# chriskiehl/Gooey

Turn (almost) any Python command line program into a full GUI application with one line

Repository: https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gooey
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-03-23T23:03:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4627, "days_push": 163, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21905, forks 1043 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:32.188422+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: gui, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: argparse, wxpython, gui-wrapper, decorator, desktop-gui, command-line, desktop

## Member repositories
- chriskiehl/Gooey (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.188422+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:57:46.163988+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chriskiehl/Gooey (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.188422+00:00, sha e6f21a2fd987)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.