# GNOME/gtk

Read-only mirror of https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk

Repository: https://github.com/GNOME/gtk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gtk
Homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-08-26T11:54:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5204, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1692, forks 420 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:22.719603+00:00)

## What it is
GTK is a multi-platform GUI toolkit written in C for building graphical user interfaces, offering a complete set of widgets for projects from small tools to full application suites. This repository is a read-only GitHub mirror of the official GNOME GitLab project.

## Use cases
- build a desktop application with a graphical user interface
- create cross-platform GUI apps in C
- develop GNOME applications
- build widget-based user interfaces on Linux
- write a GUI toolkit-based app for Wayland or X11
- create native-looking desktop software

## When to choose
- you need a mature, feature-complete widget toolkit for C or GNOME ecosystem languages
- you are targeting Linux desktops, especially GNOME
- you want LGPL licensing that permits proprietary apps

## When to avoid
- you are building web or mobile-first applications
- you prefer a language-native UI framework like Qt for C++ or SwiftUI
- you need a lightweight non-GUI library

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, gui, graphics, desktop-framework
- domain: cross-platform, desktop-applications, web-design, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp, c, cross-platform
- tags: widget-toolkit, gnome, wayland, x11, glib, gui-toolkit, c11, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- GNOME/gtk (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.719603+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:38:12.802129+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/GNOME/gtk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:22.719603+00:00, sha 2e01ab1958bd)
  - homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:06.410618+00:00, sha 88fb0d9d51a7)
  - site_page: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:06.413141+00:00, sha 433fec78357f)
  - site_page: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/blob/main/NEWS (fetched 2026-08-29T11:13:06.414826+00:00, sha 4b4e8fead74a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.