gtk4-node-editor(1)

gtk4-node-editor1

View and edit render node files

Usage

gtk4-node-editor [OPTIONS ...] [FILE]

Overview

gtk4-node-editor is a utility to show and edit render node files. Such render node files can be obtained e.g. from the GTK inspector or as part of the testsuite in the GTK sources.

gtk4-node-editor is used by GTK developers for debugging and testing, and it has built-in support for saving testcases as part of the GTK testsuite.

Options

-h, --help

Show the application help.

--version

Show the program version.

--reset

Don't restore autosaved content and remove autosave files.

Environment

GTK_SOURCE_DIR

can be set to point to the location where the GTK sources reside, so that testcases can be saved to the right location. If unsed, gtk4-node-editor` checks if the current working directory looks like a GTK checkout, and failing that, saves testcase in the the current working directory.

Releases

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

  1. 12
  2. 13
  3. Arch

--reset since Debian 13 (Trixie); --version since Debian 13 (Trixie).

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