The Neo4j graph with Gephi

Gephi is an award-winning and one of the best tools to use when it comes to any kind of graph visualization, whether this relates to networks, social, or any other. It is basically referred to as Photoshop for graphs. It has a 3D rendering engine that allows the graph to be visualized in 3D form.

In this recipe, we will learn how to visualize the Neo4j graph database with Gephi.

Getting ready

The following steps will get you started with Gephi for Neo4j:

1. Download Gephi from the URL https://gephi.github.io/.

2. Install it on your machine. As the installation is platform-specific, follow the instructions from the readme file before installing it.

3. Upgrade Gephi and install the Neo4j Graph Database Plugin. You can install the plugins by navigating to Tools | Plugins | Available Plugins, then checking the plugins you want to install. The following screenshot depicts a Gephi plugin store:

   

4. Once the plugin is installed, point it to the graph database directory on the local machine...