spice-gtk ☆

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Description:
GTK client/libraries for SPICE

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.42@3 | Tracked Since: Dec 20, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: spice gtk virtualization remote-desktop vdi

Install: brew install spice-gtk

About:
spice-gtk provides a GTK client library for interacting with SPICE servers. It enables remote desktop access with support for audio, USB redirection, and seamless clipboard sharing. This library is essential for building SPICE-based virtual machine clients.

Key Features:

GTK+ 3 client library
Audio input/output support
USB device redirection
Shared clipboard and file transfer
Smartcard authentication

Use Cases:

Building custom SPICE remote desktop clients
Enabling USB device passthrough in virtual machines
Implementing secure remote access to virtualized desktops

Alternatives:

virt-viewer – Provides a ready-to-use GTK client but spice-gtk offers libraries for custom client development
remmina – Multi-protocol client with SPICE plugin, but spice-gtk is the native SPICE implementation

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 20, 2025 10:08pm	0.42	3	VERSION_BUMP	c9622908
Jul 13, 2024 9:04am		3	VERSION_BUMP	c542d627
Jan 19, 2024 12:08pm		3	VERSION_BUMP	e50c16ba
Apr 14, 2023 3:18am		1	VERSION_BUMP	4566b659
Feb 2, 2023 12:14am		0	VERSION_BUMP	8a2dddfd
Feb 2, 2023 12:14am		0	VERSION_BUMP	ebe13414
Dec 26, 2022 2:09pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	144b92e8