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PDF.js

Summary

PDF.js is a file viewer[1]. PDF.js has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • PDF.js is the creator of Andreas Gal[3].
  • PDF.js's instance of is recorded as file viewer[4].
  • PDF.js's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • PDF.js's instance of is recorded as JavaScript library[6].
  • PDF.js is operated by Q9661[7].
  • PDF.js's developer is recorded as Andreas Gal[8].
  • PDF.js's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[9].
  • PDF.js's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[10].
  • PDF.js's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[11].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.225[12].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.426[13].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.188[14].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.170[15].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.210[16].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.188[17].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.20[18].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.11[19].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.91[20].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.109[21].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.469[22].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.366[23].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.215[24].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.114[25].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.3[26].
  • PDF.js's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.1149[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include file viewer[4], free software[5], and JavaScript library[6].

Why It Matters

PDF.js has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] PDF.js is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Andreas Gal cross-platform free software JavaScript

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.7.225, 1.9.426, 1.8.188 +80
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/54aa67abdb3c|details]])"
  2. 5w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.7.225, 1.9.426, 1.8.188 +80
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/cc67ad4726bf|details]])"
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