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OpenGL

cross-platform graphics API
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OpenGL

Summary

OpenGL is an application programming interface[1]. OpenGL ranks in the top 0.83% of application_programming_interface entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,520 views/month, #1 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenGL's instance of is recorded as application programming interface[3].
  • OpenGL's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • OpenGL's instance of is recorded as specification[5].
  • OpenGL's based on is recorded as IRIS GL[6].
  • OpenGL was followed by Vulkan[7].
  • OpenGL's developer is recorded as Silicon Graphics[8].
  • OpenGL's developer is recorded as Khronos Group[9].
  • OpenGL's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • OpenGL's programmed in is recorded as OpenGL Shading Language[11].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 4.6[12].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[13].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2[14].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.1[15].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[16].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4[17].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5[18].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[19].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1[20].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[21].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1[22].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2[23].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3[24].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[25].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 4.1[26].
  • OpenGL's software version identifier is recorded as 4.2[27].

Body

Publication

OpenGL was published on June 30, 1992[28].

Adaptations and Inspiration

OpenGL was followed by Vulkan[7].

Why It Matters

OpenGL ranks in the top 0.83% of application_programming_interface entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,520 views/month, #1 of 120).[2] OpenGL has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] OpenGL is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

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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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . khronos.org. khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 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.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . khronos.org. khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . khronos.org. khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . khronos.org. khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . phoronix.com. phoronix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1992-06-30T00:00:00Z
    Svkkl authority id → 0243128-OpenGL-software
    Replaced by → —
    Replaced by → Vulkan
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0243128-OpenGL-software, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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