Root

Facts

Appeared

1995

Latest version

6.40.04 (August 27, 2026)

Kind

software library, data serialization format, free software, software

Developer

CERN

Implemented in

C++, Python

Licence

GNU Lesser General Public License, GNU General Public License

Platform

IA-32, x86-64

Operating system

Microsoft Windows, macOS, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Linux

Used for

particle physics, science, astrophysics, nuclear physics

Preceded by

Physics Analysis Workstation

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