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Etherpad

open-source web-based collaborative real-time editor
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Etherpad

Summary

Etherpad is a free software[1]. Etherpad ranks in the top 8% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Etherpad's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Etherpad's instance of is recorded as collaborative real-time editor[4].
  • Etherpad's developer is recorded as Google[5].
  • Etherpad's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[6].
  • Etherpad's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[7].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.1[8].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.0[9].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.7[10].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.6[11].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.5[12].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.4[13].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.3[14].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.2[15].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.1[16].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.0[17].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.1[18].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[19].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.2[20].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.3[21].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.4[22].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.5[23].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.6[24].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.0[25].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.5[26].
  • Etherpad's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.0[27].

Body

Publication

Etherpad is part of Software Freedom Conservancy[28].

Why It Matters

Etherpad ranks in the top 8% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2] Etherpad has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Etherpad is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

free software Google JavaScript Sandstorm

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . sfconservancy.org. Retrieved . sfconservancy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.6.1, 1.6.0, 1.5.7 +64
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2b6d11566eed|details]])"
  2. 3d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.6.1, 1.6.0, 1.5.7 +64
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a1525af551be|details]])"
  3. 13d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.6.1, 1.6.0, 1.5.7 +64
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/7b725c736964|details]])"
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