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Fabric: Craft Your Custom Desktop Widgets with Python

Fabric is a Python-based desktop widget system with cross-platform support, low resource usage, and seamless Python integration for effortless customization.

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Meng Li
Dec 02, 2024
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Fabric is a Python-based customizable desktop widget system designed to simplify and enhance the widget creation experience.

It offers a range of features to make this typically tedious process seamless and enjoyable.

Fabric’s goal is to provide a high-level, signal-based workflow, eliminating the need for polling or bash scripts even for basic tasks.


Core Features of Fabric

At its core, Fabric stands out for its simplicity and powerful functionality:

  • Cross-Platform Support: Fabric supports both X11 and Wayland, ensuring compatibility across various desktop environments.

  • Python Integration: Leveraging Python’s rich ecosystem, Fabric allows effortless access to other Python modules for limitless extensibility.

  • Enhanced Developer Experience: Focused on improving developer workflows, Fabric offers strong type support for better code readability and maintainability.

  • Low Resource Usage: Fabric is optimized for minimal resource consumption and high efficiency.

  • Python Code Over Shell Scripts: Built-in Python code replaces resource-intensive shell scripts, improving efficiency and simplifying maintenance.

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