macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gpluginlocal Homebrew formula metadata
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GObject based library that implements a reusable plugin system. Version 0.44.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gpluginFedora Rawhide package metadata · gplugin · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gpluginopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gplugin · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
GObject based library that implements a reusable plugin system
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gplugin-gtk4-viewer
- gplugin-query
history
Project history and usage
GPlugin is a GObject/GLib plugin library from the Instant Messaging Freedom ecosystem. Its generated API documentation describes the GPlugin namespace as a plugin library with GLib, GObject, GModule, and Gio dependencies.
Project history
The official docs identify the source and website as the keep.imfreedom.org GPlugin repository and name GPlugin Developers as the authors. The library exposes a manager, plugin metadata, plugin/source interfaces, loader abstractions, and command-line option integration.
GPlugin is closely associated with libpurple and Pidgin-family development: IM Freedom's public discussion index describes it as a custom plugin library used by libpurple3.
Adoption history
Package-manager adoption is specialist and library-focused. The input package-manager facts list Homebrew, Fedora, and openSUSE packages, while Homebrew packages GPlugin with GLib, GTK4, PyGObject, Vala, Meson, and gobject-introspection related dependencies.
Its audience is mostly developers building or packaging GLib/GObject applications that need a reusable plugin system rather than end users installing a standalone command.
How it is used
Applications embed GPlugin to discover plugin files on disk, query metadata, load and unload plugins through managers and loaders, and expose plugin-related command-line options. The documentation also includes examples and pages for native, Python 3, Lua, Vala, and Genie plugins.
The Homebrew package includes gplugin-query and gplugin-gtk4-viewer executables, reflecting both inspection and graphical viewing workflows around plugin metadata.
Why package nerds care
GPlugin is notable as infrastructure: it is not a flashy CLI, but it lets distributions package one reusable plugin layer for GLib applications instead of each application owning a bespoke loader.
For package maintainers, the interesting parts are introspection data, language-loader dependencies, and ABI/API versioning around a library that other desktop and messaging components can consume.
Timeline
- 0.31: Core flags API is documented as present since version 0.31.
- 0.32: Manager API is documented as present since version 0.32.
- 0.39: Source interface documentation records a since marker for version 0.39.
- 0.43: FileSource documentation records a since marker for version 0.43.
Related projects
- libpurple3 is the primary related consumer named by IM Freedom discussion metadata.
- Pidgin and Finch are adjacent IM Freedom projects in the same ecosystem.
- GLib, GObject, GModule, and Gio are the platform libraries named in the generated GPlugin docs.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
gplugin-gtk4-viewer | cli | global executable | |
gplugin-query | 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 version0.44.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gplugin |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.44.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gplugin |
| Homepage | https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin/ |
| Repository | https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.imfreedom.org/gplugin |
| License | LGPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pidgin/gplugin/0.44.2/gplugin-0.44.2.tar.xz |
| Dependencies | gettext, glib, gtk4, pygobject3, python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | gobject-introspection, help2man, meson, ninja, pkgconf, vala |
| 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 | gplugin |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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.
dnf95%
gplugin 0.44.2-7.fc45
GObject based library that implements a reusable plugin system
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
dnf95%
gplugin-devel 0.44.2-7.fc45
Development libraries and header files for gplugin-libs
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin-devel- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gplugin
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
dnf95%
gplugin-gtk4 0.44.2-7.fc45
GTK4 applications for gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin-gtk4- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
dnf95%
gplugin-gtk4-devel 0.44.2-7.fc45
Development libraries and header files for gplugin-gtk4-libs
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin-gtk4-devel- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gplugin
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
dnf95%
gplugin-gtk4-libs 0.44.2-7.fc45
GTK4 libraries for gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin-gtk4-libs- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gplugin
- 8 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
dnf95%
gplugin-gtk4-vala 0.44.2-7.fc45
Vala bindings for gplugin-gtk4-libs
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin-gtk4-vala- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
dnf95%
gplugin-libs 0.44.2-7.fc45
Library for gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin-libs- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: gplugin
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
dnf95%
gplugin-loader-lua 0.44.2-7.fc45
Lua loader for gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin-loader-lua- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
dnf95%
gplugin-loader-python 0.44.2-7.fc45
Python loader for gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin-loader-python- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
dnf95%
gplugin-vala 0.44.2-7.fc45
Vala bindings for gplugin-libs
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo dnf install gplugin-vala- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
zypper95%
gplugin 0.44.2-2.3
GObject based library that implements a reusable plugin system
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo zypper install gplugin- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
zypper95%
gplugin-devel 0.44.2-2.3
Development files for gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo zypper install gplugin-devel- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 12 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
zypper95%
gplugin-doc 0.44.2-2.3
Documentation for gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo zypper install gplugin-doc- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: gplugin
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
zypper95%
libgplugin-gtk4-0 0.44.2-2.3
Gtk4 libs for gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo zypper install libgplugin-gtk4-0- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
zypper95%
libgplugin0 0.44.2-2.3
Library of gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo zypper install libgplugin0- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 5 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
zypper95%
typelib-1_0-GPlugin-1_0 0.44.2-2.3
Typelib for gplugin
https://keep.imfreedom.org/gplugin/gplugin
sudo zypper install typelib-1_0-GPlugin-1_0- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gplugin
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gplugin
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