Dolphin

Nintendo GameCube and Wii emulation software
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Dolphin

Summary

Dolphin is a video game console emulator[1]. Dolphin draws 5,486 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_console_emulator category, ranking #3 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dolphin authored Henrik Rydgård[3].
  • Dolphin's instance of is recorded as video game console emulator[4].
  • Dolphin's instance of is recorded as application software[5].
  • Dolphin's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[6].
  • Dolphin's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[7].
  • Dolphin's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[8].
  • Dolphin's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • Dolphin's programmed in is recorded as Q3816639[10].
  • Dolphin's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • Dolphin's operating system is recorded as Linux[12].
  • Dolphin's operating system is recorded as macOS[13].
  • Dolphin's operating system is recorded as Android[14].
  • Dolphin's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[15].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0[16].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[17].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[18].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5[19].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[20].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.1[21].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.2[22].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 2407[23].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 2409[24].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 2412[25].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 2503[26].
  • Dolphin's software version identifier is recorded as 2506[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Dolphin authored Henrik Rydgård[3].

Why It Matters

Dolphin draws 5,486 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_console_emulator category, ranking #3 of 18).[2] Dolphin has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Dolphin is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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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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. 1d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine linux package → dolphin-emu
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: dolphin-emu, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324928780|dolphin-emu (#324928780)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux pac"
  2. 2d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 5.0, 2.0, 3.0 +16
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/2bb5f5b1d3cc|details]])"
  3. 5d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14912 → Dolphin
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14912]]: Dolphin"
  4. 9w ago · ~2026-41173-09 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discord invite id → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2603a"
  5. 11w ago · Aavindraa · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discord server numeric id → 521709831132807179
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P9345]]: 521709831132807179"
  6. 13w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → —
    Gui toolkit or framework → Q201904, wxWidgets
    Chocolatey community package id → —
    Official wiki url → —
    + 101 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2606, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/84a7fba258d4|details]])"
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