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Briefcase

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Briefcase is a tool for converting a Python project into a standalone native application. You can package projects for:

• Mac
• Windows
• Linux
• iPhone/iPad
• Android

Support for AppleTV, watchOS, wearOS and web deployments is planned.

If you want to see Briefcase in action, try the BeeWare tutorial <https://beeware.readthedocs.io>__. That tutorial walks you through the process of creating and packaging a new application with Briefcase.

Documentation

Documentation for Briefcase can be found on Read The Docs_.

Community

Briefcase is part of the BeeWare suite_. You can talk to the community through:

• @pybeeware on Twitter <https://twitter.com/pybeeware>__

• Discord <https://beeware.org/bee/chat/>__

• The Briefcase Github Discussions forum <https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/discussions>__

We foster a welcoming and respectful community as described in our BeeWare Community Code of Conduct_.

Contributing

If you experience problems with Briefcase, log them on GitHub. If you want to contribute code, please fork the code and submit a pull request_.

.. _BeeWare suite: http://beeware.org .. _Read The Docs: https://briefcase.readthedocs.io .. _BeeWare Community Code of Conduct: http://beeware.org/community/behavior/ .. _log them on Github: https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/issues .. _fork the code: https://github.com/beeware/briefcase .. _submit a pull request: https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/pulls