macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gammaraylocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install gammaray with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Examine and manipulate Qt application internals at runtime. Version 3.4.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-27.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gammarayAlpine Linux edge package indexes · gammaray · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gammarayDebian stable package indexes · gammaray · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gammarayFedora Rawhide package metadata · gammaray · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gammaraynixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ga/gammaray/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gammarayArch Linux sync databases · gammaray · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gammaray-qt6openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gammaray-qt6 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Examine and manipulate Qt application internals at runtime
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gammaray
history
Project history and usage
GammaRay is KDAB's software introspection tool for Qt applications, designed to examine and manipulate application internals at runtime on workstations and embedded targets.
Project history
KDAB's official product page and manual describe GammaRay as a Qt-aware debugger companion. Rather than operating at instruction level, it uses Qt's QObject introspection mechanisms and framework knowledge to visualize runtime state in terms familiar to Qt developers.
The GitHub repository exposes GammaRay as an open-source project maintained by KDAB, with GPL licensing and commercial licensing available. Public GitHub releases show the project continuing through the 2.x and 3.x series, including GammaRay 3.0 in 2023 and 3.4 in 2026.
Adoption history
GammaRay's adoption follows the Qt ecosystem: it is aimed at developers debugging Qt Widgets, Qt Quick, QGraphicsView, model/view, scene graph, state machine, translation, resource, and meta-object behavior. The input package facts show it packaged across many Linux distributions plus Homebrew and Nix.
How it is used
Users launch or attach GammaRay to a Qt application, either locally or remotely, then inspect QObject trees, properties, slots, signals, signal-slot connections, scene graphs, layouts, resources, translations, timers, fonts, codecs, and other Qt internals. The manual also documents command-line operation, a graphical launcher, a client, and Qt Creator integration.
Why package nerds care
GammaRay is package-nerd interesting because it is a GUI-heavy developer tool that must match Qt ABI and version details while also exposing a CLI entry point. It sits in the narrow but important class of distribution packages that are not libraries themselves, yet are tightly coupled to a large framework.
Timeline
- 2010s: GammaRay developed and released as a KDAB Qt introspection tool.
- 2020: v2.11.2 released on GitHub.
- 2023: GammaRay 3.0.0 released.
- 2024: GammaRay 3.1.0 released.
- 2026: GammaRay 3.4.0 released.
Related projects
- Qt is the framework GammaRay introspects.
- Qt Creator is documented as an integration point.
- KDAB maintains GammaRay alongside other Qt and C++ developer tools.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:runtime
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 12 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gammaray | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version3.4.0
manager updated2026-04-27
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRaynone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gammaray |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.4.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gammaray |
| Homepage | https://www.kdab.com/software-technologies/developer-tools/gammaray/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.kdab.com/gammaray-manual/latest |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay/releases/download/v3.4.0/gammaray-3.4.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-04-27T01:25:15Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | graphviz, qt3d, qtbase, qtconnectivity, qtdeclarative, qtlocation, qtpositioning, qtscxml, qtsvg, qttools, qtwebchannel, qtwebengine |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | gammaray |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
gammaray 3.1.0+ds-3
Tool for examining the internals of Qt application
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 22 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Debian apt95%
gammaray-dev 3.1.0+ds-3
GammaRay plugin development files
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Debian apt95%
gammaray-plugin-bluetooth 3.1.0+ds-3
QtBluetooth type support for GammaRay
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-bluetooth- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Debian apt95%
gammaray-plugin-kjobtracker 3.1.0+ds-3
KJob tracker plugin for GammaRay
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-kjobtracker- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Debian apt95%
gammaray-plugin-positioning 3.1.0+ds-3
Qt6Positioning type support for GammaRay
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-positioning- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 14 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Debian apt95%
gammaray-plugin-quickinspector 3.1.0+ds-3
GammaRay plugin for inspecting QtQuick2 applications
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-quickinspector- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 15 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Debian apt95%
gammaray-plugin-waylandinspector 3.1.0+ds-3
Wayland compositor inspector plugin for GammaRay
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-waylandinspector- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 9 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Nix95%
gammaray
nix profile install nixpkgs#gammaray- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Ubuntu apt95%
gammaray 2.11.3-1ubuntu10
Tool for examining the internals of Qt application
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 28 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Ubuntu apt95%
gammaray-dev 2.11.3-1ubuntu10
GammaRay plugin development files
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Ubuntu apt95%
gammaray-plugin-bluetooth 2.11.3-1ubuntu10
QtBluetooth type support for GammaRay
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-bluetooth- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Ubuntu apt95%
gammaray-plugin-kjobtracker 2.11.3-1ubuntu10
KJob tracker plugin for GammaRay
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-kjobtracker- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 9 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Ubuntu apt95%
gammaray-plugin-positioning 2.11.3-1ubuntu10
Qt5Positioning type support for GammaRay
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-positioning- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 15 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Ubuntu apt95%
gammaray-plugin-quickinspector 2.11.3-1ubuntu10
GammaRay plugin for inspecting QtQuick2 applications
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-quickinspector- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 16 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
Ubuntu apt95%
gammaray-plugin-waylandinspector 2.11.3-1ubuntu10
Wayland compositor inspector plugin for GammaRay
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apt install gammaray-plugin-waylandinspector- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 10 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
apk95%
gammaray 3.4.0-r0
A tool for examining the internals of a Qt application and to some extent also manipulate it
https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
sudo apk add gammaray- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gammaray
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammaray
source trail
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment