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Akka

software toolkit and runtime for building distributed and message-driven applications
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Summary

Akka is a free software[1]. Akka ranks in the top 8% of free software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (341 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: software development kit[3], software library[4]
  • Developer: Lightbend Inc.[5]
  • Copyright license: Apache Software License 2.0[6]
  • Programmed in: Scala[7]
  • Operating system: cross-platform[8]
  • Software version identifier: 2.4.0[9], 0.2[10], 0.5[11], 0.6[12], 0.7[13], 0.7.1[14], 0.8[15], 0.8.1[16], 0.9[17], 0.9.1[18], 0.10[19], 1.0[20], 1.1[21], 1.1.1[22]

Why It Matters

Akka has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

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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] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . letitcrash.com. Retrieved . letitcrash.com. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Akka. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/akka
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.4.0, 0.2, 0.5 +156
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/45494178d141|details]])"
  2. 13d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.4.0, 0.2, 0.5 +156
    Gnd id → 1333566352
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a7951f54de07|details]])"
  3. 4w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.4.0, 0.2, 0.5 +156
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/ff5295540c9c|details]])"
  4. 8w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.4.0, 0.2, 0.5 +156
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/8e683d2fc3c3|details]])"
  5. 9w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.4.0, 0.2, 0.5 +156
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.9.9, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a8a23f74c612|details]])"
  6. 9w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.4.0, 0.2, 0.5 +156
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.8.10, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/385f65969660|details]])"
  7. 14w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.4.0, 0.2, 0.5 +156
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/76594fea3779|details]])"
  8. 18w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.4.0, 0.2, 0.5 +156
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b28240b893c2|details]])"
  9. 21w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/0wx_061
    Github account → akka
    License → —
    Platform → —
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/e9246695b17c|details]])"
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