gspell ☆
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Description:
Flexible API to implement spellchecking in GTK+ applications
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: gtk spellchecking library gnome text-processing
Install: brew install gspell
About:
Gspell provides a comprehensive spellchecking API for GTK+ applications, leveraging the industry-standard Enchant spellchecking library. It offers robust text view integration, including inline spell-checking with red underlines and context menus for corrections. The library is designed to be flexible and easy to integrate into any GTK+ application requiring text input validation.
Key Features:
  • Seamless integration with GTK+ text views
  • Inline spell-checking with visual indicators
  • Context menu for word suggestions and corrections
  • Support for multiple languages and backends via Enchant
Use Cases:
  • Integrating spellcheck into custom GTK+ text editors
  • Adding real-time spelling validation to GTK+ chat applications
  • Building GNOME applications with robust text input fields
Alternatives:
  • Enchant – Gspell is a GTK+ frontend, whereas Enchant is the lower-level spellchecking engine it relies on.
  • GtkSpell – Gspell is the modern successor to GtkSpell, offering better integration with GTK+ 3 and 4.
Version History
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Sep 15, 2025 1:39am 3 VERSION_BUMP 42ee0230
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