gnome-online-accounts ☆
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Description:
Single sign-on framework for GNOME
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 3.56.2@0  |  Tracked Since: Nov 5, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @gnome  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: gnome authentication oauth cloud online-services sso
Install: brew install gnome-online-accounts
About:
GNOME Online Accounts (GOA) provides a centralized framework for managing online service authentication within the GNOME desktop environment. It allows applications like Evolution and GNOME Calendar to access user accounts for services such as Google, Microsoft, and Flickr without handling credentials directly. This system simplifies integration with cloud services by providing standard interfaces for accessing calendars, contacts, and mail.
Key Features:
  • Centralized account management for online services
  • D-Bus based API for application integration
  • Support for major providers (Google, Microsoft, Facebook, etc.)
  • Automatic authentication handling via OAuth
  • Provider-agnostic plugin architecture
Use Cases:
  • Integrating cloud email and calendar services with the GNOME desktop
  • Enabling single sign-on for applications requiring online service access
  • Managing authentication tokens for various web services securely
Alternatives:
  • KDE Online Accounts – Equivalent framework for the KDE Plasma desktop environment
  • Manual OAuth implementation – Application-specific authentication flows vs. system-wide centralized management
Version History
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Nov 5, 2025 11:25pm 1 VERSION_BUMP 00e474bb
Sep 15, 2025 6:34am 0 VERSION_BUMP a0df47c5
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