Kivy Alternatives

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   Qt

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   Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software that can be run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase, while having the power and speed of native applications.

   54 Qt alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium (Pay once)
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Finland
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD

   

   

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   • Qt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Kivy.

   • Qt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kivy.

   • Qt is Freemium and Open SourceKivy is Free and Open Source
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   Electron

    114 likes

   If you can build a website, you can build a desktop app. Electron is a framework for creating native applications with web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. It takes care of the hard parts so you can focus on the core of your application.

   43 Electron alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Flutter

    64 likes

   Build apps for any screen. Flutter transforms the app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase.

   44 Flutter alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Self-Hosted
   • Dart
   • Flutter

   

   

   

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   • Flutter is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Kivy.

   • Flutter is Free and Open SourceKivy is also Free and Open Source
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   GTK

    55 likes

   GTK is a multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. Offering a complete set of widgets, GTK is suitable for projects ranging from small one-off tools to complete application suites.

   37 GTK alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chrome OS

   

   

   

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   PyQt

    19 likes

   PyQt combines all the advantages of Qt and Python .

   23 PyQt alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   CustomTkinter

    3 likes

   A modern and customizable python UI-library based on Tkinter.

   9 CustomTkinter alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Python
   • Self-Hosted

   

   

   

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   MauiKit

    4 likes

   MauiKit is a framework based on QQC2 and Kirigami, that helps to create convergent applications that run on GNU Linux and Android, based on the Maui HIG. MauiKit is an open source framework to make the applications look good, made by .

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • Mexico

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Android

   

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   • MauiKit is the most popular Android alternative to Kivy.

   • MauiKit is Free and Open SourceKivy is also Free and Open Source
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    WaterUI

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    A modern, cross-platform UI framework for Rust that renders to native platform widgets (UIKit/AppKit on Apple, Android View on Android) rather than drawing its own pixels. Build reactive, declarative UIs with Rust's type safety and performance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Android Development Tool

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    

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    Qt for Python (PySide)

     10 likes

    The Qt for Python project aims to provide a complete port of the PySide module to Qt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Origin

    • Finland
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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    wxPython

     11 likes

    wxPython is a GUI toolkit for the Python programming language. It allows Python programmers to create programs with a robust, highly functional graphical user interface, simply and easily. It is implemented as a Python extension module (native code) that wraps the popular...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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    Python Arcade

     1 like

    Arcade is an easy-to-learn Python library for creating 2D video games. It is ideal for beginning programmers, or programmers who want to create 2D games without learning a complex framework.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    BeeWare

     3 likes

    Write your apps in Python and release them on iOS, Android, Windows, MacOS, Linux, Web, and tvOS using rich, native user interfaces. Multiple apps, one codebase, with a fully native user experience on every platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Android Development Tool

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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