venvstudio 1.3.42

Lightweight Python Virtual Environment Manager with modern GUI

🐍 VenvStudio

Lightweight Python Virtual Environment Manager
Create, manage, and launch your Python environments — all from a modern GUI

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📦 Install

pip install venvstudio
venvstudio

Or download the standalone binary — no Python required:

Platform	File	Notes
🪟 Windows	VenvStudio.exe	Portable — just run
🐧 Linux	VenvStudio-x86_64.AppImage	chmod +x then run
🍎 macOS	VenvStudio-macOS	Apple Silicon + Rosetta 2

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✨ Features

🗂️ Environment Management

• Create, rename, clone, delete virtual environments with a modern GUI
• Auto-detect existing environments on disk at startup
• Per-environment cache — instant load, no subprocess delays
• Set a Default Environment that opens automatically on launch
• Open terminal with environment pre-activated (cmd, PowerShell, pwsh, bash, zsh, fish...)
• Export as requirements.txt, Dockerfile, docker-compose.yml, pyproject.toml, environment.yml

📦 Package Management

• Installed tab — filter, select, uninstall, export, import packages
• Catalog tab — 200+ curated packages across 15 categories with PyPI & Docs links
• Presets tab — one-click install bundles (Data Science, Web API, Django, Flask, ML, NLP, CV, Testing...)
• Manual Install tab — paste package names or version specs (numpy==1.24, pandas>=2.0)
• pip or uv backend (uv is 10–100× faster)

🚀 Quick Launch

• Sidebar shows installed apps for the active environment
• Jupyter Working Directory — configurable (Home / Env Folder / Custom Path)
• Create Desktop Shortcut for any app
• Instant sync between sidebar dropdown, environment table, and package panel

Supported Launchers:

🐍 Python Management

• Auto-detect all system Python installations
• Add custom Python paths
• Set User Default or System Default Python (PATH management with optional admin elevation)
• Download standalone Python builds from python-build-standalone

⚙️ Settings & Customization

• 🌙 Dark (Catppuccin) and ☀️ Light themes
• Font family and size customization
• 🌍 Interface language: English / Turkish
• Custom venv base directory
• Custom terminal, catalog categories, and packages
• CLI/TUI Tools: Starship (preset preview, inline config editor, test terminal), Oh My Posh, Nerd Fonts
• Auto-check for updates on startup

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🚀 Quick Start

From PyPI

pip install venvstudio
venvstudio

From Source

git clone https://github.com/bayramkotan/VenvStudio.git
cd VenvStudio
pip install PySide6
python main.py

CLI

venvstudio          # Launch GUI
venvstudio -V       # Show version
venvstudio -h       # Help

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📤 Export Formats

Export your environment in multiple formats from the Export ▾ dropdown:

Format	File(s)	Use Case
📄 requirements.txt	requirements.txt	Standard pip
🐳 Dockerfile	Dockerfile + requirements.txt	Docker container
🐳 docker-compose.yml	3 files	Docker Compose
📦 pyproject.toml	pyproject.toml	Modern Python packaging
🐍 environment.yml	environment.yml	Conda compatibility
📋 Clipboard	—	Quick copy-paste

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⬇️ Python Downloader

Download standalone Python builds from python-build-standalone (same builds used by uv):

• User Install — no admin required, stored in VenvStudio config
• System Install — Windows (C:\Program Files), Linux (/opt/python), macOS (/usr/local/python)

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🏗️ Build from Source

pip install pyinstaller PySide6 Pillow
python build.py

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📝 License

LGPL-3.0

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Made with ❤️ by Bayram Kotan

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