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# Textual
<img align="right" width="250" alt="clock" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/63e839c3-5b8e-478d-b78e-cf7647eb85e8" />
Build cross-platform user interfaces with a simple Python API. Run your apps in the terminal *or* a web browser.
Textual's API combines modern Python with the best of developments from the web world, for a lean app development experience.
De-coupled components and an advanced [testing](https://textual.textualize.io/guide/testing/) framework ensure you can maintain your app for the long-term.
Want some more examples? See the [examples](https://github.com/Textualize/textual/tree/main/examples) directory.
```python
"""
An App to show the current time.
"""
from datetime import datetime
from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
from textual.widgets import Digits
class ClockApp(App):
CSS = """
Screen { align: center middle; }
Digits { width: auto; }
"""
def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
yield Digits("")
def on_ready(self) -> None:
self.update_clock()
self.set_interval(1, self.update_clock)
def update_clock(self) -> None:
clock = datetime.now().time()
self.query_one(Digits).update(f"{clock:%T}")
if __name__ == "__main__":
app = ClockApp()
app.run()
```
> [!TIP]
> Textual is an asynchronous framework under the hood. Which means you can integrate your apps with async libraries — if you want to.
> If you don't want or need to use async, Textual won't force it on you.
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## Widgets
Textual's library of [widgets](https://textual.textualize.io/widget_gallery/) covers everything from buttons, tree controls, data tables, inputs, text areas, and more…
Combined with a flexible [layout](https://textual.textualize.io/how-to/design-a-layout/) system, you can realize any User Interface you need.
Predefined themes ensure your apps will look good out of the box.
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<img src="https://img.spacergif.org/spacer.gif" width="1" height="32"/>
## Installing
Install Textual via pip:
```
pip install textual textual-dev
```
See [getting started](https://textual.textualize.io/getting_started/) for details.
<img src="https://img.spacergif.org/spacer.gif" width="1" height="32"/>
## Demo
Run the following command to see a little of what Textual can do:
```
python -m textual
```
Or try the [textual demo](https://github.com/textualize/textual-demo) *without* installing (requires [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)):
```bash
uvx --python 3.12 textual-demo
```
<img src="https://img.spacergif.org/spacer.gif" width="1" height="32"/>
## Dev Console
<img align="right" width="40%" alt="devtools" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/12c60d65-e342-4b2f-9372-bae0459a7552" />
How do you debug an app in the terminal that is also running in the terminal?
The `textual-dev` package supplies a dev console that connects to your application from another terminal.
In addition to system messages and events, your logged messages and print statements will appear in the dev console.
See [the guide](https://textual.textualize.io/guide/devtools/) for other helpful tools provided by the `textual-dev` package.
<img src="https://img.spacergif.org/spacer.gif" width="1" height="32"/>
## Command Palette
Textual apps have a *fuzzy search* command palette.
Hit `ctrl+p` to open the command palette.
It is easy to extend the command palette with [custom commands](https://textual.textualize.io/guide/command_palette/) for your application.
<img src="https://img.spacergif.org/spacer.gif" width="1" height="32"/>
# Textual ❤️ Web
<img align="right" width="40%" alt="textual-serve" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a25820fb-87ae-433a-858b-ac3940169242">
Textual apps are equally at home in the browser as they are the terminal. Any Textual app may be served with `textual serve` — so you can share your creations on the web.
Here's how to serve the demo app:
```
textual serve "python -m textual"
```
In addition to serving your apps locally, you can serve apps with [Textual Web](https://github.com/Textualize/textual-web).
Textual Web's firewall-busting technology can serve an unlimited number of applications.
Since Textual apps have low system requirements, you can install them anywhere Python also runs. Turning any device into a connected device.
No desktop required!
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## Join us on Discord
Join the Textual developers and community on our [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/Enf6Z3qhVr).
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