If a window appears with various UI examples, your environment is correctly configured. Summary of Options Recommended For Primary Tool Most developers, Rust/Go/C users pacman gvsbuild Visual Studio / MSVC users Python / MSVC Zipped Binaries Quick testing, simple distribution Direct Download Setting up GTK for Windows

: To use these tools in your own CMD or PowerShell, add C:\msys64\mingw64\bin to your System Environment Variables . 2. The Visual Studio Way: gvsbuild

: This will create a local folder (usually C:\gtk-build ) containing the .lib and .dll files ready for your Visual Studio projects. 3. Prebuilt Binaries (Quick Start)

: To compile C/C++ apps, you’ll also need the compiler: pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain base-devel Use code with caution.

If you prefer working in (MSVC) rather than a MinGW environment, use gvsbuild . This Python-based tool builds the GTK 4 stack from source specifically for the Windows native compiler.

: Grab the installer from the MSYS2 website and follow the setup instructions.