Textualize/textual
The lean application framework for Python. Build sophisticated user interfaces with a simple Python API. Run your apps in the terminal and a web browser. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 92
- Release rhythm 78
- 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: 4
- age_days: 1973
- days_rel: 64
- days_push: 53
- n_releases_24m: 84
Adoption not part of the score
37056 stars · 1321 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Textual is a Python framework for building text user interfaces (TUIs) with a simple, modern Python API, CSS-like styling, and a rich widget library. Apps run in the terminal and can also be served in a web browser, with built-in testing support and async integration.
Use cases
- build a terminal dashboard in python
- create a tui app with widgets like tables and inputs
- run a python ui app in the browser
- build a cli tool with an interactive interface
- make a terminal app that works over ssh
- prototype a desktop-like ui without a gui toolkit
When to choose
- you want rich terminal interfaces in pure Python
- you need the same app to run in terminal and web browser
- you want built-in testing and CSS-based styling for TUIs
- you need cross-platform UI with minimal dependencies
When to avoid
- you need a native GUI with images and pixel graphics
- you are building a traditional web frontend with HTML/JS
- you need a simple one-shot script where a plain CLI suffices
Facets
framework · maturity active
ui-components terminal-ui web-framework testing cli developer-tools web-development cross-platform python windows browser cli cross-platform tui text-user-interface widgets css-styling async rich web-apps ssh-remote command-line linux macos
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/Textualize/textual · fetched 2026-08-28 · d9a716f609f2
- homepage: https://textual.textualize.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 85b9d5d26a41
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/textual/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5dd5e81d996e
- site_page: https://textual.textualize.io/FAQ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ea99d2f26451
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Textualize/textual | main | 89 |
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