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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. skoro/tkui ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) skoro/tkui ========== Create desktop applications using Tk gui toolkit v0.2.3(3y ago)50611517[13 issues](https://github.com/skoro/php-tkui/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/skoro/php-tkui/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=7.4 Since Oct 22Pushed 2y ago20 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/skoro/php-tkui)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/skoro/tkui)[ RSS](/packages/skoro-tkui/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (7)Dependencies (6)Versions (8)Used By (0) [![](logo.png)](logo.png) php-tkui -------- [](#php-tkui) `php-tkui` allows you to build desktop ui applications with PHP only. It leverages [FFI](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.ffi) extension and [Tcl/Tk](https://www.tcl.tk) for that, thus you don't need to compile or install any external extensions. [![](screen-demo-buttons-win.png)](screen-demo-buttons-win.png) ### Requirements [](#requirements) - PHP >= 8.2 - `ffi` extension must be enabled - Tcl/Tk >= 8.6 ### Getting started [](#getting-started) Make sure that Tcl/Tk is installed in your OS. For Debian/Ubuntu based distros you may install it with `apt`: ``` sudo apt install tcl tk ``` Next, check `FFI` extension is enabled: ``` php --ri ffi ``` Clone this repository and try out the demos: ``` git clone https://github.com/skoro/php-tkui.git php-tkui cd php-tkui composer install php demos/buttons.php ``` ### Configuration [](#configuration) You may enable some application features like: - debug mode - appearance Copy the provided `.env.example` into `.env` and customize the options. Debug mode allows you to find out which commands are executed by Tcl engine. To enable the debug mode set: ``` DEBUG=true DEBUG_LOG=php://stdout ``` All the debug messages will go to the console. You may specify a file name instead of console. To change the application appearance comment out `THEME` option and set one of: *clam*, *alt*, *default*, *classic*. Additional themes for Windows: *winnative*, *xpnative*, *vista*. By default, *auto* is used, setting a theme depending on OS: ``` THEME=auto ``` ### Windows [](#windows) You need to install one of [Tcl/Tk binary distributions](https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Binary+Distributions) and set path to dlls in `.env` file like this: ``` WINDOWS_LIB_TCL=c:\\tcltk\\bin\\tcl86t.dll WINDOWS_LIB_TK=c:\\tcltk\\bin\\tk86t.dll ``` Also, you can build your own Tcl/Tk distribution, take a look at [BUILD-WIN.md](tools/BUILD-WIN.md) doc how to do that. ### macOS [](#macos) You need to install one of Tcl/Tk binary distributions same as for Windows. The easiest way is to install it using brew: ``` brew install tcl-tk ``` Then you need to set paths to dylibs in `.env` file: ``` DARWIN_LIB_TCL=/usr/local/Cellar/tcl-tk/[installed_version]/lib/libtcl8.6.dylib DARWIN_LIB_TK=/usr/local/Cellar/tcl-tk/[installed_version]/lib/libtk8.6.dylib ``` ### Health Score 29 — LowBetter than 59% of packages Maintenance19 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity30 Limited adoption so far Community19 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity41 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 99.6% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~22 days Recently: every ~31 days Total 7 Last Release 1167d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c0d06add7732fb2b4681e95a92527bb7e0dd913fe790fd0c5dc774cf52d3f2b7?d=identicon)[skoro](/maintainers/skoro) --- Top Contributors [![skoro](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6389201?v=4)](https://github.com/skoro "skoro (735 commits)")[![mtk3d](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12657846?v=4)](https://github.com/mtk3d "mtk3d (2 commits)")[![jawira](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/496541?v=4)](https://github.com/jawira "jawira (1 commits)") --- Tags desktopffiguiphpphp-ffiphp-libraryphp74php8tcltcltkuiguidesktopwidgettoolkitTktcltk ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit Static AnalysisPHPStan Type Coverage Yes ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/skoro-tkui/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/skoro-tkui/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/skoro-tkui) ``` ### Alternatives [cognesy/instructor-php The complete AI toolkit for PHP: unified LLM API, structured outputs, agents, and coding agent control 310107.9k1](/packages/cognesy-instructor-php)[drsdre/yii2-wizardwidget Multi step wizard widget using tabs to guide a user through steps to complete a task. 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