A curated directory of Python GUI libraries and toolkits for building desktop, mobile, and browser-based interfaces.
Choosing a GUI stack depends on your target platforms, licensing needs, and how native you want the UI to feel. Use this list to compare popular options—from Python’s built-in Tkinter to Qt bindings like PyQt and PySide, cross-platform toolkits such as Kivy and wxPython, and specialized tools for automation, designers, and terminal UIs.
Each page covers what the framework is for, key strengths, and a minimal getting-started example so you can evaluate fit quickly.
Python's standard GUI library. Simple, lightweight, and comes bundled with Python.
Comprehensive framework based on Qt. Powerful with extensive features and widgets.
Native-looking applications with a robust set of widgets and tools.
Modern framework for multi-touch applications. Great for games and interactive applications.
GTK bindings for Python, ideal for creating GNOME applications.
Fast and modern GUI framework with a focus on performance and simplicity.
The official set of Python bindings for Qt libraries. Very similar to PyQt with LGPL license.
Web-based GUI framework that converts Python code to HTML and JavaScript.
Eel allows for building simple Electron-like desktop apps with HTML/CSS/JS and Python.
Cross-platform GUI toolkit and part of the BeeWare project, focused on native application development in Python.
An easy wrapper around popular GUI frameworks, aimed at simplifying GUI development.
Embeds a GUI framework within the Pygame library to develop games with graphical interfaces.
A Python development framework used for creating GUI applications for WinForms, Web, and Terminal.
Suitable for media art and installations, offering a higher-level framework for multimedia applications.
A GUI library allowing development of operable applications on web servers without needing web development skills.
Converts terminal scripts into beautiful user-interface applications with zero code changes.
Simple to use and effective, Wax extends wxPython with more user-friendly components.
A multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, emphasizing ease of use.
A library for developing text-based user interfaces with complex widget functionality.
An intuitive tool that simplifies the creation of Tkinter GUIs with a WYSIWYG approach.
A cross-platform GUI toolkit known for its small footprint and speed, suitable for basic UIs.
A cross-platform windowing and multimedia library for Python, great for games and multimedia applications.
Enables the use of Python and other languages for Android app development, ideal for scripting tasks on Android.
A GUI designer written in Python that creates wxWidgets or wxPython code, allowing easy layout design.
A simple resource editor for XRC, which wxPython applications use to define their GUI layout.
Extension of the Kivy framework, it provides a set of widgets that implement Google's Material Design.
A versatile toolkit for building GUIs that is easy to use and integrates with various Python applications.
Provides a clean declarative syntax for defining UIs, blends Python with dynamic UIs seamlessly.
A set of Python wrappers for GTK, a library used for creating graphical user interfaces.
Tkinter is usually the easiest starting point because it ships with Python and has a simple API. PySimpleGUI is another beginner-friendly option if you want less boilerplate.
wxPython, Toga, and GTK/PyGObject aim for a native look and feel. PyQt and PySide can also look polished across platforms with Qt styles.
Yes. Kivy and KivyMD are popular for Android and iOS. BeeWare’s Toga also targets mobile alongside desktop.
Both bind Qt for Python. PySide (Qt for Python) is the official Qt Company binding with LGPL licensing; PyQt is from Riverbank and uses GPL or a commercial license.