Kivy is a Python library that helps you to build cross-platform GUI applications for Windows, Linux, iOS as well as Android. Kivy supports touch-enabled input. All the widgets in Kivy GUI framework have the capability to handle multi-touch gestures.

In this tutorial, you will learn to build attractive GUI applications with Kivy GUI library. This tutorial is a good starting point for anybody who wants to develop cross-platform GUI apps.

Audience

This tutorial is a good starting point for anybody who wants to develop cross-platform GUI apps. Kivy is also a good choice for mobile app development for Android an iOS devices.

One can follow the examples in this tutorial to develop attractive desktop GUI applications and mobile apps.

Prerequisites

Since kivy is a Python library, an intermediate level knowledge of Python programming is required. Good understanding of principles of Object-oriented programming will be an added advantage.

For Android-based apps, you need to have a basic understanding of how the APKs are built and deployed.