Even though python is not really known for it’s GUI-Applications, there is still a huge number of GUI frameworks or toolkits out there. If you started working with python, chances are high you got past the very basic of GUI frameworks out there: “Tkinter”. Usually the Tkinter-package is bundled with python itself and is defined as the standard GUI package. Working with it is simple, fast and pretty much self explaining after you got into it for some minutes. But what about the others? I created a short list of frameworks I worked with in the past and some I only know by name. These frameworks will be categories into their supporting platforms, so it will be easier to for you to find something suiting for your personal project.
| Package |
Platform |
Note |
| Chaquopy |
Android |
SDK for Android apps |
| PyObjC |
MacOS |
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| Ocean |
Windows |
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| PyWin32 |
Windows |
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| MacPython |
MacOS |
OSX and OS9 |
| IronPython |
Windows |
Visual Studio alike |
| Package |
Platform/Build |
Note |
| appJar |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
Simple wrapper for Tkinter |
| CEF Python |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
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| Enaml |
Qt |
Minimal effort for a good end result |
| formlayout |
Qt |
Simple and tiny module to create dialogs |
| PyGObject |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
The site says it all “If you want a Python GUI application using GTK+, then PyGObject is the way to go.” |
| gui2py |
WxPython |
A framework with build in visual tools, perfect for beginner (Caution: There might be Python and WxPython Version differences) |
| PYJS |
Browser, Linux, Windows |
Pretty much the only GUI framework for the browser I know about |
| guizero |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
Based on Tkinter, for simple UIs |
| Jython |
Java |
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| kivy |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
Huge framework, with many functions |
| libavg |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
High class multimedia framework with OpenGL-Rendering |
| PyForms |
Qt |
OpenGL rendering and modular software design |
| pygame |
|
Game engine |
| pywebview |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
lightweight wrapper to shot html content in dedicated windows |
| vtk |
|
Visualization-Toolkit for 3D graphics and image processing |
| pyglet |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
OpenGL multimedia library |
| PyGUI |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
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| PyQT |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
QT for python |
| Toga |
Platform independet |
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| Sugar |
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| WxPython |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
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| Package |
Target |
Note |
| Visual Tkinter IDE |
Tkinter |
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| PyGubu |
Tkinter |
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| xRope |
Tkinter |
IDE with class browser, file manager and code completion |
| PAGE |
Tkinter |
GUI editor |
| Komodo |
Tkinter |
IDE for Python, PHP, Perl, Go and Ruby |
| rad2py |
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| IronPython Studio |
Windows |
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| PyScripter |
Windows |
IDE for Python and Delphi |
| NodeBox |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
App for 2D visuals |
| The Eric Python IDE |
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Python and Ruby editor and IDE, integrating the highly flexible Scintilla editor control |
| Glade |
Windows, MacOS |
RAD tool for the GTK+ toolkit |
| PythonToolKit |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
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