Free Software Directory

catalog of free software, project of the Free Software Foundation
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Free Software Directory

Summary

Free Software Directory is a MediaWiki wiki[1]. It draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (mediawiki_wiki category, ranking #27 of 64).[2]

Key Facts

  • Free Software Directory's instance of is recorded as MediaWiki wiki[3].
  • Free Software Directory's instance of is recorded as web directory[4].
  • free software is named after Free Software Directory[5].
  • Free Software Directory's developer is recorded as Q48413[6].
  • Free Software Directory's developer is recorded as free software community[7].
  • Free Software Directory's software engine is recorded as Q83[8].
  • Free Software Directory's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08cpx3[9].
  • Free Software Directory's official website is recorded as https://directory.fsf.org[10].
  • Free Software Directory's IRC channel URL is recorded as irc://irc.libera.chat/fsf[11].
  • Free Software Directory's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2537[12].
  • Free Software Directory's has part is recorded as free software[13].
  • Free Software Directory's API endpoint URL is recorded as https://directory.fsf.org/w/api.php[14].
  • Free Software Directory's interwiki prefix at Wikimedia is recorded as freesoft[15].
  • Free Software Directory's mailing list archive URL is recorded as https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/directory-discuss/[16].
  • Free Software Directory's AlternativeTo software ID is recorded as free-software-directory[17].
  • Free Software Directory's random page URL is recorded as https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Special:Random[18].

Why It Matters

Free Software Directory draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (mediawiki_wiki category, ranking #27 of 64).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . fsf.org. Retrieved . fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Q48413. Retrieved . fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Free Software Directory. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/free-software-directory
MLA “Free Software Directory.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/free-software-directory.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_free-software-directory_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Free Software Directory}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/free-software-directory}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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