libayatana-appindicator ☆

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Description:
Ayatana Application Indicators Shared Library

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: System utilities

Tags: library desktop indicator ayatana gtk

Install: brew install libayatana-appindicator

About:
LibayatanaAppindicator provides a shared library for creating and managing Ayatana application indicators, which are system tray icons commonly used in desktop environments like MATE and Cinnamon. It serves as a fork of the original libappindicator, offering continued development and compatibility for applications that need to integrate with these specific Linux desktop shells.

Key Features:

Shared library for indicator creation
Fork of libappindicator for Ayatana desktops
Supports both GTK2 and GTK3
C API for integration

Use Cases:

Developing applications with system tray integration for MATE/Cinnamon
Porting applications from libappindicator to Ayatana environments

Alternatives:

libappindicator – Original library; libayatana-appindicator is a maintained fork for Ayatana desktops

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