Magit

Emacs interface for the Git version control system
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Magit

Summary

Magit is a text-based user interface[1].

Key Facts

  • Magit is the creator of Marius Vollmer[2].
  • Magit's instance of is recorded as text-based user interface[3].
  • Magit's instance of is recorded as NonGNU ELPA package[4].
  • Magit's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Magit's maintained by is recorded as Marius Vollmer[6].
  • Magit's maintained by is recorded as Jonas Bernoulli[7].
  • Magit is associated with the free software movement movement[8].
  • Magit's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[9].
  • Magit's programmed in is recorded as Emacs Lisp[10].
  • Magit's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[11].
  • Magit's operating system is recorded as BSD[12].
  • Magit's operating system is recorded as macOS[13].
  • Magit's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[14].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.1[15].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.0[16].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.0[17].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.1[18].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.2[19].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[20].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.1[21].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.2[22].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[23].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.0[24].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1[25].
  • Magit's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.2[26].

Body

Geography

Magit is part of NonGNU ELPA[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include text-based user interface[3], NonGNU ELPA package[4], and free software[5].

History and Context

2008 marks the founding of Magit[28].

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] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . elpa.nongnu.org. Retrieved . elpa.nongnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

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  1. 3d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Free software directory entry Magit
    License
    Platform GNU Emacs
    + 64 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/76594fea3779|details]])"
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