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Theora

Summary

Theora is a file format[1]. Theora draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #50 of 297).[2]

Key Facts

  • Theora's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • Theora's instance of is recorded as video compression format[4].
  • Theora's based on is recorded as VP3[5].
  • Theora's logo image is recorded as Theora logo 2007.svg[6].
  • Theora's developer is recorded as Xiph.Org Foundation[7].
  • Theora's Commons category is recorded as Theora (video format)[8].
  • Theora's publication date is recorded as +2004-06-01T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Theora's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015f2d[10].
  • Theora's official website is recorded as https://theora.org/[11].
  • Theora's media type is recorded as video/theora[12].
  • Theora's file extension is recorded as ogv[13].
  • Theora's file extension is recorded as ogg[14].
  • Theora's Alexa rank is recorded as {'amount': '+2997296'}[15].
  • Theora's different from is recorded as libtheora[16].
  • Theora's PRONOM file format ID is recorded as fmt/945[17].
  • Theora's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as Theora[18].
  • Theora's Can I use feature ID is recorded as ogv[19].
  • Theora's MacPorts port is recorded as libtheora[20].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include file format[3] and video compression format[4].

Why It Matters

Theora draws 132 Wikipedia views per month (file_format category, ranking #50 of 297).[2] Theora has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Theora is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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] . lists.xiph.org. Retrieved . lists.xiph.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . datatracker.ietf.org. Retrieved . datatracker.ietf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Alexa Internet. Retrieved . alexa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . caniuse.com. Retrieved . caniuse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Theora. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/theora
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_theora_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Theora}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/theora}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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