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Welcome to Kivy
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===============
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Welcome to Kivy's documentation. Kivy is an open source software library for the
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rapid development of applications equipped with novel user interfaces, such as
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multi-touch apps.
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We recommend that you get started with :doc:`/gettingstarted/index`. Then head
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over to the :ref:`guide-index`. We also have :ref:`quickstart` if you are
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impatient.
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You are probably wondering why you should be interested in using Kivy. There is
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a document outlining our :ref:`philosophy` that we encourage you to read, and a
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detailed :ref:`architecture`.
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If you want to contribute to Kivy, make sure to read `our latest Contribution
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Guide <https://github.com/kivy/kivy/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_. If
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your concern isn't addressed in the documentation, feel free to
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`contact us <https://github.com/kivy/kivy/blob/master/CONTACT.md>`_.
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.. include:: contents.rst.inc
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Appendix
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========
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The appendix contains licensing information and an enumeration of all the
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different modules, classes, functions and variables available in Kivy.
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License
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-------
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Kivy is released and distributed under the terms of the MIT license starting
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version 1.7.2. Older versions are still under the LGPLv3.
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You should have received a copy of the MIT license alongside your Kivy
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distribution. Our `latest license <https://github.com/kivy/kivy/blob/master/LICENSE>`_
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is also available.
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In a nutshell, the license allows you to use Kivy in your own projects
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regardless of whether they are open source, closed source, commercial or free.
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Even if the license doesn't require it, we would really appreciate when you
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make changes to the Kivy sourcecode **itself**, share those changes with us!
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For a list of authors, please see the file ``AUTHORS`` that accompanies the
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Kivy source code distribution (next to ``LICENSE``).
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Kivy -- Copyright 2010-2025, The Kivy Authors.
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