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Cairo

graphics-related software library
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Summary

Cairo is a graphics library[1]. Cairo ranks in the top 10% of graphics_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,564 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cairo's instance of is recorded as graphics library[3].
  • Cairo's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • Cairo's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Cairo's developer is recorded as Keith Packard[6].
  • Cairo's developer is recorded as Carl Worth[7].
  • Cairo's developer is recorded as Behdad Esfahbod[8].
  • Cairo's developer is recorded as Chris Wilson[9].
  • Cairo's copyright license is recorded as Mozilla Public License, version 1.1[10].
  • Cairo's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[11].
  • Cairo's programmed in is recorded as C[12].
  • Cairo's operating system is recorded as GNU/Linux[13].
  • Cairo's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[14].
  • Cairo's operating system is recorded as macOS[15].
  • Cairo's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[16].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.15.10[17].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.14.12[18].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.15.12[19].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.15.14[20].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16.0[21].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.17.2[22].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.17.4[23].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.17.6[24].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.17.8[25].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.18.0[26].
  • Cairo's software version identifier is recorded as 1.18.2[27].

Why It Matters

Cairo ranks in the top 10% of graphics_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,564 views/month).[2] Cairo has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Cairo is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Behdad Esfahbod Carl Worth free software Keith Packard macOS Matplotlib Microsoft Windows OpenSlide Unix-like operating system

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] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . cairographics.org. Retrieved . cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . cairographics.org. Retrieved . cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . cairographics.org. Retrieved . cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . cairographics.org. Retrieved . cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . cairographics.org. Retrieved . cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . cairographics.org. Retrieved . cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . cairographics.org. Retrieved . cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . cairographics.org. cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . cairographics.org. cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . cairographics.org. Retrieved . cairographics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . cairographics.org. Retrieved . cairographics.org. Provenance: 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.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Cairo. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/cairo-q306026
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cairo-q306026_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cairo}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cairo-q306026}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Edit History

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. 15d ago · MichielN · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'is', 'it', 'ja', '
    Software version identifier → 1.15.10, 1.14.12, 1.15.12 +10
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 1.18.6"
  2. 8w ago · Valepert · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Alexa rank → {'amount': '+337031'}
    License → —
    Copyright license → Mozilla Public License, version 1.1, GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Debian stable package: cairo"
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