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title: ecoEditor
description: The freeware ecoEditor for ecoinvent version 3 is the tool to create, edit, review, and upload datasets for the future versions of the ecoinvent database.
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# ecoEditor
## The freeware ecoEditor for ecoinvent version 3 is the tool to create, edit, review, and upload datasets for the future versions of the ecoinvent database.
Sept 25th, 2023
ecoEditor replaces the old (only internally used) ecoEditor 1 and the spreadsheet-based ecoSpoldAccess. The ecoEditor is free to use.
### **The ecoEditor Software**
#### **Freeware ecoEditor for Data Provider**
The software “ecoEditor for ecoinvent version 3” is free to use.
The primary use of the ecoEditor is to submit data to ecoinvent and not for accessing the ecoinvent database. If you would simply like to access the database, view or download datasets, please [login to the database](https://ecoinvent.org/database-login/) through ecoQuery.
A document providing a short introduction to the software is installed on your computer as part of the ecoEditor. In addition, a four part audio-visual tutorials of ecoEditor offer a basic introduction to the tool.
For more information detailed information please [contact us](https://ecoinvent.org/contact-us/).
** ** Download the [ecoEditor](https://support.ecoinvent.org/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Data%20Submission/ecoEditor/ecoEditorv3.13.8000.19475.zip)
**** Read the [ecoEditor release notes](https://support.ecoinvent.org/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Data%20Submission/ecoEditor/ecoeditor_for_version_3_release_notes_2.pdf)
**** Read the [ecoEditor user manual](https://support.ecoinvent.org/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Data%20Submission/ecoEditor/ecoeditor_introduction_20130503.pdf)
#### Access to Unlinked Datasets
The ecoEditor gives you access to the production database of ecoinvent; in other words, you have access to the latest accepted status of all unlinked datasets of the future version of the ecoinvent database. With the ecoEditor tool you can download these datasets (e.g. in order to prepare a corrected version of these data or to establish a new dataset on the basis of one of the existing datasets).
The download requires a data provider account, for which you can apply directly from the software, and is limited to ten datasets per day.
We hope you will enjoy working with the ecoEditor and are looking forward to your contributions for the improvement and expansion of our database.
### **Supporting documents for the ecoEditor**
#### **Guidelines for Data Provider to ecoinvent **
This document provides the necessary information to create and submit data to the ecoinvent database. The guidelines describe the basic concepts and methodology of ecoinvent, explain how the ecoEditor works and how to use it, and offer a step-by-step overview of the review process.
Please [contact us](https://ecoinvent.org/contact-us/) to receive a copy of the guidelines.
#### Checklist
This document is a checklist you can go through before and after compiling your dataset to submit to ecoinvent. This can help you to first plan ahead and then check that you have completed all steps to successfully submit.
**** Download [Checklist Data Submission](https://support.ecoinvent.org/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Data%20Submission/ecoEditor/check_list_data_submission.pdf)
#### Errors in ecoEditor
Find here a list of the most common errors that data providers experience while using ecoEditor and how to solve them. The document also includes tips to avoid mistakes.
**** Download [Errors in ecoEditor](https://support.ecoinvent.org/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Data%20Submission/ecoEditor/validation_errors.pdf)
#### Example Dataset
You can consult this dataset as an example of what the undefined version of an activity should look like.
**** See [Example Dataset](https://support.ecoinvent.org/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base/Data%20Submission/ecoEditor/v3.8_example_dataset_reefer_production__intermodal_shipping_container_...__undefined.pdf)
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