GTK

Abbreviation · Open Source

Definitions

  1. The GIMP Toolkit — a cross-platform widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, originally developed for GIMP and now the foundation of the GNOME desktop environment. Written in C with bindings for many languages.

    In plain English: A toolkit for building desktop applications with buttons, menus, and windows — the standard way to make apps for the GNOME Linux desktop.

    Example: "GTK apps look right at home on GNOME but stick out like a sore thumb on KDE."

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