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# Briefcase

Briefcase is a tool for converting a Python project into a standalone native application. It supports producing binaries for:

- macOS, as a standalone .app
- Windows, as an MSI installer
- Linux, as a native system package
- iOS, as an Xcode project
- Android, as a Gradle project
- the Web, as a static website using PyScript for client-side Python

It is also extensible, allowing for additional platforms and installation formats to be produced.

## Tutorial

Get started with a hands-on introduction for beginners.

## How-to guides

Guides and recipes for common problems and tasks, including how to contribute.

## Topic guides

Deeper explorations of concepts and issues related to Briefcase usage.

## Reference

Technical reference - commands, modules, classes, methods.

## About Briefcase

Frequently Asked Questions, success stories, and other details about Briefcase as a project.

## Community

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

- @beeware@fosstodon.org on Mastodon
- Discord
- The Briefcase GitHub Discussions forum

### Code of Conduct

The BeeWare community has a strict Code of Conduct. All users and developers are expected to adhere to this code.

If you have any concerns about this code of conduct, or you wish to report a violation of this code, please contact the project founder Russell Keith-Magee.

### Contributing

If you experience problems with Briefcase, log them on GitHub. If you want to contribute to Briefcase, you can read through the Briefcase contribution guides.