How Textual is used
Textual is a dependency in 21 of the 6,208 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.3% of the 1,622 Python ones), #22 of 93 in desktop and mobile apps. Counting the projects our scan samples by dependency (Solana 2,661, Ethereum and EVM 1,496, 3D and games 2,818, agent frameworks and SDKs 10,983), it appears in 67; those are left out of every share on this page. Projects that use it most often also use Rich (90.5%), Pydantic (76.2%), PyYAML (57.1%).
Textual popularity over time
Gid Score 66: downloads 88, use in agent projects 45, GitHub stars 72, downloads trend 40 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with Textual
| Rich | 90.5% of Textual projects · 25.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| Pydantic | 76.2% of Textual projects · 8.8× more than average |
| PyYAML | 57.1% of Textual projects · 9.6× more than average |
| OpenAI Python Library | 38.1% of Textual projects · 9.7× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 38.1% of Textual projects · 4.2× more than average |
| FastAPI | 33.3% of Textual projects · 4.5× more than average |
| Uvicorn | 33.3% of Textual projects · 4.4× more than average |
| NumPy | 33.3% of Textual projects · 5.7× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
| OpenClaw | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Textual as a dependency.
How Textual is funded
GitHub Sponsors
| @willmcgugan | 42 current sponsors |
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GitHub shows how many people and companies sponsor an account, not how much they pay. Sponsors of a person back all of their work, which here includes Rich.
Ways to fund Textual
As the maintainers list them in FUNDING.yml on GitHub. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
Install
| Package | pip install textual |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (21) |
| Example projects | elophanto/EloPhanto, plurigrid/asi, Navinspire-ia/navin, jagoff/memo, Everyone-Needs-A-Copilot/claude-copilot |
Alternatives to Textual
In our scan, none of the most used tools in Desktop and mobile apps does the same job as Textual: they are add-ons, companions or tools for a different task.
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