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x264

encoder for the video coding format H.264
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x264

Summary

x264 is a free and open-source software[1]. x264 draws 81 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #49 of 170).[2]

Key Facts

  • x264's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[3].
  • x264's instance of is recorded as video encoder[4].
  • x264's instance of is recorded as software library[5].
  • x264's instance of is recorded as video codec[6].
  • x264's logo image is recorded as X264.png[7].
  • x264's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[8].
  • x264's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • x264's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[10].
  • x264's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[11].
  • x264's software version identifier is recorded as x264vfw r2851[12].
  • x264's software version identifier is recorded as x264 r3094[13].
  • x264's software version identifier is recorded as x264 r3107[14].
  • x264's has part is recorded as x264[15].
  • x264's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04__jc[16].
  • x264's official website is recorded as https://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html[17].
  • x264's source code repository URL is recorded as https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264[18].
  • x264's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.videolan.org/git/x264.git[19].
  • x264's source code repository URL is recorded as git://git.videolan.org/x264.git[20].
  • x264's issue tracker URL is recorded as https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264/-/issues[21].
  • x264's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/x264[22].
  • x264's IRC channel URL is recorded as irc://freenode.net/#x264[23].
  • x264's IRC channel URL is recorded as irc://freenode.net/#x264dev[24].
  • x264's different from is recorded as Advanced Video Coding[25].
  • x264's Open Hub ID is recorded as x264[26].
  • x264's Free Software Directory entry is recorded as x264[27].

Why It Matters

x264 draws 81 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #49 of 170).[2] x264 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

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References

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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] ↑ . git.videolan.org. Retrieved . git.videolan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . artifacts.videolan.org. artifacts.videolan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . artifacts.videolan.org. artifacts.videolan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . gitweb.gentoo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). x264. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/x264
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_x264_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{x264}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/x264}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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