textual
by Textualize
Textual is a Python framework for building interactive user interfaces that run in the terminal or in a web browser. It gives developers ready-made widgets, styling and testing tools so they can build apps without writing separate front-end code.
- Stars
- 37.5k
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- Python
- Age
- 2027 days
What you can do with it
- Build a terminal app with buttons, tables, inputs and text areas using Python
- Serve the same app in a web browser with the textual serve command
- Debug a running app from a second terminal using the dev console
Make money with it
A freelance Python developer could build and sell custom terminal or browser-based tools for clients, such as internal dashboards or monitoring utilities.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Build lightweight internal dashboards or admin tools that staff can run in a terminal or browser without a separate web front end
- Create simple command-line tools for clients, such as data viewers or task managers, and deliver them as Python projects
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install it with pip using "pip install textual textual-dev", then write your app in Python.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
