This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.
The following is the base code required to generate an infobox. One can copy and paste the base code into an article and insert relevant information in front of the = signs. Removing HTML comments (<!-- anything -->) is optional. To avoid accidental misuse, this base code does not have a handful of parameters that must be handled with absolute care and are not normally needed, such as {{{bodystyle}}}.
{{Infobox software
| title =
| name =
| logo = <!-- File name without 'File:' -->
| logo caption =
| logo alt =
| logo size =
| collapsible = <!-- Any text here will collapse the screenshot. -->
| screenshot = <!-- File name without 'File:' -->
| screenshot size =
| screenshot alt =
| caption =
| other_names =
| author =
| developer =
| released = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} -->
| ver layout = <!-- simple (default) or stacked -->
| discontinued = <!-- Set to yes, if software is discontinued, otherwise omit. -->
| latest release version =
| latest release date = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} -->
| latest preview version =
| latest preview date = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|df=yes/no}} -->
| repo = <!-- {{URL|example.org}} -->
| qid =
| programming language =
| middleware =
| engine = <!-- or |engines= -->
| operating system =
| platform =
| included with =
| replaces =
| replaced_by =
| service_name =
| size =
| standard =
| language =
| language count = <!-- Number only -->
| language footnote =
| genre =
| license = <!-- or |licence= -->
| website = <!-- {{URL|example.org}} or {{official URL}} -->
| AsOf =
}}
Example
The following markup is included only for illustration purposes. It is not intended to provide up-to-date information about GIMP software and should not be updated for the sake of truth.
{{Infobox software
| name = GIMP
| logo = The GIMP icon - gnome.svg
| screenshot = GIMP 2.10.jpg
| caption = GIMP version 2.10
| collapsible = yes
| ver layout = stacked
| discontinued = yes
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q8038|P348|P548=Q2804309}}
| latest release date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q8038|P348|P548=Q2804309|P577}}
| latest preview version = {{wikidata|property|preferred|references|edit|Q8038|P348|P548=Q51930650}}
| latest preview date = {{wikidata|qualifier|preferred|single|Q8038|P348|P548=Q51930650|P577}}
}}
Parameters
All parameters are optional.
bodystyle
CSS styling for the infobox as a whole
title
Name of the software as displayed above the infobox. When not specified, contents of |name= parameter will be displayed instead.
Important note: Please do not include an image in this field. Wikipedia accessibility requirements mandates that this field should contain text that can be read by screen readers.
name
Name of the infobox. When not specified (and if title is also not specified), page name will be displayed above the infobox. Can affect the title of the infobox but its primary use is to help retrieve release data from outside the article. In such cases, if you want to edit the title at the top of the infobox, use the |title= parameter instead.
Attention: Please do not include a wikilink, hyperlink or image in this parameter. This parameter should be composed of pure text.
logo
Code for a small image to be displayed as the logo or computer icon of the software. You may specify a file name, with or without namespace prefix. In other words, the following examples are all acceptable:
The GIMP icon - gnome.svg
File:The GIMP icon - gnome.svg
logo size
Size of the logo.
logo caption
Caption of the logo that appears below it. Should not be used to provide trivial captions, such as "This is the logo of X", which is automatically assumed. Reserved for special cases when a description beyond telling the obvious is needed, or for inserting {{ffdc}} or {{deletable image-caption}}.
Whether this screenshot is by default hidden and is only shown when user clicks on a minuscule "Expand" button. Can be set to "yes". Especially useful in case of long vertical screenshot
screenshot
Code for an image to be displayed as a screenshot of the software. You may specify a file name, with or without namespace prefix. In other words, the following examples are all acceptable:
GIMP screenshot.png
File:GIMP screenshot.png
screenshot size
Size of the screenshot.
screenshot alt
Alternative text of the screenshot; very important. Defaults to image caption.
caption
A caption for screenshot that appears below it. Please include this parameter only when there is an image to display.
other_names
Other names for the software.
author
Name of the original author(s) or publisher(s) of the software. It can be an individual or organization. Most of the time, it only needs to be specified when |developer= field is populated.
developer
Name of the current developer of the software. It can be an individual or organization.
released
The date in which version 1.0 (or closely-matching release) of the software in question reaches its release to manufacturing (RTM) stage. In case the article is about a specific major release of a piece of software (for instance Internet Explorer 8 or Microsoft Office 2007), this field should contain the date in which that specific major release reached RTM stage. In case the software is still in development and has not reached its RTM stage, please ignore this field; do not use this field to specify the release date of the first preview/test release of the software; there is already another parameter for that use.
The content of this field should look like the following:
If you are unsure which date format to use, please consult WP:MOSDATES.
ver layout
Defines how version number information appear in the infobox. Can be set to "simple" (default) or "stacked". "Simple" allocates an ordinary row to "latest release version" and another to "latest preview version". But "stacked" gives the full width of the row the info and adds a header, so that several version numbers can appear and use the infobox space more efficiently. Additionally, "stacked" could automately generate an edit link at the header to allow editors to update the version number.
discontinued
Whether this software is no longer being developed, thus changing the phrase "Latest release" in the infobox to "Last release". For technical reasons, anything for this parameter has the same effect, be it "yes", "no" or anything else. To nullify the effect of this parameter, you need to omit it.
latest release version
The version number of the latest release of the software. Please observe the following examples:
Example #1: If the article is about Example Software whose latest version is 1.5, specify:
1.5
Example #2: If the article is about Example Software whose latest release is called Example Software 2008 and whose latest version number is 12.2, specify:
2008 (12.2)
Example #3: If the article is about Famous Example Software 2010, which is a significant release of Famous Example Software and whose latest version number is 14.0.0.25, just specify:
14.0.0.25
Example #4: If the article is about Famous Example Software 2010 for which no update is released since its initial release-to-manufacturing (RTM), please omit this parameter unless there is an evidence that it is necessary for the reader to know this number. One reason would be the presence of preview releases of the software which can only be distinguished from the RTM by their version number.
latest release date depends on this parameter.
latest release date
The release date of the latest released version. If no update is released for the software since its initial release, please omit this field; filling in the released field would be enough. The content of this field should look like the following:
If you are unsure which date format to use, please consult WP:MOSDATES.
This parameter only works when a latest release version is present.
latest preview version
The version number of the latest preview version or development branch. Should only be specified when development of a new version of the software in question (newer than one specified in latest release version) is in progress. Please consult descriptions for latest release version provided above for best practices of specifying this parameter.
latest preview date
Specifies the release date of the latest preview version or development branch. Should only be specified when development of a new version of the software in question (newer than one specified in latest release version) is in progress. Please consult descriptions for latest release date provided above for best practices of specifying this parameter.
repo
The online source code repository, if available. For example, the sourceforge or github project page. As with the website parameter, this should use the {{URL}} template. In the absence of this parameter, infobox attempts to acquire the repository link from Wikidata. This parameter overrides the Wikidata link.
qid
Q-identifier from Wikidata.
programming language
The programming language of that subject of the article. If the program language of the software has a corresponding article in Wikipedia, please link to it. Here is an example:
Code: [[C++]] and [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]]
When specifying the name of the programming language please make sure that you cite your source. Unreferenced assertions in Wikipedia may be challenged or removed. If you do not have a source, do not include this parameter.
middleware
Middleware for the software.
engine
Software engine that is used by this software. In absence of this parameter, infobox attempts to acquire the (P408) from Wikidata. This parameter overrides the Wikidata engine.
engines
List of software engines, if multiple are used.
operating system
The operating system on which the given software works. Please be as accurate as possible but also be mindful of the length and avoid specifying vague phrases such as "Cross-platform", "Multi-platform", "all" or "none". If the project is a web app or if only an OS-agnostic source code is released, ignore. Please consider these examples:
If the software works on all incarnations of Unix, Linux and derived operating systems, please specify:
[[Unix-like]]
If the software works unconditionally on ALL incarnations of Microsoft Windows, please specify:
[[Microsoft Windows]] or simply [[Windows]]
If the software works only on Windows XP and all subsequent releases of Microsoft Windows, please specify:
[[Windows XP]] and later
If the software is released for various families of different operating systems, (such as specific versions of BSD, Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows) so that listing them in the infobox gives it undue length, please leave the details to article body and specify:
[[BSD]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]] and [[Microsoft Windows]]
platform
The computing platform on which the software runs. You might like to include the following information:
Processor architecture: Some software runs on a certain processor architecture such as IA-32 (also known as x86 an i386), x86-64 (also known as x64, AMD64 and EM64T), Itanium, ARM and MIPS.
Please avoid specifying vague phrases such as "cross-platform" unless the following conditions meet:
The software has been released for numerous different platforms, so much so that including all of them causes the infobox size to grow unduly large.
The article body lists the platforms under which the software runs.
If the above do not meet, then specifying such a vague phrase is the same as not specifying it.
included with
Devices and operating systems that come preloaded with this browser.
replaces
What the software replaces, if applicable.
replaced_by
What the software has been replaced with.
service_name
Service name for the software.
size
Size of the installer package. Only applies to software available via download. For software distributed physically in boxes or other packages, ignore this parameter. Do not forget to include your unit of measurements (i.e. kilobytes, megabytes or gigabytes).
Note: Use a non-breaking space (" ") to prevent numbers and units of measurements from separating when "word wrapping" occurs. You can also use {{Nowrap}} template to produce the same effect.
Lists the natural languages in which the software's user interface can interact with user. Please do not supply vague phrases, such as "multilingual", which do not add to the knowledge of the reader. Also please do not wikilink the name of languages; readers are most likely uninterested in reading about those languages. For a comprehensive list of items that should not be generally linked to, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Linking § What generally should not be linked. A large list of languages can disrupt the natural flow of the article. When the list of languages grows large, consider one of the following measures:
Use |language count= parameter in conjunction with this parameter. This will allow the list of languages to be hidden and revealed with the click of a mouse. This method is not printer-friendly: A collapsed list does not appear on print and an expanded list may disrupt the natural flow of the article.
Add a link to a section of the article which lists languages. Please keep the link printer-friendly. For example, instead of "[[#Localization|Click here to see the list of languages]]", consider "35 languages; see [[#Localization|§ Localization]]". This solution is useful when the inclusion of a list of languages is important or when the localization of the subject of the article is discussed.
Ignore this parameter and use |language count= and |language footnote= instead. This approach is useful when the article is short and inclusion of the list of languages is unwanted or contested.
language count
Number of natural languages in which the software's user interface can interact with user. Please supply a number only. Don't use this parameter if the list of languages includes fewer than five entries. (Please see: Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers § Numbers)
If both |language= and |language count= parameters are present, the value of |language= will be collapsed under "List of languages" title.
language footnote
Use this parameter to supply citation on available translations, especially when |language= is not specified. Use of this parameter is not mandatory, as long as appropriate citation information is attached to the text. For instance, citation information may be attached to text itself in the article body or |language=, especially when there are more than one source for it information given. (E.g. when one source includes full translations and another includes partial translations; or when one source specifies the translations of one given version and another discusses what is added to that version after an update.) As a general rule, avoid citing automatically generated reports, statements about development versions or other sources of time-sensitive information.
genre
Type of program. Should be wikilinked to an article such as Geographic information system. For more information, consult List of software categories. Please do not use this field to briefly describe the role and function of the subject of the article. For example, instead of "SVG creator, editor and converter", consider using "Vector graphics editor". Instead of "PDF creator, editor, converter and viewer", consider using "Desktop publishing software". Instead of "DWG creator/editor", consider using "Computer-aided design".
The software license under which the user is allowed to use the software. It is recommended to specify the specific license the software is released under by name. See Category:Software licenses. For example:
Proprietary ([[Proprietary license|Proprietary]]): Software with a license which prohibits modifying the software and sharing copies, and where generally a copy of the source code cannot be obtained by the user. (As in this example, please be sure to link to [[Proprietary license]], which is an article about this type of software, and not to [[Proprietary]], which is a disambiguation page.)
GNU General Public Licenses, GNU Lesser General Public Licenses, BSD Licenses, and other free software licenses: pieces of software released under a free software license provide copies of the source code to users, and give users the freedom to modify and share copies of their copy of the source code. The GNU licenses mentioned have multiple versions each; there are multiple BSD licenses. Please make sure to specify which one.
licence
Same as |license=. Pick either license (American English) or licence (Commonwealth English), not both – select the one which matches the content of the article the template is used in.
website
The web site URL of the software package, if one wants to override the Wikidata official URL value. This URL must be readable in print. Therefore, you should use {{URL}} template like this: "{{URL|http://www.example.com}}". Avoid using printer-hostile forms like "[http://www.example.com Example website]". In addition, the special value "hide" suppresses this field, even in presence of a Wikidata link. This is useful for articles with several infoboxes, to avoid repeating one Wikidata link. If left blank, the Wikidata official website value will display by default.
AsOf
A pseudo-parameter populated by bots and users tending to maintenance categories. The intricacies of this parameter are not included here. If you don't know what it does, please do not touch.
Moving release data outside the article
The subject's latest release version, latest release date, latest preview version and latest preview date can be moved outside the article.
Template Method (single wiki)
Users visiting the article may click the version number or "[±]" link in the infobox to edit that external source. This mode is very useful for articles about software products whose vendors keep releasing updates or newer versions. With this mode is enabled, users can quickly and effectively edit the release data without editing the article proper (and cluttering its edit history with inconsequential edits).
Note, however, that if |latest release version= or |latest preview version= parameters are explicitly specified, the infobox does not look for external sources. (This can be useful if, for example, the preview version is frequently updated, but the release version is not.)
To make the infobox retrieve release data from outside the article:
Create an external source that supplies data for latest stable release. To do so:
Copy and paste the following URL into your browser's address bar, replacing INFOBOX_NAME with the value supplied in |name= parameter of the infobox: //pa.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A8%AB%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE:Latest_stable_software_release/INFOBOX_NAME&action=edit&preload=Template:LSR/syntax
In the page that opens, fill in the required information.
Save the page.
Create an external source that supplies data for latest preview release. To do so:
Copy and paste the following URL into your browser's address bar, replacing INFOBOX_NAME with the value suppplied in |name= parameter of the infobox: //pa.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E0%A8%AB%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE:Latest_preview_software_release/INFOBOX_NAME&action=edit&preload=Template:LPR/syntax
In the page that opens, fill in the required information.
Save the page.
In the main article, delete |latest release version=, |latest release date=, |latest preview version= or |latest preview date= parameters.
Save the article.
Refresh the article.
Wikidata Method (multi-language, potentially all wikis)
With a Wikidata entry, OS version information can be input once, and then automatically transcluded to any Wikipedia in any language, as long as they are using a Wikidata template for their data.
The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCalendar microformat, which makes the event details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to a calendar or diary application. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
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Body style (CSS)
bodystyle
CSS styling for the infobox as a whole
String
optional
Title
titlename
Name of the computer program. Displayed at the top of the infobox. If not specified, the 'Name' parameter or the PAGENAME are used. It should be plain text. Do not include a wikilink, hyperlink or image in this parameter.
String
optional
Screenshot
screenshot
File name for a screenshot of the image, e.g. 'GIMP screenshot.png'
File
optional
Logo
logo
Filename for the image e.g. 'The GIMP icon - gnome.svg'
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{{#Property:P154}}
File
optional
Logo caption
logo caption
Caption for the logo. Must only be used to provide anything far more important than 'This is the logo of X'. e.g. used for inserting {{ffdc}} or {{deletable image-caption}}.
String
optional
Logo size
logo sizelogo_size
Size of the logo.
String
optional
Logo alternative text
logo altlogo_alt
Alternative text for the logo (used by the blind and when web browsers cannot or do not load the image)
String
optional
Collapsible?
collapsible
Whether this screenshot is hidden by default, set to 'yes' to place the screenshot in a collapsible section
String
optional
Screenshot size
screenshot sizescreenshot_size
Size of screenshot
String
optional
Screenshot alternative text
screenshot altscreenshot_alt
Alternative text for the screenshot (used by the blind and when web browsers cannot or do not load the image)
String
optional
Caption
caption
Caption for the screenshot
String
optional
Other names
other_names
Other (or former) names for the software
String
optional
Original author
author
Name of the original author or publisher of the software. It can be either an individual or an organization/business. Most of the time, it only needs to be specified when developer field is populated.
String
optional
Developer
developer
Name of the current developer of the software. It can be either an individual or an organization/business.
String
optional
Initial release date
released
The date in which version 1.0 (or closely-matching release) of the software in question reaches its release to manufacturing (RTM) stage. In case the article is about a specific major release of a piece of software (for instance Internet Explorer 8 or Microsoft Office 2007), this field should contain the date in which that specific major release reached RTM stage. In case the software is still in development and has not reached its RTM stage, please ignore this field; do not use this field to specify the release date of the first preview/test release of the software; there is already another parameter for that use. The content of this field should look like the following: {{Start date and age|year|month|day}} In case the article uses DMY as date format, use this code instead: {{Start date and age|year|month|day|df=yes}} If you are unsure which date format to use, please consult WP:MOSDATES.
String
optional
Version info layout
ver layout
Defines how version number information appear in the infobox. Can be set to "simple" (default) or "stacked". "Simple" allocates an ordinary row to "latest release version" and another to "latest preview version". But "stacked" gives the full width of the row the info and adds a header, so that several version numbers can appear and use the infobox space more efficiently. Additionally, "stacked" could automately generate an edit link at the header to allow editors to update the version number.
Auto value
simple
String
optional
Discontinued?
discontinued
Whether this software is no longer being developed, thus changing the phrase 'Latest release' in the infobox to 'Final release'. For technical reasons, anything for this parameter has the same effect, be it 'yes', 'no' or anything else. To nullify the effect of this parameter, you need to omit it.
String
optional
Latest release version
latest release versionlatest_release_version
The version number of the latest release of the software. E.g. 'v1.5', '2008 (v12.2)',
String
optional
Latest release date
latest release datelatest_release_date
The release date of the latest released version. If no update is released for the software since its initial release, please omit this field; filling in the released field would be enough. The content of this field should look like the following: {{Start date and age|year|month|day}}
String
optional
Latest preview version
latest preview versionlatest_preview_version
The version number of the latest preview version or development branch. Should only be specified when development of a new version of the software in question (newer than one specified in latest release version) is in progress. Please consult descriptions for latest release version provided above for best practices of specifying this parameter.
String
optional
Latest preview date
latest preview datelatest_preview_date
Specifies the release date of the latest preview version or development branch. Should only be specified when development of a new version of the software in question (newer than one specified in latest release version) is in progress. Please consult descriptions for latest release date provided above for best practices of specifying this parameter.
String
optional
Source code repository
repo
The online source code repository, if available. For example, the sourceforge or github project page. As with the website parameter, this should use the {{URL}} template. In the absence of this parameter, infobox attempts to acquire the repository link from Wikidata. This parameter overrides the Wikidata link.
String
optional
qid
qid
no description
String
optional
Programming language
programming languageprogramming_language
The programming language in which the subject of the infobox is created. If the programming language of the software has a corresponding article on Wikipedia, please link to it. E.g. '[[C++]] and [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]]'. Be advised that Wikipedia policies such as [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] and [[Wikipedia:No original research]] also apply here.
String
optional
Middleware
middleware
The middleware used by the software
Example
Havok
String
optional
Software engine
engineengines
[[Software engine]] used by this program. In absence of this parameter, infobox attempts to acquire the engine from Wikidata. This parameter overrides the Wikidata engine. May also use plural.
Page name
optional
Operating system
operating systemoperating_system
The operating system on which the given software works. E.g. '[[Microsoft Windows]]' or '[[Windows]]', '[[Windows XP]] and later'. If the subject of the article is a web app, library or an SO-agnostic source code, ignore this parameter. Please be as accurate as possible in specifying this parameter (but also be mindful of the length) and avoid specifying vague phrases such as 'Cross-platform' (or its redirect, Multi-platform) or 'Unix-like' (implies that the subject runs on most desktops, server and mobile devices).
String
optional
Platform
platform
The computing platform on which the software runs. Can be specific processors like '[[IA-32]]' (i386), '[[x86-64]]' 'Itanium', 'ARM' or 'MIPS'.
String
optional
Included with
included with
Devices and operating systems that come preloaded with this browser.
String
optional
Replaces
replaces
What the software replaces
String
optional
Replaced by
replaced_by
Software that replaces this one
Page name
optional
Service name
service_name
The service name for the software
String
optional
Size
size
Size of the installer package. Only applies to software available via download. E.g. '{{Nowrap|48 MB}}'.
String
optional
Standard(s)
standard
Technical standard of the software.
String
optional
Language
language
Lists the natural languages in which the software's user interface can interact with user. Please do not supply 'Multilingual' or such vague phrases.
String
optional
Language count
language count
Number of natural languages in which the software's user interface can interact with user.
Number
optional
Language footnote
language footnote
Use this parameter to supply citation on available translations.
String
optional
Genre
genre
Type of program. Should be wikilinked to an article such as '[[Geographic information system]]'. For more information, consult List of software categories.
Page name
optional
License
licenselicence
Name of the software license under which the user is allowed to use the software. E.g. '[[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]', '[[GNU General Public License]] version 3', '[[Modified BSD License]]'. May also use Commonwealth English spelling.
String
optional
Website
website
The web site URL of the software package. This URL must be readable in print. Therefore, you should use '{{URL}}' template like this: '{{URL|http://www.example.com}}'. Avoid using printer-hostile forms like '[http://www.example.com Example website]'. In absence of this parameter, infobox attempts to acquire the website link form Wikidata. This parameter overrides the Wikidata link. (It is useful when a second infobox for something different is defined on a page.) In addition, the special value 'hide' suppresses this field, even in presence of a Wikidata link. This is useful for articles with several infoboxes, to avoid repeating one Wikidata link.
String
optional
Infobox timestamp (AsOf)
AsOf
Infobox timestamp in the form of month name, space character, year (four digits). Used by maintenance procedures and bots.
