diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index 16166a2..d043242 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 export
     zephyr_to_linear,
-    unique_neighbors
+    unique_neighbors,
+    load_openGM
 
 import Base.Prehashed
+using HDF5
+
 
 """
 $(TYPEDSIGNATURES)
@@ -88,3 +91,84 @@ unique_neighbors(ig::LabelledGraph, i::Int) = filter(j -> j > i, neighbors(ig, i
         (@nref $N A d->d == dim ? sort!(uniquerows) : (axes(A, d))), indexin(uniquerow, uniquerows)
     end
 end
+
+"""
+$(TYPEDSIGNATURES)
+Loads some factored graphs written in openGM format. Assumes rectangular lattice.
+
+Args:
+    file_name (str): a path to file with factor graph in openGM format.
+    ints Nx, Ny: it is assumed that graph if forming an :math:N_x \times N_y lattice with
+        nearest-neighbour interactions only.
+
+Returns:
+   dictionary with factors and funcitons defining the energy functional.
+"""
+function load_openGM(fname::String, Nx::Integer, Ny::Integer)
+    file = h5open(fname, "r")
+
+    file_keys = collect(keys(read(file)))
+    data = read(file[file_keys[1]])
+    H = collect(Int64, data["header"])
+    F = Array{Int64}(data["factors"])
+    J = Array{Int64}(data["function-id-16000"]["indices"])
+    V = Array{Real}(data["function-id-16000"]["values"])
+    N = Array{Int64}(data["numbers-of-states"])
+
+    F = reverse(F)
+    factors = Dict()
+
+    while length(F) > 0
+        f1 = pop!(F)
+        z1 = pop!(F)
+        nn = pop!(F)
+        n = []
+
+        for _ in 1:nn
+            tt = pop!(F)
+            ny, nx = divrem(tt, Nx)
+            push!(n, ny, nx)
+        end
+
+        if length(n) == 4
+            if abs(n[1] - n[3]) + abs(n[2] - n[4]) != 1
+                throw(ErrorException("Not nearest neighbour"))
+            end
+        end
+
+        if length(n) == 2
+            if (n[1] >= Ny) || (n[2] >= Nx)
+                throw(ErrorException("Wrong size"))
+            end
+        end
+
+        factors[tuple(n...)] = f1
+
+        if z1 != 0
+            throw(ErrorException("Something wrong with the expected convention."))
+        end
+    end
+
+    J = reverse(J)
+    functions = Dict()
+    ii = -1
+    lower = 0
+
+    while length(J) > 0
+        ii += 1
+        nn = pop!(J)
+        n = []
+
+        for _ in 1:nn
+            push!(n, pop!(J))
+        end
+
+        upper = lower + prod(n)
+        functions[ii] = reshape(V[lower + 1:upper], reverse(n)...)'
+
+        lower = upper
+    end
+
+    result = Dict("fun" => functions, "fac" => factors, "N" => reshape(N, (Ny, Nx)), "Nx" => Nx, "Ny" => Ny)
+    result
+end
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