chriskiehl/Gooey
Turn (almost) any Python command line program into a full GUI application with one line observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
56/100
- Activity 73
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4627
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 163
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
21905 stars · 1043 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Gooey is a Python library that converts argparse-based command line programs into full desktop GUI applications with a single decorator. It auto-generates forms, widgets, and progress displays from existing argument parser definitions.
Use cases
- turn a python cli script into a gui app
- add a graphical interface to an argparse program
- make command line tools usable by non-technical users
- build a desktop frontend for a python script with one line
- give my python script a form-based ui
When to choose
- you already use argparse and want a GUI with minimal code changes
- you need to distribute a Python tool to non-technical users
- you want cross-platform desktop GUIs without learning a GUI framework
When to avoid
- you need a custom-designed or web-based interface
- your CLI does not use argparse and refactoring is impractical
- you need fine-grained control over GUI layout and behavior
Facets
library · maturity stable
gui cli developer-tools developer-tools cross-platform desktop-applications python cross-platform argparse wxpython gui-wrapper decorator desktop-gui command-line desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey · fetched 2026-08-28 · e6f21a2fd987
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| chriskiehl/Gooey | main | 56 |
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