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GStreamer

Pipeline-based multimedia framework
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Summary

GStreamer is a multimedia framework[1]. GStreamer ranks in the top 7% of multimedia framework entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: free software[3], software library[4]
  • Developer: Wim Taymans[5], Sebastian Dröge[6], Tim-Philipp Müller[7], Thomas Vander Stichele[8]
  • Copyright license: GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0 or later[9]
  • Programmed in: C[10]
  • Operating system: cross-platform[11]
  • Software version identifier: 1.4.0[12], 1.6.0[13], 1.6.3[14], 1.8.0[15], 1.8.1[16], 1.8.2[17], 1.8.3[18], 1.12.4[19], 1.13.91[20], 1.14.0[21], 1.14.2[22], 1.16.0[23], 1.16.2[24], 1.18.0[25]

Why It Matters

GStreamer has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] GStreamer is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

cross-platform free software GNOME Shell Parole Wim Taymans x86inc.asm

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . lists.freedesktop.org. lists.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gstreamer.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). GStreamer. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gstreamer
MLA “GStreamer.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gstreamer.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gstreamer_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{GStreamer}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gstreamer}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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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 · S8321414 · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.4.0, 1.6.0, 1.6.3 +77
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 1.28.7"
  2. 5w ago · S8321414 · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.4.0, 1.6.0, 1.6.3 +77
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 1.28.6"
  3. 10w ago · S8321414 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Semantic scholar topic id → 221836
    Alternativeto software id → gstreamer
    Gentoo wiki article → GStreamer
    Software version identifier → 1.4.0, 1.6.0, 1.6.3 +77
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 1.28.5"
  4. 14w ago · S8321414 · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.4.0, 1.6.0, 1.6.3 +77
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 1.28.4"
  5. 20w ago · MichielN · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programming language → —
    Website → —
    Developer → —
    Irc channel url → irc://irc.freenode.net/gstreamer, irc://irc.oftc.net/gstreamer
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 1.29.1"
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