Technology
Technology
We keep Wikimedia projects fast, reliable, and available to all.
From hosting Wikipedia to creating edit-checking artificial intelligence (AI), we design and build the open-source technology that powers Wikimedia projects. Community volunteers and Foundation technologists collaborate on MediaWiki, the platform that makes sharing free knowledge possible.
Hosting the world’s knowledge
Wikipedia is one of the top most-visited websites in the world, accessed by 1.5 billion unique devices every month. Our infrastructure keeps it online.
Making Wikipedia easier to use
Through technical and design improvements to Wikipedia’s desktop and more, we make the site easier to use and more welcoming for readers and contributors alike.
Assisting human collaboration with machine learning
Anyone can edit Wikipedia, and it can be challenging to maintain quality control. That is why we made ORES, an artificial intelligence service that automatically identifies potentially problematic content as soon as it appears, advising editors if changes are needed.
Helping NASA
NASA’s internal wiki for collaboration and documentation is built on MediaWiki, just like Wikipedia. We create MediaWiki—open-source wiki software that is free and available for anyone.
Mentoring new developers
To help build a more diverse and inclusive technical community, the Wikimedia Foundation funds, supports, and mentors new developers and underrepresented groups in tech.
Growing a volunteer developer community
Over half of the commits made to our codebase are pushed by volunteers. We actively support a thriving volunteer technology community, with grants, events, and an open collaboration tool.
See what we have been up to
OpenAI “rogue” agent activities found on Wikimedia projects
The Wikimedia Foundation found “rogue” OpenAI agents editing wikis, trying to exploit a hosted tool, and driving heavy traffic to Wikimedia projects.
The cost of ‘free’: How Wikimedia Enterprise protects Wikipedia in the AI era
Five years in, Wikimedia Enterprise is one of the ways we get AI and big tech to stop putting strain on the free and open web.
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Dive deeper into Wikimedia projects
Originally created for use on Wikipedia, MediaWiki is free and open-source wiki software written in PHP.
The web service and API that provides machine learning as a service to flag bad edits and vandalism on Wikimedia projects.
Wikipedia at your fingertips on Android. Set your app to night reading mode or save articles to read offline.
Wikipedia at your fingertips on iOS. Set your app to night reading mode or save articles to read offline.
Our API provides straightforward access to Wikimedia content and data, in machine-readable formats.
Wikistats is a public dashboard featuring data about the reach and impact of Wikimedia projects.
For organizations that reuse Wikimedia content: Wikimedia Enterprise is a commercial product that meets a range of high volume content reuse needs, providing streamlined, on-demand access to Wikimedia APIs with standard Service Level Agreements.
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