# wxWidgets/Phoenix

wxPython's Project Phoenix.  A new implementation of wxPython, better, stronger, faster than he was before.

Repository: https://github.com/wxWidgets/Phoenix
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wxwidgets-phoenix
Homepage: http://wxpython.org/
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: python, cross-platform, gui-framework, gui-toolkit, gui, windows, macosx, linux, awesome, wxwidgets, wxpython
Last push: 2026-08-25T19:39:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 89/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 71, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5160, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 35, "gap_med": 169, "n_releases_24m": 6}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2622, forks 564 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:05.098357+00:00)

## What it is
Project Phoenix is the next-generation implementation of wxPython, a cross-platform GUI toolkit for Python that wraps the wxWidgets C++ library. It enables developers to build native-looking desktop applications for Windows, macOS, and Linux with minimal platform-specific code.

## Use cases
- build a native desktop GUI application in Python
- create cross-platform desktop apps that run on Windows, Mac, and Linux
- port a Classic wxPython application to the new Phoenix API
- add a native look-and-feel user interface to a Python tool
- build desktop apps with native widgets instead of web-based UI
- develop a GUI front-end for a Python script or data tool

## When to choose
- you need truly native widgets and platform-native look and feel
- you want one codebase targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux desktops
- you are already familiar with wxWidgets or Classic wxPython
- you prefer a mature, batteries-included widget set over minimal toolkits

## When to avoid
- you are building a web or mobile application
- you want a lightweight pure-Python GUI without large binary dependencies
- you need a modern declarative UI paradigm rather than classic widget-based layouts
- you require a permissively licensed dependency and cannot accept wxWidgets' LGPL-style terms

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: gui, ui-components
- domain: desktop-applications, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: wxwidgets, wxpython, native-gui, desktop-gui, python-bindings, cross-platform, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- wxWidgets/Phoenix (main) score 89

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:05.098357+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 2026-08-30T02:20:03.270992+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/wxWidgets/Phoenix (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:05.098357+00:00, sha dbc62765ceba)
  - homepage: http://wxpython.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:03:13.710873+00:00, sha 55cad341eb7b)
  - site_page: https://wxpython.org/Phoenix/docs/html (fetched 2026-08-29T10:03:13.728255+00:00, sha efa9d231207a)
  - site_page: https://wxpython.org/pages/about-42 (fetched 2026-08-29T10:03:13.730219+00:00, sha 2e0d782d7805)
  - site_page: https://wxpython.org/pages/changes (fetched 2026-08-29T10:03:13.720366+00:00, sha aa10cab186d9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.