# beeware/toga

A Python native, OS native GUI toolkit.

Repository: https://github.com/beeware/toga
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/toga
Homepage: https://toga.beeware.org/
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: gui, python
Last push: 2026-08-23T22:06:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4415, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 56, "n_releases_24m": 10}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5406, forks 824 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:17.681402+00:00)

## What it is
Toga is a Python-native, OS-native GUI toolkit that provides a common Python API for building applications with native widgets on each platform. It is part of the BeeWare suite and supports desktop, mobile, and web targets.

## Use cases
- build a cross-platform desktop app in Python with native look and feel
- write a Python GUI that runs on iOS and Android
- create a native macOS or Windows application from Python code
- prototype a GUI application without learning platform-specific toolkits
- share one Python codebase across desktop, mobile, and web

## When to choose
- you want native platform widgets rather than a custom-drawn UI
- you want a single Python codebase targeting desktop and mobile
- you are already using the BeeWare toolchain (Briefcase, etc.)

## When to avoid
- you need pixel-perfect identical rendering across platforms (use Qt or a web-based UI)
- you need a very large widget set or advanced widgets not yet implemented in Toga
- you need maximum stability for a large production app and prefer a more mature toolkit

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: gui, ui-components, mobile-framework, desktop-framework
- domain: cross-platform, desktop-applications, mobile-development, web-development
- platform: python, cross-platform, windows
- tags: native-widgets, beeware, gui-toolkit, widget-toolkit, macos, linux, android, ios, web-server

## Member repositories
- beeware/toga (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:17.681402+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 2026-08-29T17:57:47.186516+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/beeware/toga (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:17.681402+00:00, sha 789b4c5a5a0b)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/toga/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:57.147006+00:00, sha a58325d8e00d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.