Introduction

The aim of this wee document is to try and collect together links to as many Textual-based applications and third-party tools as possible. This list is far from exhaustive. Please submit a PR to add your project here!

Useful resources

• The Textual Documentation - A great place to get started, with a great tutorial to get you going.
• The Textualize Discord Server - If you're looking for some real-time help, this is a good place to drop by.
• The Textual repository - For the very latest and greatest Textual source.

Textualize libraries and tools

• pytest-textual-snapshot - Snapshot testing for Textual applications.
• textual-dev - Development tools for Textual.
• textual-plotext - A Textual widget wrapper library for Plotext; the terminal-based plotting and graphing library.
• Textual Syntax Highlighter for VSCode - Enables syntax highlighting for Textual's CSS in VSCode.
• Textual Syntax Highlighter for NeoVim - Enables syntax highlighting for Textual's CSS in NeoVim via Packer, Lazy or Vim-Plug.

Third-party libraries

• Rich Pixels - Display images in the terminal in your Textual applications.
• textual-astview - Widget library and application for exploring the Python abstract syntax tree.
• textual-autocomplete - Add autocompletion to your Textual applications.
• textual-canvas - A simple character-based canvas widget for use with Textual.
• textual-coloromatic - A widget for animating color effects. Can also tile patterns for making artistic widget backgrounds.
• textual-colorpicker - A color picker widget for Textual.
• textual-countdown - A visual countdown timer for Textual applications.
• textual-dad-joke - A dad joke widget for Textual. Seriously.
• textual-datepicker - A Date picker widget for Textual applications.
• textual-effects - Transition effects for your widgets. Includes blinds, curtains, fire, Matrix, and more.
• textual-filedrop - Library that provides a FileDrop widget, allowing easy drag/drop into a terminal application.
• textual-fspicker - A Textual widget library for picking things in the filesystem.
• textual-image - A module to render images in Textual via Terminal Graphics Protocol and Sixel.
• textual-hires-canvas - High-resolution drawing canvas for Textual apps.
• textual-imageview - Terminal-based image-viewing widget library and application.
• textual-pandas - A module to display Pandas dataframes in Textual.
• textual-pdf - A basic Textual widget that allows previewing PDF files using textual-image
• textual-plot - A native plotting widget for Textual apps with zooming/panning support.
• textual-pyfiglet - Library that fully integrates Pyfiglet into Textual, complete with color and animation effects.
• textual-qrcode - Library that provides a simple QR code widget, using https://qrenco.de/ as the backend.
• textual-slidecontainer - Provides a new container, the SlideContainer. Makes it easy to create sliding or hidden menu bars.
• textual-slider - A Textual widget for a simple slider.
• textual-spinbox - A Textual spinbox widget (also in pypi).
• textual-tags - A widget for textual to display tags
• textual-timepiece - Library providing various time related widgets, including date pickers, timelines and extras.
• textual-terminal - Library that provides a terminal widget; which can be used to embed other terminal applications inside a Textual application.
• textual-universal-directorytree - Textual plugin for a DirectoryTree compatible with remote filesystems.
• textual-window A widget for a floating, draggable window and included window bar/manager system.
• tuilwindcss - A project inspired by tailwind.css to offer a similar set of classes that can be used directly to construct TUI apps with Textual.
• zandev_textual_widgets - Custom widgets for Textual.

Applications built with Textual

• avocet - A bookmark manager that interacts with the raindrop.io API.
• ayu - A TUI to make pytest interactive
• baca - A TUI Ebook Reader.
• bagels - Powerful expense tracker that lives in your terminal.
• blueutil-tui - tui for Mac to interact with bluetooth devices via blueutil
• browsr - A pleasant file explorer in your terminal.
• budgetize - A Terminal User Interface (TUI) to create budgets, track your incomes/expenses and manage your finances.
• CLOCtui - A TUI interface for CLOC (Count Lines of Code).
• code-puppy - Agentic AI code writing tool with a TUI interface
• close-mongo-ops-manager - A simple TUI for monitoring and killing MongoDB operations.
• coBib - A simple, command-line based bibliography management tool.
• Datadog QA - Datadog's QA manager for releases of GitHub repositories.
• dcmetro - Command line app for sending commands to get live information on the DC Metro.
• django-tui - Inspect and run Django Commands in a text-based user interface.
• dip_coater - A terminal / Textual app to control a dip coater motor.
• Dolphie - An intuitive feature-rich top tool for monitoring MySQL in real time.
• Dooit - A todo manager which you didn't ask for but needed.
• DooPass - A minimalistic TUI password manager.
• dotenvhub - Terminal App to centrally manage .env files.
• dunce - A simple note taking application.
• Elia - A terminal ChatGPT client built with Textual.
• evolve-words - A terminal-based visualisation of evolution through mutation and natural selection.
• Feeling - A simple terminal-based feelings tracker, with CLI and CHUI interface.
• Flameshow - A terminal Flamegraph viewer.
• Frogmouth - A Markdown browser for your terminal.
• fivepyfive - An annoying puzzle for the terminal.
• flui - Flui is a command-line tool for rapidly sub-typing avian influenza viruses without doing full assemblies.
• FV-1 Programmer - Textual-based UI for programming the Audiofab Easy Spin effects pedal.
• girok - A powerful terminal-based task manager which provides a multitude of scheduling operations that can be done in less than 10 seconds.
• gptextual - A terminal-based chat client for various LLMs built with Textual.
• gridinfo - A simple application for looking at stats about the Second Life grid.
• gtraceroute - A sophisticated network diagnostic tool, combining the utility of traditional traceroute with a user-friendly UI similar to PingPlotter.
• gupshup - A chat application built for the terminal.
• Harlequin - A Terminal-based SQL IDE for DuckDB.
• hexabyte - A modern, modular, and robust TUI hex editor.
• htbpanel - A TUI for HackTheBox to manage and browse machines, and submit flags.
• http-tui - A client for testing out HTTP requests.
• HumBLE Explorer - A cross-platform, command-line and human-friendly Bluetooth Low Energy scanner.
• Ignori - Generate .gitignore file without leaving the terminal.
• Inkr - An application for inspecting, editing, and managing Matroska.
• jpterm - Jupyter in the terminal.
• kanban-tui - Task Manager with a TUI written in Python
• kaskade - A kafka text user interface.
• kupo - A terminal-based file browser.
• langchain-serve - babyagi-as-a-service playground.
• lsp-devtools - Tooling for working with language servers and clients.
• Lugus - A feed reader for the terminal.
• mandelexp - A Textual Mandelbrot explorer for the terminal.
• meine - A fast, Textual-powered CLI file manager and system utility with smart commands and rich UI.
• mlauncher-cli - Master Launcher: A classic-like launcher for the Master Levels of Doom2.
• moulti - Moulti is a CLI-driven Terminal User Interface (TUI) that enables you to assign the numerous lines emitted by your scripts to visual, collapsible blocks called steps.
• moneyterm - TUI expense and budget tracker.
• NoteSH - A fully functional sticky notes App in your Terminal
• OIDIA - A simple no-shaming terminal-based streak tracker.
• OSHit - A HackerNews reader for the terminal.
• ParLlama - Terminal based UI for interfacing with and managing Ollama models.
• parq-inspector - Parquet viewer for your terminal.
• PISpy - A simple client for looking up package information in the Python package index.
• Pocker - TUI based application for docker related tasks.
• Posting - The modern API client that lives in your terminal.
• prune-envs - Prune (conda) Environments.
• pqviewer - View Apache Parquet files in your terminal.
• Quizzical - A terminal-based trivia quiz.
• RecoverPy - A file-recovery too for GNU/Linux.
• rexi - Terminal UI for Regex Testing.
• rovr - A post-modern terminal file explorer.
• RichColorPicker - Terminal-based color picker with rich color palette.
• Secret Santa - Secret Santa drawing tool for the terminal.
• shira - A Python object inspector.
• skylab - A TUI for showing latest upcoming rocket launches.
• smassh - Smassh your Keyboard, TUI Edition.
• spegel - A Terminal Browser That Uses LLMs to Rewrite Webpages
• sphoin - A TUI for sphoin.app
• Spiel - A terminal-based presentation tool where you build your slides using Python functions.
• sqint - A textual-based terminal application for viewing, querying, and modifying SQLite databases.
• SuricataLog - SuricataLog is a set of tools/ scripts to parse and display Suricata log files.
• tab-pal - A TUI that makes it easier to add and edit custom colour palettes in Tableau.
• termlauncer - A command-line based key launcher using Textual.
• textchat - A single server irc client for your terminal
• textual-bee - A word puzzle for the terminal, written with Textual.
• textual-musicplayer - A simple music player (MP3, etc.) using Textual.
• textual-paint - MS Paint... in your terminal.
• textual-passphrase - Application that generates passphrases based on a custom user-provided list.
• textual-prometheus - Simple tool to query prometheus/thanos API and plot it in the terminal.
• textual-query-sandbox - A simple tool for testing and practicing Textual DOM queries.
• textual-totp - A TOTP (authenticator) application using Python & Textual.
• tinboard - A terminal-based client for the Pinboard bookmarking service.
• tiptop - A command-line system monitoring tool in the spirit of top.
• tooi - A text-based user interface for Mastodon, Pleroma and friends.
• toolong - A terminal application to view, tail, merge, and search log files (plus JSONL).
• tt-smi - Tenstorrent console based hardware information program.
• trogon - Easily turn your Click CLI into a powerful terminal application.
• twobee - A simple 2bit file viewer and reader library.
• txt2dub - A text-based UI application for editing voiceover scripts and generating text to speech performances.
• UPiano - A Piano in your terminal.
• usolitaire - Solitaire in your terminal.
• unbored - A terminal-based client for the bored API; get inspired for things to do when you're bored.
• vignore - A powerful tool to visualize ignored files.
• visual-selection - A terminal-based visualisation of natural selection with mutation.
• words-tui - An app for daily writing.
• zodiac - AI workflow builder for artists and researchers

Other resources

• Crash Course On Using Textual - Walks the user through installing, debugging, and writing unit tests in the context of developing a few simple example Texual applications.