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brew install gtk+3 v3.24.52 LGPL-2.0-or-later

Cross-platform C widget toolkit for building graphical user interfaces with GLib integration.

Why you might care

GTK+3 is a foundational library for GUI applications on Linux and other POSIX systems; primarily used as a build/runtime dependency for GNOME applications and other desktop software. It provides a comprehensive set of widgets and tools for creating modern, accessible UIs. Most users install this as a transitive dependency rather than directly.

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Qt wxWidgets Tk Motif
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