GTK
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
1warn against
Jan 2, 2026first mention
Oct 5, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Using ruby-gtk2 and ruby-gtk3 was much nicer.”
“I'll often pick a GTK app over a more featured app”
Caveats and dissent
“GTK4 is a GNOMEy-toolkit”
long-time GTK useron “Making a GTK application in Haskell, part 1”
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“GTK ... this thing keeps on getting worse and worse with every new release.”
Linux user for 23 yearson “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own you…”
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Threads where it came up
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Also written as GTK4, GTK 3, GTK 4, GTK3. Data: gtk.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 8
“GTK4 is a GNOMEy-toolkit”
“Using ruby-gtk2 and ruby-gtk3 was much nicer.”
“Sadly, gtk4 sucks”
“I'll often pick a GTK app over a more featured app”
“the GTK4 driver uses 40M; GTK3 and Qt6 ~15”
“GTK3 and Qt6 ~15”
“GTK looks so-so except on Linux”
“GTK ... this thing keeps on getting worse and worse with every new release.”