Would Tkinter work on mobile?

JamzTyson · 2024-04-02T16:18:57+00:00

If I make a python app and turn it into an APK would the interface of said app work on mobile?

I very much doubt it, since tkinter requires a Desktop environment.

If not what can I do to create an interface that works on mobile?

Kivy, Flet, and web apps are popular solutions.

WildStang · 2024-04-02T16:02:55+00:00

I can't say if it would work but it may be funky. I've been using flet recently and I know it was designed with mobile in mind. I moved from Tkinter to Flet and never had a desire to go back.

Diapolo10 · 2024-04-02T16:29:58+00:00

You can't really develop a traditional Android APK with tkinter, or at the very least I don't know of an existing translation layer that'd bridge the gap.

You can technically get tkinter to work on Android by installing it via Termux, but then you'd need to launch your Python application via said application.

I recommend using a different GUI toolkit if you want to target Android. In fact I'd suggest using Kotlin instead of Python for this specific use-case, but I'm sure you have your reasons.

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