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24 alternatives to Kivy

Cross platform python library for user interfaces

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Kivy launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1CP
   Cross-platform desktop applications with PyQT▲315

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2PT
   Pythonpy – the swiss army knife of the command line▲220

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3LA
   Laboratory, a Python port of GitHub's Scientist library for refactoring▲153

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4PL
   Python library for functional programming▲129

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5SB
   SpaCy – Build tomorrow's language technology products with Python▲93

   2015 · spacy.io · its alternatives →

6. 6JA
   Jarvis, a Light Table like companion for Python▲164

   2012 · madlag.github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7EA
   Eel – a simple Python library for making little HTML GUI applications▲201

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8SH
   ShivyC – Hobby C compiler created in Python▲120

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9PA
   PyCloud, a Python IDE in the web browser with interactive tutorials▲130

   2011 · jitouch.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Full Stack Python▲78

    Explains programming language concepts in plain language.

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Pythonista▲75

    Bring the Zen of Python to iOS.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12AP
    A Python with Hindley-Milner-like type annotations, compiling to C▲134

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13HA
    Hatch – A modern project, package, and virtual env manager for Python▲108

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AS
    A Swift implementation of selected parts of Python standard library▲55

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15GP
    Gittle - Pythonic Git for Humans▲20

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16PR
    Python requirements for Humans▲78

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17TU
    Teena - Unix in Python, powered by Tornado▲58

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18IA
    iOS app for learning Python▲35

    2014 · mobileicecube.com · its alternatives →

19. 19MT
    My TUI library, PyTermGUI now features an intelligent layout system▲15

    This was by far the most common missing feature of the library since my first post, so I'm really happy I managed to figure it out. See the release for some code examples and a detailed changelog, and most importantly, have a great day!

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20KN
    Kronos Notebook – IPython as a Mac App▲11

    2015 · kronosnotebook.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Python Crash Course▲5

    A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22NB
    Node bindings for libui, a native UI library for Unix, OS X and Windows▲28

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23CT
    Combo, the Simple Python Package Manager▲15

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24PL
    Python library for keyboard hooks and macros▲20

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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