ayatana-ido
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Description:
Ayatana Indicator Display Objects
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 0.10.4@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: gtk gui library desktop ayatana
Install: brew install ayatana-ido
About:
Ayatana-ido is a library designed for the Ayatana Indicators project, providing reusable GTK+ widgets and display objects. It offers styled UI elements like menus, switches, and progress bars that are consistent with the system's indicator theme. This package is essential for developers building modern, integrated desktop components for environments like MATE, Cinnamon, or LXDE.
Key Features:
  • Provides custom GTK+ widgets for indicator UIs
  • Ensures visual consistency across desktop components
  • Lightweight library with minimal footprint
  • Supports both GTK+ 2 and 3
Use Cases:
  • Developing panel applets or indicator applets for desktop environments
  • Creating consistent user interface elements for system utilities
Alternatives:
  • libappindicator – A different library for system tray indicators, often used in Ubuntu/GNOME environments.
License: GPL-3.0-or-later OR LGPL-2.0-or-later
Dependencies: cairo, gdk-pixbuf, glib, gtk+3, pango
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
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Sep 27, 2025 1:58pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 55a52c57
Sep 14, 2025 11:34pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 53e305e5