TkEasyGUI - the easiest library for GUI

TkEasyGUI is the easiest library for creating GUIs in Python.

This library allows you to easily create GUI applications with Python. Since it is based on Tkinter, it runs consistently on Windows, macOS, and Linux. With a variety of built-in dialogs and customizable forms, you can develop applications effortlessly.

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Platform

• Windows / macOS / Linux (Tkinter required)

Install

Install package from PyPI.

pip install TkEasyGUI
# or
python -m pip install TkEasyGUI

Install package from GitHub Repository.

python -m pip install git+https://github.com/kujirahand/tkeasygui-python

Features of This Library

• Python's standard UI library Tkinter, is often considered to have a high barrier to entry and to be difficult to use. By using this library, you can create GUI applications easily and intuitively.
• This package supports type hints, allowing property selection via code completion. Python 3.9 or later is required.
• In the event model, it is compatible with the well-known GUI library PySimpleGUI.
• This project adopts the lenient MIT license. This license will not change in the future. Let's enjoy creating GUI programs.

How to use - popup dialogs

Using TkEasyGUI is simple. If you only want to display a dialog, it requires just two lines of code.

import TkEasyGUI as eg
# Show Text dialog
eg.print("A joyful heart is good medicine.")

Ask the user for their name and display that name in the window.

import TkEasyGUI as eg
# Show Input dialog
name = eg.input("What is your name?")
eg.print(f"Hello, {name}.")

Furthermore, a dialog is available that allows specifying multiple input fields.

import TkEasyGUI as eg
# Show Form dialog
form = eg.popup_get_form(["Name", "Age", "Hobbies"])
if form:
    name = form["Name"]
    age = form["Age"]
    hobbies = form["Hobbies"]
    eg.print(f"name={name}, age={age}, hobby={hobbies}")

More Dialogs

TkEasyGUI provides a variety of dialogs. For example, a color selection dialog, a file selection dialog, and a calendar dialog.

• Docs > Dialogs

How to use - widgets

To create a simple window with only labels and buttons, you would write as follows:

import TkEasyGUI as eg
# define layout
layout = [
    [eg.Text("Hello, World!")],
    [eg.Button("OK")]
]
# create a window
with eg.Window("Hello App", layout) as window:
    # event loop
    for event, values in window.event_iter():
        if event == "OK":
            eg.print("Thank you.")
            break

You can describe it using an event model similar to the famous GUI library, PySimpleGUI.

import TkEasyGUI as eg

# define layout
layout = [
    [eg.Text("Hello, World!")],
    [eg.Button("OK")]
]
# create a window
window = eg.Window("Hello App", layout)
# event loop
while True:
    event, values = window.read()
    if event in ["OK", eg.WINDOW_CLOSED]:
        eg.popup("Thank you.")
        break
# close window
window.close()

• Docs > What kind of elements can be used?

Samples

We have prepared a selection of samples to demonstrate simple usage. Please check them out.

• samples.

Running tests/file_viewer.py allows all samples to be easily launched.

Documents

Below is a detailed list of classes and methods.

• docs
  • Dialogs
  • Elements
  • Utilities

Tutorial

Japanese tutorials:

• TkEasyGUI - Pythonで最も素早くデスクトップアプリを創るライブラリ
• マイナビニュースPython連載116回目 - 合計/整形/コピーのツールを作ろう
• (Book) Pythonでつくるデスクトップアプリ メモ帳からスクレイピング・生成AI利用まで
• (Magazine) 日経ソフトウエア2025年5月号の特集記事 - TkEasyGUIを使ってみよう

There are other helpful articles as well.

• TkEasyGUI - 目的別ダイアログ完全ガイド
• TkEasyGUIライブラリの基本とサンプルコード解説

Compatibility with PySimpleGUI

• When using basic functionalities, it is compatible with PySimpleGUI. Programs can be written using the same event-driven model as PySimpleGUI.
• The names of basic GUI components are kept the same, but some property names differ.
• TkEasyGUI has been completely reimplemented from scratch and is licensed under the MIT License.
• However, full compatibility with PySimpleGUI is not intended.

TkEasyGUI features:

• Using a for loop and window.event_iter() enables straightforward event processing.
• Custom popup dialogs, such as a color selection dialog(eg.popup_color), a list dialog(eg.popup_listbox), form dialog(eg.popup_get_form) are available.
• The Image class supports not only PNG but also JPEG formats.
• Convenient event hooks and features for bulk event registration are provided - docs/custom_events.
• Methods such as Copy, Paste, and Cut are added to text boxes (Multiline/Input).
• The system's default color scheme is utilized.

Link

• pypi.org > TkEasyGUI
• GitHub > TkEasyGUI
• Discord > TkEasyGUI

Additional Information

How to run on Raspberry Pi?

It works on Raspberry Pi OS as well. Please pay attention to the following points during installation:

• Use Python 3.9 or higher.
• Pillow (not PIL) is required. Please run the following command:
  • pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall pillow
  • If this does not work, uninstall the old system version of Pillow and reinstall it:
    • sudo apt remove python3-pil
    • pip install pillow
• Tkinter is pre-installed on Raspberry Pi, but the python3-tk package is required. Please run the following command:
  • sudo apt-get install python3-tk