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gedit

Summary

gedit is a text editor[1]. gedit draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (text_editor category, ranking #12 of 95).[2]

Key Facts

  • gedit's instance of is recorded as text editor[3].
  • gedit's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • gedit's developer is recorded as The GNOME Project[5].
  • gedit's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[6].
  • gedit's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • gedit's programmed in is recorded as Python[8].
  • gedit's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[9].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.11[10].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.12[11].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14[12].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.16.2[13].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.18.0[14].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.18.1[15].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.19.2[16].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.20.1[17].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.20.2[18].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.22.1[19].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.28.0[20].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.28.1[21].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.32.2[22].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.6[23].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.7[24].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.8[25].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.0[26].
  • gedit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.1[27].

Why It Matters

gedit draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (text_editor category, ranking #12 of 95).[2] gedit has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] gedit is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

cross-platform Python

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine linux package → gedit
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: gedit, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324981860|gedit (#324981860)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'"
  2. 24d ago · ~2026-48938-69 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.11, 3.12, 3.14 +128
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 50.0"
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