Termux:GUI

This is a plugin for Termux that enables command line programs to use the native android GUI.

In the examples directory you can find demo videos, sample code is provided in the tutorials of the official language bindings.

There are also prepackaged programs you can use. The termux-gui-package package contains a collection of small programs.

See the installation notes on general instructions to install Termux plugins. Clicking on the F-Droid badge above brings you to the F-Droid page for the plugin, the release badge to the GitHub releases.

If you want to use overlay windows or be able to open windows from the background, go into the app settings for Termux:GUI, open the advanced section and enable "Display over other apps".

For developing applications using the plugin, see Developing.md.

Features

• buttons, switches, toggles, checkboxes, text fields, scrolling, LinearLayout
• custom notifications
• custom widgets
• shared image buffers
• GLES2 acceleration
• WebView
• Dialogs
• Lockscreen Activities
• Wake-lock
• ...and more

Comparison with native apps

Native app	With Termux:GUI
Has to be installed	Program can be run in Termux
Full access to the Android API	Access to the Android API through Termux:GUI and Termux:API
Limited to C, C++, Kotlin and Java for native development	Any programming language can be used, prebuilt library for python available
	Lower performance caused by IPC
Accessing files in Termux only possible via SAF	Direct access to files in Termux
Has to be started with am from Termux	Can be started like any other program in Termux
	Can receive command line arguments and output back to the Terminal

Language Bindings

Official

• Python
• C/C++
• Bash

Community

Not maintained by the plugin maintainer:

• Rust