gtk+3
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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Runtime dependencies
at-spi2-core
cairo
fribidi
gdk-pixbuf
glib
gsettings-desktop-schemas
harfbuzz
hicolor-icon-theme
libepoxy
pango
gettext
Build dependencies
Links
- https://gtk.org/
- Brew formula source: Formula/g/gtk+3.rb
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