libxaw ☆
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Description:
X.Org: X Athena Widget Set
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: x11 gui athena widgets xorg library
Install: brew install libxaw
About:
LibXaw is the X Athena Widget Set, a widget library for the X Window System. It provides a collection of user interface components such as buttons, menus, and scrollbars based on the X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt). This library is essential for building and running legacy X11 applications that rely on the Athena widget set.
Key Features:
  • Provides a set of Athena widgets for GUI development
  • Implements the X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt) framework
  • Standard component of the X.Org software stack
  • Required for many legacy X11 applications
Use Cases:
  • Developing or compiling applications that use the Athena widget set
  • Running legacy X11 programs that depend on LibXaw shared libraries
  • Serving as a foundational UI library for X Window System environments
Alternatives:
  • libxaw3d – A 3D-enhanced version of the Athena widget set, offering a more modern look.
  • GTK+ / Qt – Modern, feature-rich GUI toolkits that have largely superseded Athena for new application development.
Version History
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Sep 14, 2025 6:39am 1 VERSION_BUMP 72d05702
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Aug 26, 2024 5:47am 1 VERSION_BUMP 7816b67e
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