.desktop
1 claimant
1 primary
0 secondary
unambiguous primary
SWH popularity
Distinct files in the full Software Heritage archive (2026-06-04 export), dated by first appearance, following Desmazières, Di Cosmo, Lorentz (MSR 2025). Case-aggregated. citation.
1.7M
total files
243.9K
first seen 2021–2025 (14.2%)
2012
median year (half its files since)
Case variants in archive: .desktop (1.7M), .Desktop (325), .DESKTOP (216) — aggregated above.
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to desktop as primary by 2 authoritative claims.
Claimants (2)
Languages that list
.desktop among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| desktop | linguist | primary |
| desktop | pygments | primary |
Wikidata says… (4)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.desktop on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
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Add-PL form pre-filled with that entry's name, Wikipedia/Wikidata
URL, and this extension — one submission creates the PL + claim.
| Format | Class (Wikidata P31) | Suggested label | MIME | Notes | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| file shortcut Q1109779 handle in a user interface that allows the user to find a file or resource | file format | — | text/plain | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Windows Shortcut Q29000599 file format | binary file; file format | — | application/x-ms-shortcut | wp-only | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Desktop Entry Q11693986 file format | file format | — | text/ini; application/x-desktop | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .desktop in our local mirror yet.