Textual is a Rapid Application Development framework for Python.
Build sophisticated user interfaces with a simple Python API. Run your apps in the terminal and a web browser!
🎬 Demonstration
A quick run through of some Textual features.
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Try the textual demo without installing.
Textual adds interactivity to Rich with an API inspired by modern web development.
Textual apps can use 16.7 million colors with mouse support and smooth flicker-free animation.
A powerful layout engine, theming system, and re-usable widgets makes it possible to build apps that rival the desktop and web experience.
Great documentation and a builtin testing framework means that Textual apps can be maintained idefinitely.
Install Textual via pip:
pip install textual textual-dev
See the docs if you need help getting started.
Run the following command to see a little of what Textual can do:
python -m textual
Head over to the Textual documentation to start building!
Join the Textual developers and community on our Discord Server.