# 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 2026-08-02. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gammaray.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:gammaray
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install gammaray
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add gammaray
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gammaray from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install gammaray
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gammaray from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install gammaray
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: gammaray from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#gammaray
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ga/gammaray/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S gammaray
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gammaray from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install gammaray-qt6
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gammaray-qt6 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:gammaray
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 3.4.0
- **Source summary:** Examine and manipulate Qt application internals at runtime
- **Homepage:** <https://www.kdab.com/software-technologies/developer-tools/gammaray/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay>
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-02T20:52:04+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- gammaray (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 3.4.0
## 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

- <https://docs.kdab.com/gammaray-manual/latest/index.html>
- <https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay>
- <https://github.com/KDAB/GammaRay/releases>
- <https://www.kdab.com/software-technologies/developer-tools/gammaray/>


## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - gammaray - 3.1.0+ds-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gammaray from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tool for examining the internals of Qt application | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Debian apt - gammaray-dev - 3.1.0+ds-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gammaray-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GammaRay plugin development files | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Debian apt - gammaray-plugin-bluetooth - 3.1.0+ds-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gammaray-plugin-bluetooth from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | QtBluetooth type support for GammaRay | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Debian apt - gammaray-plugin-kjobtracker - 3.1.0+ds-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gammaray-plugin-kjobtracker from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | KJob tracker plugin for GammaRay | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Debian apt - gammaray-plugin-positioning - 3.1.0+ds-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gammaray-plugin-positioning from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Qt6Positioning type support for GammaRay | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Debian apt - gammaray-plugin-quickinspector - 3.1.0+ds-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gammaray-plugin-quickinspector from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GammaRay plugin for inspecting QtQuick2 applications | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Debian apt - gammaray-plugin-waylandinspector - 3.1.0+ds-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gammaray-plugin-waylandinspector from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Wayland compositor inspector plugin for GammaRay | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Nix - gammaray: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ga/gammaray/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - gammaray - 2.11.3-1ubuntu10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gammaray from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tool for examining the internals of Qt application | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Ubuntu apt - gammaray-dev - 2.11.3-1ubuntu10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gammaray-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GammaRay plugin development files | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Ubuntu apt - gammaray-plugin-bluetooth - 2.11.3-1ubuntu10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gammaray-plugin-bluetooth from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | QtBluetooth type support for GammaRay | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Ubuntu apt - gammaray-plugin-kjobtracker - 2.11.3-1ubuntu10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gammaray-plugin-kjobtracker from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | KJob tracker plugin for GammaRay | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Ubuntu apt - gammaray-plugin-positioning - 2.11.3-1ubuntu10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gammaray-plugin-positioning from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Qt5Positioning type support for GammaRay | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Ubuntu apt - gammaray-plugin-quickinspector - 2.11.3-1ubuntu10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gammaray-plugin-quickinspector from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GammaRay plugin for inspecting QtQuick2 applications | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- Ubuntu apt - gammaray-plugin-waylandinspector - 2.11.3-1ubuntu10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gammaray-plugin-waylandinspector from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Wayland compositor inspector plugin for GammaRay | https://www.kdab.com/development-resources/qt-tools/gammaray/
- apk - gammaray - 3.4.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gammaray from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | 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/


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gammaray.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/gammaray.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph