diff --git a/x11-toolkits/girara/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/girara/Makefile
index 0020c924866c..c4b763412343 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/girara/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/girara/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,19 @@
 PORTNAME=	girara
-PORTVERSION=	0.4.5
+DISTVERSION=	2026.02.04
 CATEGORIES=	x11-toolkits graphics
 MASTER_SITES=	https://pwmt.org/projects/girara/download/
 
 MAINTAINER=	madpilot@FreeBSD.org
-COMMENT=	GTK3 Interface Library for Zathura PDF Viewer
+COMMENT=	Common components for Zathura PDF Viewer
 WWW=		https://pwmt.org/projects/girara/
 
 LICENSE=	ZLIB
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
-USES=		compiler:c11 gnome meson pathfix pkgconfig tar:xz
-PATHFIX_MAKEFILEIN=	Makefile
-USE_GNOME=	cairo glib20 gtk30
+USES=		compiler:c17 gnome meson pkgconfig tar:xz
+USE_GNOME=	glib20
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 MESON_ARGS=	-Ddocs=disabled \
 		-Dtests=disabled
 
-OPTIONS_DEFINE=	JSON NLS
-OPTIONS_SUB=	yes
-
-JSON_DESC=	Support json configuration dump
-
-JSON_LIB_DEPENDS=	libjson-glib-1.0.so:devel/json-glib
-JSON_MESON_ENABLED=	json
-
-NLS_USES=	gettext
-
-post-patch-NLS-off: .SILENT
-	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "/subdir('po')/d" \
-		${WRKSRC}/meson.build
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/girara/distinfo b/x11-toolkits/girara/distinfo
index 845ca7f3721c..35f5501b2b21 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/girara/distinfo
+++ b/x11-toolkits/girara/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1733832125
-SHA256 (girara-0.4.5.tar.xz) = 6b7f7993f82796854d5036572b879ffaaf7e0b619d12abdb318ce14757bdda91
-SIZE (girara-0.4.5.tar.xz) = 60204
+TIMESTAMP = 1770158986
+SHA256 (girara-2026.02.04.tar.xz) = 342eca8108bd05a2275e3eacb18107fa3170fa89a12c77e541a5f111f7bba56d
+SIZE (girara-2026.02.04.tar.xz) = 19576
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/girara/pkg-descr b/x11-toolkits/girara/pkg-descr
index 70afbee85f5d..3452b0c61084 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/girara/pkg-descr
+++ b/x11-toolkits/girara/pkg-descr
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-Girara is a library that implements a user interface that focuses
-on simplicity and minimalism.
+Girara was a library that implemented a user interface that focuses on
+simplicity and minimalism.
+Girara now contains common datastructures and utilities for the
+zathura ecosystem.
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/girara/pkg-plist b/x11-toolkits/girara/pkg-plist
index a5e16553cdea..1af7fb5086b8 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/girara/pkg-plist
+++ b/x11-toolkits/girara/pkg-plist
@@ -1,38 +1,13 @@
-include/girara/callbacks.h
-include/girara/commands.h
-include/girara/completion.h
-include/girara/config.h
 include/girara/datastructures.h
-include/girara/entry.h
 include/girara/girara-version.h
 include/girara/girara.h
 include/girara/input-history.h
 include/girara/log.h
 include/girara/macros.h
-include/girara/session.h
-include/girara/settings.h
-include/girara/shortcuts.h
-include/girara/statusbar.h
 include/girara/template.h
 include/girara/types.h
 include/girara/utils.h
-lib/libgirara-gtk3.so
-lib/libgirara-gtk3.so.4
-lib/libgirara-gtk3.so.4.0
-libdata/pkgconfig/girara-gtk3.pc
-%%NLS%%share/locale/ar/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/fa_IR/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
-%%NLS%%share/locale/uk_UA/LC_MESSAGES/libgirara-gtk3-4.mo
+lib/libgirara.so
+lib/libgirara.so.5
+lib/libgirara.so.5.0
+libdata/pkgconfig/girara.pc