---
id: pyside6-addons
version: "6.11.1"
license: LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
license_treatment: copyleft
maintenance: active
---

# PySide6-Addons — Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework (Addons)

License: copyleft · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 3.7M/mo

## What it is and what it does

PySide6-Addons is a complementary package to PySide6 that bundles additional Qt 6.0+ framework modules as Python bindings. It provides access to specialized Qt functionality including 3D rendering (Qt3DCore, Qt3DRender, Qt3DAnimation), multimedia (QtMultimedia, QtMultimediaWidgets), web technologies (QtWebEngineCore, QtWebEngineWidgets, QtWebSockets), data visualization (QtCharts, QtDataVisualization, QtGraphs), and hardware interfaces (QtSerialPort, QtBluetooth, QtNfc, QtPositioning). The package is distributed as pre-compiled binary wheels for macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Developers use PySide6-Addons when building desktop applications that need capabilities beyond the core PySide6 offering—such as rendering 3D scenes, embedding web content, displaying interactive charts, or communicating with serial devices and Bluetooth peripherals. It requires shiboken6 and PySide6_Essentials as runtime dependencies and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14. The copyleft license (LGPL/GPL) means proprietary applications must either comply with GPL terms or obtain a commercial Qt license.

Use it for:

- Build 3D visualization applications using Qt3DCore and Qt3DRender for rendering geometric models and scenes.
- Create desktop applications that embed web content or communicate over WebSockets using QtWebEngineWidgets and QtWebSockets.
- Develop data analysis tools with interactive charts and graphs using QtCharts and QtDataVisualization.
- Build IoT and hardware integration applications with serial port, Bluetooth, and NFC support via QtSerialPort, QtBluetooth, QtNfc.
- Create multimedia applications with audio/video playback and recording using QtMultimedia and QtMultimediaWidgets.
- Develop location-aware applications using QtPositioning and QtLocation modules.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

PySide6-Addons extends PySide6 with additional Qt modules for 3D graphics, multimedia, web engines, charts, and specialized hardware interfaces.

Yes, if you need the specific Qt addon modules and accept the copyleft license terms. The package is actively maintained, widely used (top 5000 PyPI), has no known vulnerabilities, and provides stable access to a comprehensive set of Qt 6 capabilities. Medium install friction is typical for compiled bindings. Not necessary if you only need core PySide6 functionality.

## Install

pip install pyside6-addons
uv add pyside6-addons
poetry add pyside6-addons

## Installing PySide6-Addons

Before you install: Medium install friction due to compiled binary wheels across multiple platforms (macOS universal2, Linux x86_64/aarch64, Windows x64/arm64). Actively maintained with recent release 93 days ago. Requires shiboken6 and PySide6_Essentials as runtime dependencies.

License in practice: Licensed under LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only (copyleft). Use in proprietary software requires either GPL compliance or a commercial Qt license; LGPL allows proprietary linking with conditions on library modifications.

Quickstart:

pip install pyside6-addons

from PySide6.Qt3DCore import Qt3DCore
from PySide6.QtCharts import QtCharts

# Access Qt addon modules via PySide6 namespace

Requires Python 3.10 or later (supports up to 3.14). Requires shiboken6 and PySide6_Essentials as runtime dependencies.

Verify before relying:

- Whether all listed Qt modules are fully functional and documented in this release
- Performance characteristics and memory overhead when loading multiple addon modules together
- Compatibility matrix with specific PySide6_Essentials versions beyond the runtime dependency declaration

## Package facts

- License: LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only (copyleft)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: medium
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 3.7M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

qt python bindings addons, pyside6 3d graphics multimedia, qt charts data visualization python, pyside6 web engine, qt serial port bluetooth python, pyside6 additional modules, qt framework python extensions, qt-bindings, desktop-gui, 3d-graphics

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