and initial models in `.ptml` format. A variant explorer helps users inspect behavior in the logs and select it to discover an initial process model or extend an existing one incrementally. Models can also be edited manually while they are being built. Discovered models can be exported as `.ptml` or `.pnml` files. Cortado supports temporal performance analysis both with a model and independently of one, along with conformance checking. Its frontend is an Angular web application embedded in an Electron executable, with a Python-based backend. The project is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and uses a self-hosted deployment model. Standalone builds are listed for Windows 10/11, Linux, and macOS with Apple Silicon only. Cortado is free, and its releases page identifies v1.12.1 as the latest release, dated June 25.
Good
- Free and open source under GPL-3.0.
- Imports `.xes` event logs.
- Supports incremental model discovery and manual editing.
- Exports `.ptml` and `.pnml` models.
- Includes conformance checking.
Watch out
- macOS builds are for Apple Silicon only.
- Standalone builds are listed for Windows 10/11.
- Uses a self-hosted deployment model.
Who it suits
Cortado suits people who want to explore event logs and build or inspect process models themselves. It is relevant to users who can work with `.xes`, `.ptml`, or `.pnml` files and use one of its listed desktop platforms.
Verdict
Cortado provides interactive process discovery, model editing, and temporal analysis in a free, self-hosted tool. Check the listed operating-system support before choosing it, particularly for macOS.
The facts
Each one read from Cortado's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Application architecture
- The frontend is an Angular web application embedded in an Electron executable, and the backend is Python-based.checked 4 Oct 2026
What it does
- Architecture
- The frontend is an Angular web application embedded in an Electron executable, with a Python-based backend.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Standalone builds are available for Windows 10/11, Linux, and macOS on Apple Silicon only.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Event logs
- It imports event logs in XES format and initial process models in PTML format.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export
- Discovered process models can be exported as PTML or PNML files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Help
- Help pages for selected functionalities are available directly in the tool.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The project describes Cortado as an end-user process mining software tool.checked 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies the software license as GPL-3.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Model discovery
- Users can discover initial process models from selected process behavior and incrementally extend them with further selected behavior.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Model editing
- Users can manually edit process models while they are under construction.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Model export
- Discovered process models can be exported as `.ptml` or `.pnml` files.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Performance analysis
- It provides temporal performance analysis that is both model-based and model-independent.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Process discovery
- Users can discover initial process models from selected process behavior and extend models incrementally using selected behavior.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Cortado is an end-user process mining tool for interactive and incremental process discovery.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Release
- The releases page identifies Cortado v1.12.1 as the latest release and shows a release date of June 25.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirement
- The paper’s software metadata says administrator rights may be required to run Cortado.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The repository invites questions and custom requests by email to [email protected].checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support contact
- The repository invites questions and custom requests by email to [email protected].checked 4 Oct 2026
- Variant explorer
- It visually explores event logs with a variant explorer.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Sankt Augustin, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
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