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Sparkle

open source software framework for macOS designed to simplify updating software
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Sparkle

Summary

Sparkle is a free software[1]. Sparkle ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sparkle's image is recorded as Sparkle Test App Software Update.png[3].
  • Sparkle's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Sparkle's instance of is recorded as software framework[5].
  • Sparkle's logo image is recorded as Sparkle.png[6].
  • Sparkle's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[7].
  • Sparkle's programmed in is recorded as Objective-C[8].
  • Sparkle's operating system is recorded as macOS[9].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.0[10].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.1[11].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.0[12].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.1[13].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.9.0[14].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.11.0[15].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.11.1[16].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.12.0[17].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.13.0[18].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.13.1[19].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.14.0[20].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.15.0[21].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.15.1[22].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.17.0[23].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.18.0[24].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.18.1[25].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.19.0[26].
  • Sparkle's software version identifier is recorded as 1.20.0[27].

Why It Matters

Sparkle ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

free software macOS Objective-C

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] ↑ . Q364. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sparkle. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sparkle-q734824
MLA “Sparkle.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sparkle-q734824.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sparkle-q734824_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sparkle}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sparkle-q734824}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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