gtksourceview3 ☆

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Description:
Text view with syntax, undo/redo, and text marks

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | @gnome | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: gtk text-editor library gnome syntax-highlighting

Install: brew install gtksourceview3

About:
Gtksourceview3 is a GNOME library that extends the standard GTK+ text widget to provide advanced text editing capabilities. It adds support for syntax highlighting for various programming languages, unlimited undo/redo functionality, and text marks for tracking changes. This library is essential for building sophisticated code editors and IDEs on the GNOME platform.

Key Features:

Syntax highlighting for multiple programming languages
Unlimited undo/redo stack
Text marks and annotations
Bracket matching
Print support

Use Cases:

Building code editors and IDEs with syntax highlighting
Creating text-based applications with advanced editing features on GNOME

Alternatives:

Gtksourceview4 – Newer version for GTK 3.22+ with API improvements
Scintilla – Cross-platform text editing component, not GTK-specific

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 11:45pm		4	VERSION_BUMP	a20d68a3
Sep 12, 2024 8:42pm		4	VERSION_BUMP	62638409