rich-toolkit

Rich toolkit for building command-line applications

rich-toolkit Permissive license MIT Active v0.20.3 released 2026-07-13

Install

rich-toolkit on PyPI

pip

pip install rich-toolkit

uv

uv add rich-toolkit

poetry

poetry add rich-toolkit

Package facts

License	MIT (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.8)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	3 — click, rich, typing-extensions
Maintenance	actively maintained — 31 days since the last release
First released	2024-08-22
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: rich_toolkit-0.20.3-py3-none-any.whl

Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseTopic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules

About rich-toolkit

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

Rich Toolkit

This is a very opinionated set of components for building CLI applications. It is based on Rich

Installation

pip install rich-toolkit

Example usage

Rich toolkit comes with an App class, this is used to give a consistent style to your CLI application, it can be used as a context manager, like so:

TODO: new example

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Rich Toolkit provides opinionated CLI application components built on Rich, offering styled context managers and utilities for consistent command-line interfaces.

Low install friction with three lightweight runtime dependencies (click, rich, typing-extensions). Active maintenance with a release 31 days ago signals ongoing support.

MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, making this suitable for most projects.

Usage

pip install rich-toolkit

from rich_toolkit import App

with App() as app:
    app.console.print("Hello from Rich Toolkit")

Requires Python 3.8 or later.

Verdict: Rich Toolkit is a low-friction, actively maintained CLI framework with permissive MIT licensing and no known vulnerabilities. It's well-positioned for developers building styled command-line applications, though its Beta status (Development Status 4) suggests API stability should be monitored.

Needs verification

Whether the incomplete example in the description reflects actual API readiness or documentation-in-progress.
Adoption rate and community feedback beyond the top-1000 PyPI tier classification.
Stability guarantees or semantic versioning practices given the Beta classifier.

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