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software library providing core functions for web browsers, implementing HTML, HTTP, and other technologies
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libwww

Summary

libwww is a free software[1]. libwww ranks in the top 8% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • libwww's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • libwww's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • libwww's maintained by is recorded as Henrik Frystyk Nielsen[5].
  • libwww's developer is recorded as Henrik Frystyk Nielsen[6].
  • libwww's developer is recorded as Tim Berners-Lee[7].
  • libwww's copyright license is recorded as W3C Software License[8].
  • libwww's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • libwww's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[10].
  • libwww's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.0[11].
  • libwww's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.2[12].
  • libwww's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[13].
  • libwww's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[14].
  • libwww's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.1[15].
  • libwww's has use is recorded as application programming interface[16].
  • libwww's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08pwby[17].
  • libwww's official website is recorded as https://www.w3.org/Library/[18].
  • libwww's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/w3c/libwww[19].
  • libwww's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[20].
  • libwww's Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID is recorded as 15457[21].
  • libwww's Repology project name is recorded as w3c-libwww[22].
  • libwww's FreeBSD port is recorded as www/libwww[23].
  • libwww's NetBSD package ID is recorded as www/libwww[24].
  • libwww's MacPorts port is recorded as libwww[25].

Why It Matters

libwww ranks in the top 8% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).[2] libwww has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

Related Entities

application programming interface cross-platform free software Henrik Frystyk Nielsen Tim Berners-Lee

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . w3.org. w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . w3.org. w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . w3.org. w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . w3.org. w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_libwww_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{libwww}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/libwww}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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