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GTK

cross-platform widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces
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GTK was established on April 14, 1998 . It is a creative work .

GTK

Summary

GTK is an application framework[1]. GTK draws 1,439 Wikipedia views per month (application_framework category, ranking #2 of 11).[2]

Key Facts

  • GTK's instance of is recorded as application framework[3].
  • GTK's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • GTK's instance of is recorded as GNU package[5].
  • GTK's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[6].
  • GTK's instance of is recorded as widget toolkit[7].
  • Q8038 is named after GTK[8].
  • GTK's developer is recorded as GNOME Foundation[9].
  • GTK's developer is recorded as GNU Project[10].
  • GTK's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[11].
  • GTK's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • GTK's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[13].
  • GTK's operating system is recorded as macOS[14].
  • GTK's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[15].
  • GTK's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[16].
  • GTK's operating system is recorded as Linux[17].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 3.12.2[18].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[19].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.0[20].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14[21].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 3.12[22].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[23].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14.1[24].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14.2[25].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14.3[26].
  • GTK's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14.4[27].

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Cultural Impact

Things named for GTK include Guvcview[28], a free and open-source software[29] and Gjiten[30], a free software[31].

Why It Matters

GTK draws 1,439 Wikipedia views per month (application_framework category, ranking #2 of 11).[2] GTK has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] GTK is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for GTK include Guvcview[28], a free and open-source software[29] and Gjiten[30], a free software[31].

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . gtk.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . mail.gnome.org. mail.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . git.gnome.org. git.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . git.gnome.org. git.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . git.gnome.org. git.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . git.gnome.org. git.gnome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Free software directory entry → Gtk+
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2537]]: Gtk%2B, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269572|batch #269572]]"
  2. 16w ago · Dexxor · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → cross-platform
    Publication date → +1998-04-00T00:00:00Z
    Language of work or name → multiple languages
    Inception → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 4.22.4"
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