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Mastodon

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Mastodon is a creative work that received the Light Award [1].

Mastodon

Summary

Mastodon is a free and open-source software[1]. Mastodon ranks in the top 2% of free_and_open_source_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,738 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mastodon received the Light Award[3].
  • Mastodon is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Mastodon's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • Mastodon's instance of is recorded as project[6].
  • Mammut is named after Mastodon[7].
  • Mastodon is named after Mastodon[8].
  • Mastodon's developer is recorded as Q64876086[9].
  • Mastodon's developer is recorded as Mastodon gGmbH[10].
  • Mastodon's copyright license is recorded as Q27017232[11].
  • Mastodon's programmed in is recorded as Ruby on Rails[12].
  • Mastodon's programmed in is recorded as React[13].
  • Mastodon's programmed in is recorded as Node.js[14].
  • Mastodon's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[15].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[16].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[17].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.1[18].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.2[19].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2[20].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.2[21].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.1[22].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.1[23].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[24].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.2[25].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.3[26].
  • Mastodon's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.1[27].

Body

Reception

Mastodon received the Light Award[3].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Mastodon include Graze for Mastodon[28], a browser extension[29], in United States[30], founded in 2022[31].

Why It Matters

Mastodon ranks in the top 2% of free_and_open_source_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,738 views/month).[2] Mastodon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Mastodon is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Mastodon include Graze for Mastodon[28], a browser extension[29], in United States[30], founded in 2022[31].

FAQs

What awards did Mastodon receive?

Honors received include Light Award[3].

Related Entities

Fedibird Fediverse flohmarkt Germany Graze for Mastodon Hometown Kolektiva.social Mastodon Mastodon for Android Mastodon for iOS Node.js Phanpy PostgreSQL React Redis Sengi Truth Social Tusky Unix-like operating system

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . joinmastodon.org. joinmastodon.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . joinmastodon.org. Retrieved . joinmastodon.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Forbes. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . berria.eus. berria.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q364. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q364. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . README. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . README. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . README. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 1d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1 +305
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.3.23, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/817411d0d120|details]])"
  2. 2d ago · S8321414 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1 +305
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.5.10"
  3. 15d ago · S8321414 · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://joinmastodon.org/
    Software version identifier → 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1 +305
    Developer → —
    Website → —
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.5.9"
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