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libxtst

brew install libxtst v1.2.5 MIT

Shared library providing client API for X11 XTEST and RECORD extensions (input simulation and event recording).

Why you might care

Needed by X11 applications that simulate keyboard/mouse input or record X events for automation, testing, or accessibility tools. A foundational X.Org library; if you're building desktop tools on X11, this is a standard dependency pulled in transitively by higher-level packages.

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