Wikipedia:Userboxes/Computing

For programming languages, see Wikipedia:userboxes/Programming.

Websites and services

Code	Result
{{user aim|yourscreenname}}	This user's AOL Instant Messenger screenname is yourscreenname.
{{user YIM|yourscreenname}}	Y!This user's Yahoo! Messenger screename is yourscreenname.
{{user MSN Messenger|youraccount}}	This user uses MSN Messenger.
{{user irc2|<-Click}}	This user's IRC nick is nick on the server irc.server.here.
{{User skype}}	This user uses Skype.
{{User Chat Babes}}	Template:User Chat Babes
{{user jabber}}	This user uses XMPP/Jabber.
{{user I2P}}	Template:User I2P
{{user Bebo}}	Template:User Bebo
{{user crazy}}	Template:User crazy
{{user deviantART|username}}	Template:User deviantART
{{user ding}}	Template:User ding
{{user email}}	@This user can be reached by email.
{{user h2g2|Uyourresearchernumber}}	Template:User h2g2
{{user Gaia}}	Template:User Gaia
{{User Google Earth}}	Template:User Google Earth
{{user goon}}	Template:User goon
{{User community addicted}}	Template:User community addicted
{{user yes.com}}	Template:User yes.com
{{user last.fm}}	Template:User last.fm
{{User NASA World Wind}}	Template:User NASA World Wind
{{user Neopets}}	Template:User Neopets
{{user Onion}}	Template:User Onion
{{user RMP}}	Template:User RMP
{{User uncyclopedia}}	Template:User uncyclopedia
{{User Uncyclopedian account|account name}}	Template:User Uncyclopedian account
{{User YTMND}}	Template:User YTMND
{{User website|Your WebAddress}}	Template:User website here
{{User website here}}	This user has a website.
{{User Wikitravel}}	This user is an editor on Wikivoyage.
{{user wg}}	Template:User wg
{{User ww}}	Template:User ww
{{user DreamHost|Your WebAddress}}	Template:User DreamHost
{{User Hattrick-1}}	Template:User Hattrick-1
{{User Hattrick-2}}	Template:User Hattrick-2
{{User Hattrick-3}}	Template:User Hattrick-3
{{User Hattrick}}	Template:User Hattrick

Blogging

Code	Result
{{user review|your username on Wikipedia Review}}	This user has a Wikipedia Review account.
{{user blog}}	This user manages Blog with a server.
{{user lj}}	Template:User lj
{{user lj link|name}}	Template:User lj link
{{User MySpace}}	Template:User MySpace
{{User MySpace link|http://example.com|MySpace name}}	Template:User MySpace link
{{User Plastic}}	Template:User Plastic
{{user blogger|http://example.com|your blog name}}	This user has a blog.
{{user xanga|YourXangaID}}	Template:User xanga
{{user xanga noid}}	Template:User xanga noid
{{User Farker}}	Template:User Farker

Search engines

Code	Result
{{user Google}}	This user uses Google for Internet search.
{{user msn}}	Template:User msn
{{user yahoo!}}	Template:User yahoo!
{{User Clusty}}	Template:User Clusty
{{User Wikipedia reference}}	This user uses Wikipedia as a primary point of reference.
{{User mozDex}}	Template:User mozDex
{{User dmoz editor}}	Template:User dmoz editor

Mail addresses

Code	Result
{{user Gmail}}	This user is a Gmail user. Unregistered or Hidden
{{user Hotmail}}	Template:User Hotmail
{{user Yahoo! Mail}}	Template:User Yahoo! Mail
{{user AIM Mail}}	Template:User AIM Mail

Internet service providers

Code	Result
{{User ISP Able}}	Template:User ISP Able
{{User ISP Adelphia}}	Template:User ISP Adelphia
{{User ISP Aliant}}	Template:User ISP Aliant
{{User ISP AOL}}	Template:User ISP AOL
{{User ISP ATT}}	Template:User ISP ATT
{{User ISP BellSouth}}	Template:User ISP BellSouth
{{User ISP BT}}	Template:User ISP BT
{{User ISP Comcast}}	Template:User ISP Comcast
{{User ISP Cogeco}}	Template:User ISP Cogeco
{{User ISP Cox}}	Template:User ISP Cox
{{User ISP EarthLink}}	Template:User ISP EarthLink
{{User ISP IGS}}	Template:User ISP IGS
{{User ISP Jazztel}}	Template:User ISP Jazztel
{{User ISP Jet2.net}}	Template:User ISP Jet2.net
{{User ISP Mediacom}}	Template:User ISP Mediacom
{{User ISP MNSi}}	Template:User ISP MNSi
{{User ISP MSN}}	Template:User ISP MSN
{{User ISP NTL}}	Template:User ISP NTL
{{User ISP NTS}}	Template:User ISP NTS
{{User ISP RCN}}	Template:User ISP RCN
{{User ISP Rogers}}	Template:User ISP Rogers
{{User ISP Shaw}}	Template:User ISP Shaw
{{User ISP Sympatico}}	Template:User ISP Sympatico
{{User ISP T-Online}}	Template:User ISP T-Online
{{User ISP Telus}}	Template:User ISP Telus
{{User ISP Terra}}	Template:User ISP Terra
{{User ISP TimeWarner}}	Template:User ISP TimeWarner
{{User ISP Tiscali}}	Template:User ISP Tiscali
{{User ISP Verizon}}	Template:User ISP Verizon

Software

Code	Result
{{user BOINC}}	Template:User BOINC
{{user gaim}}	Template:User gaim
{{user Adium}}	Template:User Adium
{{user Folding}}	F@HThis user contributes to the Folding@home project.
{{user GIMP}}	This user contributes using GIMP.
{{user grid.org}}	Template:User grid.org
{{user mirc}}	Template:User mirc
{{user Photoshop}}	Template:User Photoshop
{{user Photoshop2}}	Template:User Photoshop2
{{user Photoshop3}}	Template:User Photoshop3
{{user Prime95}}	Template:User Prime95

P2P File Sharing Clients

Code	Result
{{user LimeWire}}	Template:User LimeWire
{{user BitTorrent}}	Template:User BitTorrent
{{user BitComet}}	Template:User BitComet
{{user BitLord}}	Template:User BitLord
{{user uTorrent}}	Template:User uTorrent
{{user Azureus}}	Template:User Azureus
{{user EDonkey2000}}	Template:User EDonkey2000
{{user eMule}}	Template:User eMule
{{user DC++}}	Template:User DC++
{{user Napster}}	Template:User Napster
{{User FrostWire}}	Template:User FrostWire
{{user Kazaa}}	Template:User Kazaa
{{user Kazaa Lite}}	Template:User Kazaa Lite
{{user Morpheus}}	Template:User Morpheus
{{user Shareaza}}	Template:User Shareaza
{{user iMesh}}	Template:User iMesh
{{user BearShare}}	Template:User BearShare

Browsers

See the web browser category for more...

Code	Result
{{user browser}}	This user is using a web browser.
{{user browser:Camino}}	This user contributes using Camino.
{{user browser:Firefox}}	This user contributes using Firefox.
{{user browser:Flock}}	This user contributes using Flock.
{{user browser:K-Meleon}}	This user contributes using K-Meleon.
{{user browser:Konqueror}}	This user contributes using Konqueror.
{{user browser:Lynx}}	lynxThis user contributes using Lynx.
{{user browser:Microsoft Internet Explorer}}	This user contributes using Internet Explorer.
{{user browser:Mozilla}}	This user contributes using Mozilla.
{{user browser:Netscape}}	This user contributes using Netscape.
{{user browser:Opera}}	This user contributes using Opera
{{user browser:PrefersFirefox}}	Template:User browser:PrefersFirefox
{{user browser:Safari}}	This user contributes using Safari.
{{user browser:SeaMonkey}}	This user contributes using SeaMonkey.

Operating systems

See the operating systems category for more operating systems.

If you are going to make a new userbox, please note the capitalisation.

Example

Code	Result
{{user OS}}	osThis user uses an operating system.

Microsoft brand

Code	Result
{{user OS:Dos}}	C:\>_This user uses DOS, or knows how to use it.
{{user OS:Microsoft Windows}}	Template:User OS:Microsoft Windows
{{user windows}}	Template:User windows
{{user winxp}}	Template:User winxp
{{user OS winxp regret}}	Template:User OS winxp regret
{{user OS:Microsoft Windows 95}}	Template:User OS:Microsoft Windows 95
{{user OS:Microsoft Windows NT}}	Template:User OS:Microsoft Windows NT
{{user OS:Microsoft Windows 98}}	Template:User OS:Microsoft Windows 98
{{user OS:Microsoft Windows ME}}	Template:User OS:Microsoft Windows ME
{{user OS:Microsoft Windows 2000}}	Template:User OS:Microsoft Windows 2000
{{user OS:Microsoft Windows Server 2003}}	Template:User OS:Microsoft Windows Server 2003
{{user OS:Microsoft Windows Vista}}	Template:User OS:Microsoft Windows Vista

Apple brand

Code	Result
{{user OS:Mac OS X}}	Template:User OS:Mac OS X
{{user osxs}}	This user uses Mac OS X Server.
{{user mac}}	This user contributes using Classic Mac OS.

Open-source

Code	Result
{{user FreeBSD}}	This user contributes using FreeBSD.
{{user OpenBSD}}	Template:User OpenBSD
{{user OpenBSDfw}}	Template:User OpenBSDfw
{{user OS:NetBSD}}	Userboxes runs NetBSD.
{{user OS:Linux}}	Template:User OS:Linux
{{user lin}}	This user contributes using Linux.
{{user OS:GNU/Linux}}	This user contributes using GNU/Linux, and disagrees with those who call it simply "Linux".
{{user gnulin}}	This user contributes using GNU/Linux.
{{user gnulin2}}	This user contributes using GNU/Linux, but doesn't care what other people call it.
{{user GNU}}	This user contributes using GNU.
{{user OS:Solaris}}	This user contributes using Solaris
{{user OS:BeOS}}	Template:User OS:BeOS
{{user OS:Plan 9}}	This user contributes using Plan 9 from Bell Labs
{{User OS:Ubuntu}}	This user contributes using Ubuntu.
{{User OS:Kubuntu}}	This user contributes using Kubuntu.
{{User debian}}	This user contributes using Debian GNU/Linux.
{{User kde}}	This user contributes with the KDE desktop environment.
{{User gnome}}	This user contributes with GNOME.

Text editors

Code	Result
{{User emacs}}	This user hacks happily with Emacs.
{{User nano}}	This user contributes using GNU nano.
{{User vim}}	This user contributes using Vim.
{{user vi edit}}	vi_This user contributes using vi.
{{user pico}}	pico_This user contributes using Pico.

Windows Text Editors

Code	Result
{{user notepad}}	This user contributes using Notepad.
{{user edit.com}}	EDIT.COM_This user contributes using MS-DOS Editor.
{{user wintext}}	Template:User wintext
{{user msword}}	WThis user contributes using Microsoft Word.
{{user wordperfect}}	WPThis user contributes using Corel WordPerfect.
{{user othertext}}	Other Text EditorThis user contributes using a different text editor, such as WordPad or Microsoft Write, for example.
{{user customtext}}	[your text editor]This user contributes using [your text editor].

Hardware

Code	Result
{{user dual monitor}}	This user has a dual monitor configuration.
{{user tri monitor}}	This user has a tri-monitor configuration.
{{user quad monitor}}	This user has a quad monitor configuration
{{user dvrk}}	dvrkThis user contributes using a Dvorak keyboard.
{{user cellphone}}	This user contributes using a phone.
{{user PDA}}	This user contributes using a PDA.
{{user gaming console}}	This user contributes using a gaming console.
{{user laptop}}	Template:User laptop
{{user pc}}	Template:User pc
{{user AMD64}}	Template:User AMD64
{{user typewriter2}}	This user contributes using a typewriter, and sends all contributions via snail mail.
{{user Macintosh}}	This user contributes using a Macintosh computer.
{{user apple}}	MacThis user contributes using a Macintosh computer.
{{user apple-g}}	Template:User apple-g
{{user apple sucks}}	Template:User apple sucks
{{user doorstop}}	This user believes the best use of a PC is as a doorstop.
{{User wireless connection}}	This user contributes using a wireless connection.
{{User wireless leech}}	Template:User wireless leech
{{User wireless supplier}}	This user allows their neighbors to use their wireless Internet connection.
{{User celeron}}	Template:User celeron
{{User PII}}	Template:User PII
{{User AthlonXP}}	Template:User AthlonXP

Internet Connection

Code	Result
{{user 56k}}	56kThis user has a 56k modem connection.
{{user lt 56k}}	<56kThis poor user contributes using a dial-up connection slower than 56k.
{{user broadband}}	BBThis user contributes using a broadband connection.
{{User IP}}	IPThis user's IP is 127.0.0.1.
{{User IPv6}}	IPThis user's IP is ::1.