gtk4-broadwayd(1)

gtk4-broadwayd1

The broadway display server

Usage

gtk4-broadwayd [OPTIONS ...] <DISPLAY>

gtk4-broadwayd --port=PORT --address=ADDRESS <DISPLAY>

gtk4-broadwayd --unixaddress=ADDRESS <DISPLAY>

Overview

gtk4-broadwayd is a display server for the Broadway GDK backend. It allows multiple GTK applications to display their windows in the same web browser, by connecting to gtk4-broadwayd.

When using gtk4-broadwayd, specify the display number to use, prefixed with a colon, similar to X. The default display number is 0.

gtk4-broadwayd :5

Then point your web browser at http://127.0.0.1:8085.

Start your applications like this:

GDK_BACKEND=broadway BROADWAY_DISPLAY=:5 gtk4-demo

Options

--port PORT

Use the given PORT for the HTTP connection, instead of the default 8080 + (DISPLAY - 1).

--address ADDRESS

Use the given address for the HTTP connection, instead of the default http://127.0.0.1.

--unixsocket ADDRESS

Use the given address as the unix domain socket address. This option overrides --address and --port, and it is available only on Unix-like systems.

Releases

3 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

From gtk4 1:4.24.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.