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TOML

Summary

TOML is a file format[1]. TOML ranks in the top 5% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,168 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • TOML's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • TOML's instance of is recorded as markup language[4].
  • Tom Preston-Werner is named after TOML[5].
  • TOML's based on is recorded as INI file[6].
  • TOML's developer is recorded as Tom Preston-Werner[7].
  • TOML's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[8].
  • TOML's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.0[9].
  • TOML's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2.0[10].
  • TOML's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.0[11].
  • TOML's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3.1[12].
  • TOML's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.0[13].
  • TOML's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.0[14].
  • TOML's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.0-rc.1[15].
  • TOML's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.0[16].
  • TOML's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.0[17].
  • TOML is used for configuration file[18].
  • February 24, 2013 marks the founding of TOML[19].
  • TOML's official website is recorded as https://toml.io/[20].
  • TOML's official website is recorded as https://toml.io/fr/[21].
  • TOML's official website is recorded as https://toml.io/ja/[22].
  • TOML's official website is recorded as https://toml.io/ko/[23].
  • TOML's official website is recorded as https://toml.io/cn/[24].
  • TOML's media type is recorded as application/toml[25].
  • TOML's file extension is recorded as toml[26].
  • TOML's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/toml-lang/toml[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include file format[3] and markup language[4].

History and Context

February 24, 2013 marks the founding of TOML[19]. Tom Preston-Werner is named after TOML[5].

Why It Matters

TOML ranks in the top 5% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,168 views/month).[2] TOML has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] TOML is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Clippy Tom Preston-Werner

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.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] ↑ . toml.io. toml.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . x.com. Retrieved . x.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . toml.io. Retrieved . toml.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . toml.io. Retrieved . toml.io. Provenance: 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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  1. 9d ago · Izno · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Tom Preston-Werner
    Website → —
    Developer → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.1.0"
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