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Kate

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Summary

Kate is a text editor[1]. Kate ranks in the top 7% of text editor entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (912 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: free software[3]
  • Genre: text editor[4]
  • Copyright license: GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0 or later[5], MIT License[6]
  • Programmed in: C++[7]
  • Operating system: Unix-like operating system[8], Microsoft Windows[9], macOS[10]
  • Software version identifier: 16.04.0[11], 16.04.1[12], 16.04.3[13], 16.08.0[14], 17.12.1[15], 17.12.2[16], 17.12.3[17], 18.03.80[18], 18.04.0[19], 18.04.1[20], 18.04.2[21], 18.04.3[22], 18.08.0[23], 18.08.1[24]

Why It Matters

Kate has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Kate is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

C++ free software macOS Microsoft Windows Unix-like operating system

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . invent.kde.org. Retrieved . invent.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . invent.kde.org. Retrieved . invent.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . download.kde.org. download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . download.kde.org. download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . download.kde.org. download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . download.kde.org. download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . download.kde.org. Retrieved . download.kde.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kate. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kate-q261933-2
MLA “Kate.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kate-q261933-2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kate-q261933-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kate}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kate-q261933-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Edit History

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. 15h ago · Mr N · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 16.04.0, 16.04.1, 16.04.3 +73
    Sitelink count → 31
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bar', 'bg', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 26.04.0"
  2. 27d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flathub id → org.kde.kate
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Flathub id: org.kde.kate, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323442033|Kate (#323442033)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8460|Flathub package]] #mix"
  3. 17w ago · RogueScholar · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → —
    License → —
    Distribution format → digital download
    Instance of → text editor, free software
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: Kate"
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