LAME

MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) audio encoder
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LAME

Summary

LAME is an audio codec[1]. LAME draws 436 Wikipedia views per month (audio_codec category, ranking #4 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • LAME's instance of is recorded as audio codec[3].
  • LAME's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • LAME's copyright license is recorded as GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0[5].
  • LAME's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • LAME's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • LAME's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[8].
  • LAME's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • LAME's software version identifier is recorded as 3.99.5[10].
  • LAME's software version identifier is recorded as 3.100[11].
  • LAME's software version identifier is recorded as 3.90[12].
  • LAME's Commons category is recorded as LAME[13].
  • LAME's official website is recorded as https://lame.sourceforge.io/[14].
  • LAME's writable file format is recorded as MP3[15].
  • LAME's source code repository URL is recorded as https://sf.net/p/lame/svn/[16].
  • LAME's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/lame[17].
  • LAME's name in kana is recorded as レイム[18].
  • LAME's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'LAME'}[19].
  • LAME's implementation of is recorded as MP3[20].
  • LAME's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include audio codec[3] and free software[4].

Why It Matters

LAME draws 436 Wikipedia views per month (audio_codec category, ranking #4 of 19).[2] LAME has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] LAME is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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] . SourceForge. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . SourceForge. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . lame.sourceforge.io. lame.sourceforge.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . lame.sourceforge.io. lame.sourceforge.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . lame.cvs.sourceforge.net. Retrieved . lame.cvs.sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . lame.cvs.sourceforge.net. Retrieved . lame.cvs.sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . svn.code.sf.net. svn.code.sf.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). LAME. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lame-q902513
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lame-q902513_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{LAME}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lame-q902513}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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