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Blacklight (software)

Blacklight is an open-source Ruby on Rails engine for creating search interfaces on top of Apache Solr indices. The software is used by libraries to create discovery layers or institutional repositories; by museums and archives to highlight digital collections; and by other information retrieval projects.

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License
Apache License
Release
October 30, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-10-30)
Repository
github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight
Stable release
9.0.0 / 25 November 2025; 8 months ago (25 November 2025)
Type
Library and information science software
Written in
Ruby

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Blacklight (software)

Nodes23
Edges22
Triples7
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.086957
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Blacklight (software)

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License · 1
Blacklight (software) → Apache License
Release · 1
Blacklight (software) → October 30, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-10-30)
Repository · 1
Blacklight (software) → github.com/projectblacklight/blacklight
Stable release · 1
Blacklight (software) → 9.0.0 / 25 November 2025; 8 months ago (25 November 2025)
Type · 1
Blacklight (software) → Library and information science software
Website · 1
Blacklight (software) → projectblacklight.org
Written in · 1
Blacklight (software) → Ruby

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Blacklight (software)LicenseApache License1.00infobox
Blacklight (software)ReleaseOctober 30, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-10-30)1.00infobox
Blacklight (software)Repositorygithub.com/projectblacklight/blacklight1.00infobox
Blacklight (software)Stable release9.0.0 / 25 November 2025; 8 months ago (25 November 2025)1.00infobox
Blacklight (software)TypeLibrary and information science software1.00infobox
Blacklight (software)Websiteprojectblacklight.org1.00infobox
Blacklight (software)Written inRuby1.00infobox

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