.meta4
1 claimant
0 primary
1 secondary
secondary-only
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.
101.5K
total files
48.4K
first seen 2021–2025 (47.7%)
2020
median year (half its files since)
Attribution status
This extension is attributed to xml — every claim across all sources (including secondary ones) points to a single language.
Authoritative sources: △ Linguist · secondary ✗ Pygments · no claim ✗ Wikidata · no claim ✗ Wikipedia · no claim
Claimants (1)
Languages that list
.meta4 among their extensions. Strength reflects whether the upstream source treated it as their primary extension.| Language | Source | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| xml | linguist | secondary |
Wikidata says… (2)
File formats, image formats, audio codecs and other non-PL
entities that claim
.meta4 on Wikidata
(property P1195) or in the Wikipedia infobox.
Source: data/derived/external_extension_index.csv.
Click Use as new PL on any row to open the
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metalink Q1924866 file format that describes one or more computer files available for download | file format | — | — | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
| Metalink (v4) Q105863607 file format | file format | — | application/metalink4+xml | — | Use as new PL ↗ |
SWH-mined examples (0)
No archived examples for .meta4 in our local mirror yet.