Kivymd PDF

KivyMD
Release 0.104.2.dev0
Andrés Rodríguez, Ivanov Yuri, Artem Bulgakov and KivyMD contr
Aug 24, 2020

CONTENTS
1 KivyMD 1
2 Contents 3
2.1 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.3 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.4 Behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
2.5 Change Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
2.6 About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
2.7 KivyMD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
3 Indices and tables 277
Python Module Index 279
Index 281
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CHAPTER
ONE
KIVYMD
Is a collection of Material Design compliant widgets for use with, Kivy cross-platform graphical framework a frame-
work for cross-platform, touch-enabled graphical applications. The project’s goal is to approximate Google’s Material
Design spec as close as possible without sacrificing ease of use or application performance.
This library is a fork of the KivyMD project the author of which stopped supporting this project three years ago. We
found the strength and brought this project to a new level. Currently we’re in beta status, so things are changing all
the time and we cannot promise any kind of API stability. However it is safe to vendor now and make use of what’s
currently available.
Join the project! Just fork the project, branch out and submit a pull request when your patch is ready. If any changes
are necessary, we’ll guide you through the steps that need to be done via PR comments or access to your for may
be requested to outright submit them. If you wish to become a project developer (permission to create branches on
the project without forking for easier collaboration), have at least one PR approved and ask for it. If you contribute
regularly to the project the role may be offered to you without asking too.
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KivyMD, Release 0.104.2.dev0
2 Chapter 1. KivyMD
CHAPTER
TWO
CONTENTS
2.1 Getting Started
In order to start using KivyMD, you must first install the Kivy framework on your computer. Once you have installed
Kivy, you can install KivyMD.
Warning: KivyMD depends on Kivy! Therefore, before using KivyMD, first learn how to work with Kivy.
2.1.1 Installation
pip install kivymd

Command above will install latest release version of KivyMD from PyPI.
If you want to install development version from master branch, you should specify link to zip archive:
pip install https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/archive/master.zip
_Tip_: Replace master.zip with <commit hash>.zip (eg 51b8ef0.zip) to download KivyMD from specific commit.
Also you can install manually from sources. Just clone the project and run pip:
git clone https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD.git --depth 1

cd KivyMD
pip install .
_Speed Tip_: If you don’t need full commit history (about 320 MiB), you can use a shallow clone (git clone
https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD.git –depth 1) to save time. If you need full commit history, then remove –depth 1.
2.1.2 First KivyMD application
from kivymd.app import MDApp

from kivymd.uix.label import MDLabel
class MainApp(MDApp):
def build(self):
return MDLabel(text="Hello, World", halign="center")
MainApp().run()
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And the equivalent with Kivy:
from kivy.app import App

from kivy.uix.label import Label
class MainApp(App):
def build(self):
return Label(text="Hello, World")
MainApp().run()
To left - Kivy, to right - KivyMD:
At first glance, the KivyMD example contains more code. . . However, the following example already demonstrates
how difficult it is to create a custom button in Kivy:
from kivy.app import App

from kivy.metrics import dp
from kivy.uix.behaviors import TouchRippleBehavior
from kivy.uix.button import Button
from kivy.lang import Builder
KV = """
<RectangleFlatButton>:
ripple_color: 0, 0, 0, .2
background_color: 0, 0, 0, 0
color: root.primary_color
canvas.before:
Color:
rgba: root.primary_color
Line:
width: 1
rectangle: (self.x, self.y, self.width, self.height)
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Screen:
canvas:
Color:
rgba: 0.9764705882352941, 0.9764705882352941, 0.9764705882352941, 1
Rectangle:
pos: self.pos
size: self.size
"""
class RectangleFlatButton(TouchRippleBehavior, Button):

primary_color = [
0.12941176470588237,
0.5882352941176471,
0.9529411764705882,
1
]
def on_touch_down(self, touch):

collide_point = self.collide_point(touch.x, touch.y)
if collide_point:
touch.grab(self)
self.ripple_show(touch)
return True
return False
def on_touch_up(self, touch):

if touch.grab_current is self:
touch.ungrab(self)
self.ripple_fade()
return True
return False
class MainApp(App):
def build(self):
screen = Builder.load_string(KV)
screen.add_widget(
RectangleFlatButton(
text="Hello, World",
pos_hint={"center_x": 0.5, "center_y": 0.5},
size_hint=(None, None),
size=(dp(110), dp(35)),
ripple_color=(0.8, 0.8, 0.8, 0.5),
)
)
return screen
MainApp().run()
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And the equivalent with KivyMD:
from kivy.uix.screenmanager import Screen

from kivymd.uix.button import MDRectangleFlatButton
def build(self):
screen = Screen()
screen.add_widget(
MDRectangleFlatButton(
)
)
return screen
MainApp().run()
To left - Kivy, to right - KivyMD:
2.2 Themes
2.2.1 Theming
See also:
Material Design spec, Material theming
Material App
The main class of your application, which in Kivy inherits from the App class, in KivyMD must inherit from the MDApp
class. The MDApp class has properties that allow you to control application properties such as color/style/font
of interface elements and much more.
Control material properties
The main application class inherited from the MDApp class has the theme_cls attribute, with which you control the
material properties of your application.
API - kivymd.theming
class kivymd.theming.ThemeManager(**kwargs)
primary_palette
The name of the color scheme that the application will use. All major material components will have the
color of the specified color theme.
Available options are: ‘Red’, ‘Pink’, ‘Purple’, ‘DeepPurple’, ‘Indigo’, ‘Blue’, ‘LightBlue’, ‘Cyan’, ‘Teal’,
‘Green’, ‘LightGreen’, ‘Lime’, ‘Yellow’, ‘Amber’, ‘Orange’, ‘DeepOrange’, ‘Brown’, ‘Gray’, ‘BlueGray’.
To change the color scheme of an application:

def build(self):
self.theme_cls.primary_palette = "Green" # "Purple", "Red"
screen = Screen()
screen.add_widget(
)
)
return screen
MainApp().run()
primary_palette is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Blue’.

primary_hue
The color hue of the application.
Available options are: ‘50’, ‘100’, ‘200’, ‘300’, ‘400’, ‘500’, ‘600’, ‘700’, ‘800’, ‘900’, ‘A100’, ‘A200’,
‘A400’, ‘A700’.
To change the hue color scheme of an application:
2.2. Themes 7

def build(self):
self.theme_cls.primary_palette = "Green" # "Purple", "Red"
self.theme_cls.primary_hue = "200" # "500"
screen = Screen()
screen.add_widget(
)
)
return screen
MainApp().run()
With a value of self.theme_cls.primary_hue = "500":
With a value of self.theme_cls.primary_hue = "200":
primary_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘500’.

primary_light_hue
Hue value for primary_light.
primary_light_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘200’.

primary_dark_hue
Hue value for primary_dark.
primary_light_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘700’.
primary_color
The color of the current application theme in rgba format.
primary_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value of the current application theme, prop-
erty is readonly.
primary_light
Colors of the current application color theme in rgba format (in lighter color).
KV = '''
Screen:
MDRaisedButton:
text: "primary_light"
pos_hint: {"center_x": 0.5, "center_y": 0.7}
md_bg_color: app.theme_cls.primary_light
MDRaisedButton:
text: "primary_color"
MDRaisedButton:
text: "primary_dark"
md_bg_color: app.theme_cls.primary_dark
'''
def build(self):
self.theme_cls.primary_palette = "Green"
return Builder.load_string(KV)
MainApp().run()
2.2. Themes 9
primary_light is an AliasProperty that returns the value of the current application theme (in
lighter color), property is readonly.
primary_dark
Colors of the current application color theme in rgba format (in darker color).
primary_dark is an AliasProperty that returns the value of the current application theme (in
darker color), property is readonly.
accent_palette
The application color palette used for items such as the tab indicator in the MDTabsBar class and so on. . .
The image below shows the color schemes with the values self.theme_cls.accent_palette =
'Blue', Red' and Yellow':
primary_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Amber’.

accent_hue
Similar to primary_hue, but returns a value for accent_palette.
accent_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘500’.
accent_light_hue
Hue value for accent_light.
accent_light_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘200’.
accent_dark_hue
Hue value for accent_dark.
accent_dark_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘700’.
accent_color
Similar to primary_color, but returns a value for accent_color.
accent_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for accent_color,
property is readonly.
accent_light
Similar to primary_light, but returns a value for accent_light.
accent_light is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for accent_light,
accent_dark
Similar to primary_dark, but returns a value for accent_dark.
accent_dark is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for accent_dark,
theme_style
App theme style.

def build(self):
self.theme_cls.theme_style = "Dark" # "Light"
screen = Screen()
screen.add_widget(
)
)
return screen
MainApp().run()
theme_style is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Light’.

bg_darkest
Similar to bg_dark, but the color values are a tone lower (darker) than bg_dark.
KV = '''
<Box@BoxLayout>:
bg: 0, 0, 0, 0
canvas:
Color:
rgba: root.bg
Rectangle:
pos: self.pos
size: self.size
BoxLayout:
Box:
bg: app.theme_cls.bg_light
Box:
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bg: app.theme_cls.bg_normal
Box:
bg: app.theme_cls.bg_dark
Box:
bg: app.theme_cls.bg_darkest
'''
def build(self):
self.theme_cls.theme_style = "Dark" # "Light"
MainApp().run()
bg_darkest is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for bg_darkest, property
is readonly.
opposite_bg_darkest
The opposite value of color in the bg_darkest.
opposite_bg_darkest is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
opposite_bg_darkest, property is readonly.
bg_dark
Similar to bg_normal, but the color values are one tone lower (darker) than bg_normal.
bg_dark is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for bg_dark, property is
readonly.
opposite_bg_dark
The opposite value of color in the bg_dark.
opposite_bg_dark is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
opposite_bg_dark, property is readonly.
bg_normal
Similar to bg_light, but the color values are one tone lower (darker) than bg_light.
bg_normal is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for bg_normal, property
is readonly.
opposite_bg_normal
The opposite value of color in the bg_normal.
opposite_bg_normal is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
opposite_bg_normal, property is readonly.
bg_light
” Depending on the style of the theme (‘Dark’ or ‘Light’) that the application uses, bg_light contains
the color value in rgba format for the widgets background.
bg_light is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for bg_light, property is
readonly.
opposite_bg_light
The opposite value of color in the bg_light.
opposite_bg_light is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
opposite_bg_light, property is readonly.
divider_color
Color for dividing lines such as MDSeparator.
divider_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for divider_color,
opposite_divider_color
The opposite value of color in the divider_color.
opposite_divider_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
opposite_divider_color, property is readonly.
text_color
Color of the text used in the MDLabel.
text_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for text_color, property
is readonly.
opposite_text_color
The opposite value of color in the text_color.
opposite_text_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
opposite_text_color, property is readonly.
secondary_text_color
The color for the secondary text that is used in classes from the module TwoLineListItem.
secondary_text_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
secondary_text_color, property is readonly.
opposite_secondary_text_color
The opposite value of color in the secondary_text_color.
opposite_secondary_text_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format
for opposite_secondary_text_color, property is readonly.
icon_color
Color of the icon used in the MDIconButton.
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icon_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for icon_color, property
is readonly.
opposite_icon_color
The opposite value of color in the icon_color.
opposite_icon_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
opposite_icon_color, property is readonly.
disabled_hint_text_color
Color of the disabled text used in the MDTextField.
disabled_hint_text_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
disabled_hint_text_color, property is readonly.
opposite_disabled_hint_text_color
The opposite value of color in the disabled_hint_text_color.
opposite_disabled_hint_text_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba
format for opposite_disabled_hint_text_color, property is readonly.
error_color
Color of the error text used in the MDTextField.
error_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for error_color,
ripple_color
Color of ripple effects.
ripple_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for ripple_color,
device_orientation
Device orientation.
device_orientation is an StringProperty.
standard_increment
Value of standard increment.
standard_increment is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
standard_increment, property is readonly.
horizontal_margins
Value of horizontal margins.
horizontal_margins is an AliasProperty that returns the value in rgba format for
horizontal_margins, property is readonly.
set_clearcolor
font_styles
Data of default font styles.
Add custom font:
KV = '''
Screen:
MDLabel:
text: "JetBrainsMono"
halign: "center"

font_style: "JetBrainsMono"
'''
from kivy.core.text import LabelBase

from kivymd.font_definitions import theme_font_styles
def build(self):
LabelBase.register(
name="JetBrainsMono",
fn_regular="JetBrainsMono-Regular.ttf")
theme_font_styles.append('JetBrainsMono')
self.theme_cls.font_styles["JetBrainsMono"] = [
"JetBrainsMono",
16,
False,
0.15,
]
MainApp().run()
font_styles is an DictProperty.
on_theme_style(self, instance, value)
set_clearcolor_by_theme_style(self, theme_style)
class kivymd.theming.ThemableBehavior(**kwargs)
theme_cls
Instance of ThemeManager class.
2.2. Themes 15
theme_cls is an ObjectProperty.
device_ios
True if device is iOS.
device_ios is an BooleanProperty.
opposite_colors
2.2.2 Material App
This module contains MDApp class that is inherited from App. MDApp has some properties needed for KivyMD
library (like theme_cls).
You can turn on the monitor displaying the current FPS value in your application:
KV = '''
Screen:
MDLabel:
text: "Hello, World!"
halign: "center"
'''
def build(self):
def on_start(self):
self.fps_monitor_start()
MainApp().run()
API - kivymd.app
class kivymd.app.MDApp(**kwargs)
Application class, see module documentation for more information.
Events
on_start: Fired when the application is being started (before the runTouchApp() call.
on_stop: Fired when the application stops.
on_pause: Fired when the application is paused by the OS.
on_resume: Fired when the application is resumed from pause by the OS. Beware: you have
no guarantee that this event will be fired after the on_pause event has been called.
Changed in version 1.7.0: Parameter kv_file added.
Changed in version 1.8.0: Parameters kv_file and kv_directory are now properties of App.
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theme_cls
Instance of ThemeManager class.
Warning: The theme_cls attribute is already available in a class that is inherited from the MDApp
class. The following code will result in an error!
theme_cls = ThemeManager()
theme_cls.primary_palette = "Teal"
Note: Correctly do as shown below!
def build(self):
self.theme_cls.primary_palette = "Teal"
theme_cls is an ObjectProperty.
2.2.3 Color Definitions
See also:
Material Design spec, The color system
Material colors palette to use in kivymd.theming.ThemeManager. colors is a dict-in-dict where the first key
is a value from palette and the second key is a value from hue. Color is a hex value, a string of 6 characters (0-9,
A-F) written in uppercase.
For example, colors["Red"]["900"] is "B71C1C".
API - kivymd.color_definitions
kivymd.color_definitions.colors
Color palette. Taken from 2014 Material Design color palettes.
To demonstrate the shades of the palette, you can run the following code:

from kivy.uix.boxlayout import BoxLayout
from kivy.utils import get_color_from_hex
from kivy.properties import ListProperty, StringProperty
from kivymd.color_definitions import colors

from kivymd.uix.tab import MDTabsBase
demo = '''
<Root@BoxLayout>
orientation: 'vertical'
MDToolbar:
title: app.title

MDTabs:
id: android_tabs
on_tab_switch: app.on_tab_switch(*args)
size_hint_y: None
height: "48dp"
tab_indicator_anim: False
ScrollView:
MDList:
id: box
<ItemColor>:
size_hint_y: None
height: "42dp"
canvas:
Color:
rgba: root.color
Rectangle:
size: self.size
pos: self.pos
MDLabel:
text: root.text
halign: "center"
<Tab>:
'''
from kivy.factory import Factory

class Tab(BoxLayout, MDTabsBase):

pass
class ItemColor(BoxLayout):
text = StringProperty()
color = ListProperty()
class Palette(MDApp):
title = "Colors definitions"
def build(self):
Builder.load_string(demo)
self.screen = Factory.Root()
for name_tab in colors.keys():

tab = Tab(text=name_tab)
self.screen.ids.android_tabs.add_widget(tab)
return self.screen
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def on_tab_switch(self, instance_tabs, instance_tab, instance_tabs_label, tab_
˓→text):
self.screen.ids.box.clear_widgets()
for value_color in colors[tab_text]:
self.screen.ids.box.add_widget(
ItemColor(
color=get_color_from_hex(colors[tab_text][value_color]),
text=value_color,
)
)
def on_start(self):
self.on_tab_switch(
None,
None,
None,
self.screen.ids.android_tabs.ids.layout.children[-1].text,
)
Palette().run()
kivymd.color_definitions.palette = ['Red', 'Pink', 'Purple', 'DeepPurple', 'Indigo', 'Blue'

Valid values for color palette selecting.
kivymd.color_definitions.hue = ['50', '100', '200', '300', '400', '500', '600', '700', '800
Valid values for color hue selecting.
kivymd.color_definitions.light_colors
Which colors are light. Other are dark.
kivymd.color_definitions.text_colors
Text colors generated from light_colors. “000000” for light and “FFFFFF” for dark.
How to generate text_colors dict
text_colors = {}
for p in palette:
text_colors[p] = {}
for h in hue:
if h in light_colors[p]:
text_colors[p][h] = "000000"
else:
text_colors[p][h] = "FFFFFF"
kivymd.color_definitions.theme_colors = ['Primary', 'Secondary', 'Background', 'Surface', '

Valid theme colors.
2.2.4 Icon Definitions
See also:
Material Design Icons
List of icons from materialdesignicons.com. These expanded material design icons are maintained by Austin Andrews
(Templarian on Github).
LAST UPDATED: Version 5.5.55
To preview the icons and their names, you can use the following application:

from kivy.properties import StringProperty
from kivymd.icon_definitions import md_icons

from kivymd.uix.list import OneLineIconListItem
Builder.load_string(
'''
#:import images_path kivymd.images_path
<CustomOneLineIconListItem>:
IconLeftWidget:
icon: root.icon
<PreviousMDIcons>:
BoxLayout:
spacing: dp(10)
padding: dp(20)
BoxLayout:
size_hint_y: None
height: self.minimum_height
2.2. Themes 21
MDIconButton:
icon: 'magnify'
MDTextField:
id: search_field
hint_text: 'Search icon'
on_text: root.set_list_md_icons(self.text, True)
RecycleView:
id: rv
key_viewclass: 'viewclass'
key_size: 'height'
RecycleBoxLayout:
padding: dp(10)
default_size: None, dp(48)
default_size_hint: 1, None
size_hint_y: None
'''
)
class CustomOneLineIconListItem(OneLineIconListItem):
icon = StringProperty()
class PreviousMDIcons(Screen):
def set_list_md_icons(self, text="", search=False):

'''Builds a list of icons for the screen MDIcons.'''
def add_icon_item(name_icon):
self.ids.rv.data.append(
{
"viewclass": "CustomOneLineIconListItem",
"icon": name_icon,
"text": name_icon,
"callback": lambda x: x,
}
)
self.ids.rv.data = []
for name_icon in md_icons.keys():
if search:
if text in name_icon:
add_icon_item(name_icon)
else:
add_icon_item(name_icon)
def __init__(self, **kwargs):
super().__init__(**kwargs)
self.screen = PreviousMDIcons()
def build(self):
return self.screen
def on_start(self):
self.screen.set_list_md_icons()
MainApp().run()
API - kivymd.icon_definitions
kivymd.icon_definitions.md_icons
2.2.5 Font Definitions
See also:
Material Design spec, The type system
API - kivymd.font_definitions
kivymd.font_definitions.fonts
kivymd.font_definitions.theme_font_styles = ['H1', 'H2', 'H3', 'H4', 'H5', 'H6', 'Subtitle1
2.2. Themes 23
2.3 Components
2.3.1 Spinner
Circular progress indicator in Google’s Material Design.
Usage
KV = '''
Screen:
MDSpinner:
size_hint: None, None
size: dp(46), dp(46)
pos_hint: {'center_x': .5, 'center_y': .5}
active: True if check.active else False
MDCheckbox:
id: check
active: True
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
Spinner palette
MDSpinner:
# The number of color values can be any.
palette:
[0.28627450980392155, 0.8431372549019608, 0.596078431372549, 1],
˓→[0.3568627450980392, 0.3215686274509804, 0.8666666666666667, 1],
˓→[0.8862745098039215, 0.36470588235294116, 0.592156862745098, 1],
˓→[0.8784313725490196, 0.9058823529411765, 0.40784313725490196, 1],
MDSpinner(
size_hint=(None, None),
size=(dp(46), dp(46)),
pos_hint={'center_x': .5, 'center_y': .5},
active=True,
palette=[
[0.28627450980392155, 0.8431372549019608, 0.596078431372549, 1],
[0.3568627450980392, 0.3215686274509804, 0.8666666666666667, 1],
[0.8862745098039215, 0.36470588235294116, 0.592156862745098, 1],
[0.8784313725490196, 0.9058823529411765, 0.40784313725490196, 1],
]
)
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API - kivymd.uix.spinner
class kivymd.uix.spinner.MDSpinner(**kwargs)
MDSpinner is an implementation of the circular progress indicator in Google’s Material Design.
It can be used either as an indeterminate indicator that loops while the user waits for something to happen, or as
a determinate indicator.
Set determinate to True to activate determinate mode, and determinate_time to set the duration of
the animation.
determinate
Determinate value.
determinate is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
determinate_time
Determinate time value.
determinate_time is a NumericProperty and defaults to 2.
active
Use active to start or stop the spinner.
active is a BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
color
Spinner color.
color is a ListProperty and defaults to self.theme_cls.primary_color.
palette
A set of colors. Changes with each completed spinner cycle.
palette is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
on__rotation_angle(self, *args)
on_palette(self, instance, value)
on_active(self, *args)
2.3.2 Bottom Navigation
See also:
Material Design spec, Bottom navigation
Bottom navigation bars allow movement between primary destinations in an app:
Usage
<Root>>:
MDBottomNavigation:
MDBottomNavigationItem:
name: "screen 1"
YourContent:
name: "screen 2"
YourContent:
name: "screen 3"
YourContent:
For ease of understanding, this code works like this:
<Root>>:
ScreenManager:
Screen:
name: "screen 1"
YourContent:
Screen:
name: "screen 2"
YourContent:
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Screen:
name: "screen 3"
YourContent:
Example

class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
self.theme_cls.primary_palette = "Gray"
return Builder.load_string(
'''
BoxLayout:
orientation:'vertical'
MDToolbar:
title: 'Bottom navigation'
md_bg_color: .2, .2, .2, 1
specific_text_color: 1, 1, 1, 1
MDBottomNavigation:
panel_color: .2, .2, .2, 1
name: 'screen 1'
text: 'Python'
icon: 'language-python'
MDLabel:
text: 'Python'
halign: 'center'
name: 'screen 2'
text: 'C++'
icon: 'language-cpp'
MDLabel:
text: 'I programming of C++'
halign: 'center'
name: 'screen 3'
text: 'JS'
icon: 'language-javascript'
MDLabel:
text: 'JS'

halign: 'center'
'''
)
Test().run()
MDBottomNavigationItem provides the following events for use:
__events__ = (
"on_tab_touch_down",
"on_tab_touch_move",
"on_tab_touch_up",
"on_tab_press",
"on_tab_release",
)
See also:
See __events__
Root:
MDBottomNavigation:
on_tab_touch_down: print("on_tab_touch_down")
on_tab_touch_move: print("on_tab_touch_move")
on_tab_touch_up: print("on_tab_touch_up")
on_tab_press: print("on_tab_press")
on_tab_release: print("on_tab_release")
YourContent:
How to automatically switch a tab?
Use method switch_tab which takes as argument the name of the tab you want to switch to.
How to change icon color?
MDBottomNavigation:
text_color_active: 1, 0, 1, 1
MDBottomNavigation:
text_color_normal: 1, 0, 1, 1
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See also:
See Tab auto switch example
See full example
API - kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation
class kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDTab(**kwargs)
A tab is simply a screen with meta information that defines the content that goes in the tab header.
text
Tab header text.
text is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
icon
Tab header icon.
icon is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘checkbox-blank-circle’.
on_tab_touch_down(self, *args)
on_tab_touch_move(self, *args)
on_tab_touch_up(self, *args)
on_tab_press(self, *args)
on_tab_release(self, *args)
class kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigationItem(**kwargs)
A tab is simply a screen with meta information that defines the content that goes in the tab header.
header
header is an MDBottomNavigationHeader and defaults to None.
on_tab_press(self, *args)
on_leave(self, *args)
class kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.TabbedPanelBase(**kwargs)
A class that contains all variables a TabPannel must have. It is here so I (zingballyhoo) don’t get mad about
the TabbedPannels not being DRY.
current
Current tab name.
current is an StringProperty and defaults to None.
previous_tab
previous_tab is an MDTab and defaults to None.
panel_color
Panel color of bottom navigation.
panel_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
tabs
class kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation(**kwargs)
A bottom navigation that is implemented by delegating all items to a ScreenManager.
first_widget
first_widget is an MDBottomNavigationItem and defaults to None.
tab_header
tab_header is an MDBottomNavigationHeader and defaults to None.
text_color_normal
Text color of the label when it is not selected.
text_color_normal is an ListProperty and defaults to [1, 1, 1, 1].
text_color_active
Text color of the label when it is selected.
text_color_active is an ListProperty and defaults to [1, 1, 1, 1].
on_panel_color(self, instance, value)
on_text_color_normal(self, instance, value)
on_text_color_active(self, instance, value)
switch_tab(self, name_tab)
Switching the tab by name.
refresh_tabs(self )
Refresh all tabs.
on_resize(self, instance=None, width=None, do_again=True)
Called when the application window is resized.
add_widget(self, widget, **kwargs)
Add a new widget as a child of this widget.
Parameters
widget: Widget Widget to add to our list of children.
index: int, defaults to 0 Index to insert the widget in the list. Notice that the default
of 0 means the widget is inserted at the beginning of the list and will thus be drawn
on top of other sibling widgets. For a full discussion of the index and widget hier-
archy, please see the Widgets Programming Guide.
New in version 1.0.5.
canvas: str, defaults to None Canvas to add widget’s canvas to. Can be ‘before’,
‘after’ or None for the default canvas.
>>> from kivy.uix.button import Button

>>> from kivy.uix.slider import Slider
>>> root = Widget()
>>> root.add_widget(Button())
>>> slider = Slider()
>>> root.add_widget(slider)
remove_widget(self, widget)
Remove a widget from the children of this widget.
Parameters
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widget: Widget Widget to remove from our children list.

>>> root = Widget()
>>> button = Button()
>>> root.add_widget(button)
>>> root.remove_widget(button)
2.3.3 Snackbar
See also:
Material Design spec, Snackbars
Snackbars provide brief messages about app processes at the bottom of the screen.
Usage
KV = '''
#:import Snackbar kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar
Screen:
MDRaisedButton:
text: "Create simple snackbar"
on_release: Snackbar(text="This is a snackbar!").show()

pos_hint: {"center_x": .5, "center_y": .5}
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
Usage with padding
Snackbar(text="This is a snackbar!", padding="20dp").show()
Usage with button
Snackbar(
text="This is a snackbar",
button_text="BUTTON",
button_callback=app.callback
).show()
Using a button with custom color
Snackbar(
text="This is a snackbar!",
padding="20dp",
button_text="ACTION",
button_color=(1, 0, 1, 1)
).show()
Custom usage

from kivy.animation import Animation
from kivy.clock import Clock

from kivymd.uix.snackbar import Snackbar
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KV = '''
Screen:
MDFloatingActionButton:
id: button
x: root.width - self.width - dp(10)
y: dp(10)
on_release: app.snackbar_show()
'''
class Test(MDApp):
self.screen = Builder.load_string(KV)
self.snackbar = None
self._interval = 0
def build(self):
return self.screen
def wait_interval(self, interval):

self._interval += interval
if self._interval > self.snackbar.duration:
anim = Animation(y=dp(10), d=.2)
anim.start(self.screen.ids.button)
Clock.unschedule(self.wait_interval)
self._interval = 0
self.snackbar = None
def snackbar_show(self):
if not self.snackbar:
self.snackbar = Snackbar(text="This is a snackbar!")
self.snackbar.show()
anim = Animation(y=dp(72), d=.2)
anim.bind(on_complete=lambda *args: Clock.schedule_interval(
self.wait_interval, 0))
anim.start(self.screen.ids.button)
Test().run()
Custom Snackbar


from kivymd.uix.snackbar import Snackbar
KV = '''
<-Snackbar>
MDCard:
id: box
size_hint_y: None
height: dp(58)
spacing: dp(5)
padding: dp(10)
y: -self.height
x: root.padding
md_bg_color: get_color_from_hex('323232')
radius: (5, 5, 5, 5) if root.padding else (0, 0, 0, 0)
elevation: 11 if root.padding else 0
MDIconButton:
pos_hint: {'center_y': .5}
icon: root.icon
opposite_colors: True
MDLabel:
id: text_bar
size_hint_y: None
height: self.texture_size[1]
text: root.text
font_size: root.font_size
theme_text_color: 'Custom'
text_color: get_color_from_hex('ffffff')
shorten: True
shorten_from: 'right'
pos_hint: {'center_y': .5}
Screen:
MDRaisedButton:
text: "SHOW"
on_press: app.show()
'''
class CustomSnackbar(Snackbar):
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
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def show(self):
CustomSnackbar(
text="This is a snackbar!",
icon="information",
padding="20dp",
button_text="ACTION",
button_color=(1, 0, 1, 1)
).show()
Test().run()
API - kivymd.uix.snackbar
class kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar(**kwargs)
Float layout class. See module documentation for more information.
text
The text that will appear in the snackbar.
text is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
font_size
The font size of the text that will appear in the snackbar.
font_size is a NumericProperty and defaults to ’15sp’.
button_text
The text that will appear in the snackbar’s button.
Note: If this variable is None, the snackbar will have no button.
button_text is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.

button_callback
The callback that will be triggered when the snackbar’s button is pressed.
Note: If this variable is None, the snackbar will have no button.
button_callback is a ObjectProperty and defaults to None.

button_color
Button color.
button_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
duration
The amount of time that the snackbar will stay on screen for.
duration is a NumericProperty and defaults to 3.
padding
Snackbar padding.
padding is a NumericProperty and defaults to ‘0dp’.
show(self )
Show the snackbar.
2.3.4 Banner
See also:
Material Design spec, Banner
A banner displays a prominent message and related optional actions.
Usage

Builder.load_string('''
<ExampleBanner@Screen>
MDBanner:
id: banner
text: ["One line string text example without actions."]
# The widget that is under the banner.
# It will be shifted down to the height of the banner.
over_widget: screen
vertical_pad: toolbar.height
MDToolbar:
id: toolbar
title: "Example Banners"
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elevation: 10
pos_hint: {'top': 1}
BoxLayout:
id: screen
orientation: "vertical"
size_hint_y: None
height: Window.height - toolbar.height
OneLineListItem:
text: "Banner without actions"
on_release: banner.show()
Widget:
''')
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
return Factory.ExampleBanner()
Test().run()
Banner type.
By default, the banner is of the type 'one-line':

MDBanner:
To use a two-line banner, specify the 'two-line' MDBanner.type for the banner and pass the list of two lines
to the MDBanner.text parameter:
MDBanner:
type: "two-line"
text:
["One line string text example without actions.", "This is the second line of
˓→the banner message."]
Similarly, create a three-line banner:

MDBanner:
type: "three-line"
text:
["One line string text example without actions.", "This is the second line of
˓→the banner message." "and this is the third line of the banner message."]
To add buttons to any type of banner, use the MDBanner.left_action and MDBanner.right_action pa-
rameters, which should take a list [‘Button name’, function]:
MDBanner:
left_action: ["CANCEL", lambda x: None]
Or two buttons:
MDBanner:
left_action: ["CANCEL", lambda x: None]
right_action: ["CLOSE", lambda x: None]
If you want to use the icon on the left in the banner, add the prefix ‘-icon’ to the banner type:
MDBanner:
type: "one-line-icon"
icon: f"{images_path}/kivymd.png"
Note: See full example
API - kivymd.uix.banner
class kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner(**kwargs)
Widget class. See module documentation for more information.
Events
on_touch_down: (touch, ) Fired when a new touch event occurs. touch is the touch object.
on_touch_move: (touch, ) Fired when an existing touch moves. touch is the touch object.
on_touch_up: (touch, ) Fired when an existing touch disappears. touch is the touch object.
on_kv_post: (base_widget, ) Fired after all the kv rules associated with the widget and all other
widgets that are in any of those rules have had all their kv rules applied. base_widget is
the base-most widget whose instantiation triggered the kv rules (i.e. the widget instantiated
from Python, e.g. MyWidget()).
Changed in version 1.11.0.
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Warning: Adding a __del__ method to a class derived from Widget with Python prior to 3.4 will disable
automatic garbage collection for instances of that class. This is because the Widget class creates reference
cycles, thereby preventing garbage collection.
Changed in version 1.0.9: Everything related to event properties has been moved to the EventDispatcher.
Event properties can now be used when contructing a simple class without subclassing Widget.
Changed in version 1.5.0: The constructor now accepts on_* arguments to automatically bind callbacks to
properties or events, as in the Kv language.
vertical_pad
Indent the banner at the top of the screen.
vertical_pad is an NumericProperty and defaults to dp(68).
opening_transition
The name of the animation transition.
opening_transition is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘in_quad’.
icon
Icon banner.
icon is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘data/logo/kivy-icon-128.png’.
over_widget
The widget that is under the banner. It will be shifted down to the height of the banner.
over_widget is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
text
List of lines for banner text. Must contain no more than three lines for a ‘one-line’, ‘two-line’ and ‘three-
line’ banner, respectively.
text is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
left_action
The action of banner.
To add one action, make a list [‘name_action’, callback] where ‘name_action’ is a string that corresponds
to an action name and callback is the function called on a touch release event.
left_action is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
right_action
Works the same way as left_action.
right_action is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
type
Banner type. . Available options are: (“one-line”, “two-line”, “three-line”, “one-line-icon”, “two-line-
icon”, “three-line-icon”).
type is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘one-line’.
add_actions_buttons(self, box, data)
set_left_action(self )
set_right_action(self )
set_type_banner(self )
add_banner_to_container(self )
show(self )
animation_display_banner(self, i)
hide(self )
2.3.5 Tabs
See also:
Material Design spec, Tabs
Tabs organize content across different screens, data sets, and other interactions.
Note: Module provides tabs in the form of icons or text.
Usage
To create a tab, you must create a new class that inherits from the MDTabsBase class and the Kivy container, in which
you will create content for the tab.
class Tab(FloatLayout, MDTabsBase):
'''Class implementing content for a tab.'''
<Tab>:
MDLabel:
text: "Content"
Tabs must be placed in the MDTabs container:

Root:
MDTabs:
Tab:
text: "Tab 1"
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Tab:
text: "Tab 1"
...
Example with tab icon

from kivy.uix.floatlayout import FloatLayout

KV = '''
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
title: "Example Tabs"
MDTabs:
id: tabs
<Tab>:
MDIconButton:
id: icon
icon: app.icons[0]
user_font_size: "48sp"
'''

class Example(MDApp):
icons = list(md_icons.keys())[15:30]
def build(self):
def on_start(self):
for name_tab in self.icons:
self.root.ids.tabs.add_widget(Tab(text=name_tab))
def on_tab_switch(
self, instance_tabs, instance_tab, instance_tab_label, tab_text
):

'''Called when switching tabs.
:type instance_tabs: <kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs object>;

:param instance_tab: <__main__.Tab object>;
:param instance_tab_label: <kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabsLabel object>;
:param tab_text: text or name icon of tab;
'''
count_icon = [k for k, v in md_icons.items() if v == tab_text]

instance_tab.ids.icon.icon = count_icon[0]
Example().run()
Example with tab text
Note: The MDTabsBase class has an icon parameter and, by default, tries to find the name of the icon in the file
kivymd/icon_definitions.py. If the name of the icon is not found, then the name of the tab will be plain
text, if found, the tab will look like the corresponding icon.


KV = '''
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
MDTabs:
id: tabs
<Tab>:
MDLabel:
id: label
text: "Tab 0"
halign: "center"
'''

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def build(self):
def on_start(self):
for i in range(20):
self.root.ids.tabs.add_widget(Tab(text=f"Tab {i}"))
def on_tab_switch(
self, instance_tabs, instance_tab, instance_tab_label, tab_text
):
'''Called when switching tabs.
:type instance_tabs: <kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs object>;

:param instance_tab: <__main__.Tab object>;
:param instance_tab_label: <kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabsLabel object>;
:param tab_text: text or name icon of tab;
'''
instance_tab.ids.label.text = tab_text
Example().run()
Example with tab icon and text


from kivymd.font_definitions import fonts
KV = '''
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
MDTabs:
id: tabs
'''

pass
def build(self):
def on_start(self):
for name_tab in list(md_icons.keys())[15:30]:
self.root.ids.tabs.add_widget(
Tab(
text=f"[size=20][font={fonts[-1]['fn_regular']}]{md_icons[name_
˓→tab]}[/size][/font] {name_tab}"
)
)
Example().run()
Dynamic tab management

from kivy.uix.scrollview import ScrollView

KV = '''
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
MDTabs:
id: tabs
<Tab>:
MDList:
MDBoxLayout:
adaptive_height: True
MDFlatButton:
text: "ADD TAB"
on_release: app.add_tab()
MDFlatButton:
text: "REMOVE LAST TAB"
on_release: app.remove_tab()
MDFlatButton:
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text: "GET TAB LIST"
on_release: app.get_tab_list()
'''
class Tab(ScrollView, MDTabsBase):

index = 0
def build(self):
def on_start(self):
self.add_tab()
def get_tab_list(self):
'''Prints a list of tab objects.'''
print(self.root.ids.tabs.get_tab_list())
def add_tab(self):
self.index += 1
self.root.ids.tabs.add_widget(Tab(text=f"{self.index} tab"))
def remove_tab(self):
if self.index > 1:
self.index -= 1
self.root.ids.tabs.remove_widget(
self.root.ids.tabs.get_tab_list()[0]
)
Example().run()
Use on_ref_press method
You can use markup for the text of the tabs and use the on_ref_press method accordingly:


from kivymd.font_definitions import fonts
KV = '''
BoxLayout:

MDToolbar:
MDTabs:
id: tabs
on_ref_press: app.on_ref_press(*args)
<Tab>:
MDIconButton:
id: icon
icon: app.icons[0]
'''

def build(self):
def on_start(self):
for name_tab in self.icons:
self.root.ids.tabs.add_widget(
Tab(
text=f"[ref={name_tab}][font={fonts[-1]['fn_regular']}]{md_icons[
˓→'close']}[/font][/ref] {name_tab}"
)
)
def on_ref_press(
self,
instance_tabs,
instance_tab_label,
instance_tab,
instance_tab_bar,
instance_carousel,
):
'''
The method will be called when the `òn_ref_press`` event
occurs when you, for example, use markup text for tabs.
:param instance_tabs: <kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs object>

:param instance_tab_label: <kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabsLabel object>
:param instance_tab: <__main__.Tab object>
:param instance_tab_bar: <kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabsBar object>
:param instance_carousel: <kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabsCarousel object>
'''
# Removes a tab by clicking on the close icon on the left.

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for instance_tab in instance_carousel.slides:
if instance_tab.text == instance_tab_label.text:
instance_tabs.remove_widget(instance_tab_label)
break
Example().run()
Switching the tab by name


KV = '''
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
MDTabs:
id: tabs
<Tab>:
MDIconButton:
id: icon
icon: "arrow-right"
on_release: app.switch_tab()
'''

def build(self):
self.iter_list = iter(list(self.icons))
def on_start(self):
for name_tab in list(self.icons):
self.root.ids.tabs.add_widget(Tab(text=name_tab))
def switch_tab(self):
'''Switching the tab by name.'''
try:
self.root.ids.tabs.switch_tab(next(self.iter_list))
except StopIteration:
pass
Example().run()
API - kivymd.uix.tab
class kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabsBase(**kwargs)
This class allow you to create a tab. You must create a new class that inherits from MDTabsBase. In this way
you have total control over the views of your tabbed panel.
text
It will be the label text of the tab.
tab_label
It is the label object reference of the tab.
tab_label is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
on_text(self, widget, text)
class kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs(**kwargs)
You can use this class to create your own tabbed panel..
Events
on_tab_switch Called when switching tabs.
on_slide_progress Called while the slide is scrolling.
on_ref_press The method will be called when the on_ref_press event occurs when you,
for example, use markup text for tabs.
default_tab
Index of the default tab.
default_tab is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.
tab_bar_height
Height of the tab bar.
tab_bar_height is an NumericProperty and defaults to ‘48dp’.
tab_indicator_anim
Tab indicator animation. If you want use animation set it to True.
tab_indicator_anim is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
tab_indicator_height
Height of the tab indicator.
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tab_indicator_height is an NumericProperty and defaults to ‘2dp’.

anim_duration
Duration of the slide animation.
anim_duration is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.2.
anim_threshold
Animation threshold allow you to change the tab indicator animation effect.
anim_threshold is an BoundedNumericProperty and defaults to 0.8.
allow_stretch
If False - tabs will not stretch to full screen.
allow_stretch is an BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
background_color
Background color of tabs in rgba format.
background_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
text_color_normal
Text color of the label when it is not selected.
text_color_normal is an ListProperty and defaults to (1, 1, 1, 1).
text_color_active
Text color of the label when it is selected.
text_color_active is an ListProperty and defaults to (1, 1, 1, 1).
elevation
Tab value elevation.
See also:
Behaviors/Elevation
elevation is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.
color_indicator
Color indicator in rgba format.
color_indicator is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
lock_swiping
If True - disable switching tabs by swipe.
lock_swiping is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
font_name
Font name for tab text.
font_name is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘Roboto’.
switch_tab(self, name_tab)
Switching the tab by name.
get_tab_list(self )
Returns a list of tab objects.
add_widget(self, widget, index=0, canvas=None)
Parameters


>>> root = Widget()
Parameters

>>> root = Widget()
on_slide_progress(self, *args)
Called while the slide is scrolling.
on_carousel_index(self, carousel, index)
Called when the carousel index changes.
on_ref_press(self, *args)
The method will be called when the on_ref_press event occurs when you, for example, use markup
text for tabs.
on_tab_switch(self, *args)
Called when switching tabs.
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2.3.6 Dropdown Item
Usage
KV = '''
Screen
MDDropDownItem:
id: drop_item
text: 'Item'
on_release: self.set_item("New Item")
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
return self.screen
Test().run()
See also:
Work with the class MDDropdownMenu see here
API - kivymd.uix.dropdownitem
class kivymd.uix.dropdownitem.MDDropDownItem(**kwargs)
Class implements a rectangular ripple effect.
text
Text item.
current_item
Current name item.
current_item is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
font_size
Item font size.
font_size is a NumericProperty and defaults to ’16sp’.
on_text(self, instance, value)
set_item(self, name_item)
Sets new text for an item.
2.3.7 Pickers
Includes date, time and color picker

KivyMD provides the following classes for use:
• MDTimePicker
• MDDatePicker
• MDThemePicker
MDTimePicker
Usage

from kivymd.uix.picker import MDTimePicker
KV = '''
FloatLayout:
MDRaisedButton:
text: "Open time picker"
on_release: app.show_time_picker()
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
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def show_time_picker(self):
'''Open time picker dialog.'''
time_dialog = MDTimePicker()
time_dialog.open()
Test().run()
Binding method returning set time
time_dialog.bind(time=self.get_time)
time_dialog.open()
def get_time(self, instance, time):

'''
The method returns the set time.
:type instance: <kivymd.uix.picker.MDTimePicker object>

:type time: <class 'datetime.time'>
'''
return time
Open time dialog with the specified time
Use the set_time method of the class.
from datetime import datetime
# Must be a datetime object

previous_time = datetime.strptime("03:20:00", '%H:%M:%S').time()
time_dialog.set_time(previous_time)
time_dialog.open()
MDDatePicker
When creating an instance of the MDDatePicker class, you must pass as a parameter a method that will take one
argument - a datetime object.
def get_date(self, date):

'''
:type date: <class 'datetime.date'>
'''
def show_date_picker(self):
date_dialog = MDDatePicker(callback=self.get_date)
date_dialog.open()
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Open date dialog with the specified date
date_dialog = MDDatePicker(
callback=self.get_date,
year=2010,
month=2,
day=12,
)
date_dialog.open()
You can set the time interval from and to the set date. All days of the week that are not included in this range will have
the status disabled.
min_date = datetime.strptime("2020:02:15", '%Y:%m:%d').date()
max_date = datetime.strptime("2020:02:20", '%Y:%m:%d').date()
date_dialog = MDDatePicker(
callback=self.get_date,
min_date=min_date,
max_date=max_date,
)
date_dialog.open()
MDThemePicker
def show_theme_picker(self):
theme_dialog = MDThemePicker()
theme_dialog.open()
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API - kivymd.uix.picker
class kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker(callback, year=None, month=None, day=None,

firstweekday=0, min_date=None, max_date=None,
**kwargs)
cal_list
cal_layout
sel_year
sel_month
sel_day
day
month
year
today
callback
background_color
ok_click(self )
fmt_lbl_date(self, year, month, day, orientation)
set_date(self, year, month, day)
set_selected_widget(self, widget)
set_month_day(self, day)
update_cal_matrix(self, year, month)
generate_cal_widgets(self )
change_month(self, operation)
class kivymd.uix.picker.MDTimePicker(**kwargs)
time
Users method. Must take two parameters:
def get_time(self, instance, time):

'''
The method returns the set time.
:type instance: <kivymd.uix.picker.MDTimePicker object>

:type time: <class 'datetime.time'>
'''
return time
time is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.

set_time(self, time)
Sets user time.
close_cancel(self )
close_ok(self )
class kivymd.uix.picker.MDThemePicker(**kwargs)
2.3.8 Bottom Sheet
See also:
Material Design spec, Sheets: bottom
Bottom sheets are surfaces containing supplementary content that are anchored to the bottom of
the screen.
Two classes are available to you MDListBottomSheet and MDGridBottomSheet for standard bottom sheets
dialogs:
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Usage MDListBottomSheet
from kivymd.toast import toast

from kivymd.uix.bottomsheet import MDListBottomSheet
KV = '''
Screen:
MDToolbar:
title: "Example BottomSheet"
pos_hint: {"top": 1}
elevation: 10
MDRaisedButton:
text: "Open list bottom sheet"
on_release: app.show_example_list_bottom_sheet()
'''
def build(self):
def callback_for_menu_items(self, *args):

toast(args[0])
def show_example_list_bottom_sheet(self):
bottom_sheet_menu = MDListBottomSheet()
for i in range(1, 11):
bottom_sheet_menu.add_item(
f"Standart Item {i}",
lambda x, y=i: self.callback_for_menu_items(
f"Standart Item {y}"
),
)
bottom_sheet_menu.open()
Example().run()
The add_item method of the MDListBottomSheet class takes the following arguments:
text - element text;
callback - function that will be called when clicking on an item;
There is also an optional argument icon, which will be used as an icon to the left of the item:
Using the MDGridBottomSheet class is similar to using the MDListBottomSheet class:

from kivymd.uix.bottomsheet import MDGridBottomSheet
KV = '''
Screen:
MDToolbar:
title: 'Example BottomSheet'
elevation: 10
MDRaisedButton:
text: "Open grid bottom sheet"
on_release: app.show_example_grid_bottom_sheet()
'''
def build(self):
def callback_for_menu_items(self, *args):

toast(args[0])
def show_example_grid_bottom_sheet(self):
bottom_sheet_menu = MDGridBottomSheet()
data = {
"Facebook": "facebook-box",
"YouTube": "youtube",
"Twitter": "twitter-box",
"Da Cloud": "cloud-upload",
"Camera": "camera",
}
for item in data.items():
bottom_sheet_menu.add_item(
item[0],
lambda x, y=item[0]: self.callback_for_menu_items(y),
icon_src=item[1],
)
bottom_sheet_menu.open()
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Example().run()
You can use custom content for bottom sheet dialogs:

from kivymd.uix.bottomsheet import MDCustomBottomSheet

KV = '''
<ItemForCustomBottomSheet@OneLineIconListItem>
on_press: app.custom_sheet.dismiss()
icon: ""
IconLeftWidget:
icon: root.icon
<ContentCustomSheet@BoxLayout>:
size_hint_y: None
height: "400dp"
MDToolbar:
title: 'Custom bottom sheet:'
ScrollView:
MDGridLayout:
cols: 1
ItemForCustomBottomSheet:
icon: "page-previous"
text: "Preview"
ItemForCustomBottomSheet:
icon: "exit-to-app"
text: "Exit"
Screen:
MDToolbar:

title: 'Example BottomSheet'
elevation: 10
MDRaisedButton:
text: "Open custom bottom sheet"
on_release: app.show_example_custom_bottom_sheet()
'''
custom_sheet = None
def build(self):
def show_example_custom_bottom_sheet(self):
self.custom_sheet = MDCustomBottomSheet(screen=Factory.ContentCustomSheet())
self.custom_sheet.open()
Example().run()
Note: When you use the MDCustomBottomSheet class, you must specify the height of the user-defined content
exactly, otherwise dp(100) heights will be used for your ContentCustomSheet class:
<ContentCustomSheet@BoxLayout>:
size_hint_y: None
height: "400dp"
Note: The height of the bottom sheet dialog will never exceed half the height of the screen!
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API - kivymd.uix.bottomsheet
class kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet(**kwargs)
ModalView class. See module documentation for more information.
Events
on_pre_open: Fired before the ModalView is opened. When this event is fired ModalView is
not yet added to window.
on_open: Fired when the ModalView is opened.
on_pre_dismiss: Fired before the ModalView is closed.
on_dismiss: Fired when the ModalView is closed. If the callback returns True, the dismiss will
be canceled.
Changed in version 1.11.0: Added events on_pre_open and on_pre_dismiss.
background
Private attribute.
duration_opening
The duration of the bottom sheet dialog opening animation.
duration_opening is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.15.
radius
The value of the rounding of the corners of the dialog.
radius is an NumericProperty and defaults to 25.
radius_from
Sets which corners to cut from the dialog. Available options are: (“top_left”, “top_right”, “top”, “bot-
tom_right”, “bottom_left”, “bottom”).
radius_from is an OptionProperty and defaults to None.

animation
To use animation of opening of dialogue of the bottom sheet or not.
animation is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
bg_color
Dialog background color in rgba format.
bg_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
value_transparent
Background transparency value when opening a dialog.
value_transparent is an ListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, 0.8].
open(self, *largs)
Show the view window from the attach_to widget. If set, it will attach to the nearest window. If the
widget is not attached to any window, the view will attach to the global Window.
When the view is opened, it will be faded in with an animation. If you don’t want the animation, use:
view.open(animation=False)

Parameters

>>> root = Widget()
on_dismiss(self )
resize_content_layout(self, content, layout, interval=0)
class kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDCustomBottomSheet(**kwargs)
Events
be canceled.
screen
Custom content.
screen is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
class kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDListBottomSheet(**kwargs)
Events
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be canceled.
sheet_list
sheet_list is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
add_item(self, text, callback, icon=None)
Parameters
• text – element text;
• callback – function that will be called when clicking on an item;
• icon_src – which will be used as an icon to the left of the item;
class kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.GridBottomSheetItem(**kwargs)
This mixin class provides Button behavior. Please see the button behaviors module documentation
for more information.
Events
on_press Fired when the button is pressed.
on_release Fired when the button is released (i.e. the touch/click that pressed the button goes
away).
source
Icon path if you use a local image or icon name if you use icon names from a file kivymd/
icon_definitions.py.
source is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
caption
Item text.
caption is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
icon_size
Icon size.
caption is an StringProperty and defaults to ’32sp’.
class kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDGridBottomSheet(**kwargs)
Events
be canceled.

add_item(self, text, callback, icon_src)
Parameters
• text – element text;
• callback – function that will be called when clicking on an item;
• icon_src – icon item;
2.3.9 Progress Bar
See also:
`Material Design spec, Progress indicators https://material.io/components/progress-indicators`_
Progress indicators express an unspecified wait time or display the length of a process.
KivyMD provides the following bars classes for use:

• MDProgressBar
• Determinate
• Indeterminate
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MDProgressBar
KV = '''
BoxLayout:
padding: "10dp"
MDProgressBar:
value: 50
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
Vertical orientation
MDProgressBar:
value: 50
With custom color
MDProgressBar:
value: 50
color: app.theme_cls.accent_color
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Indeterminate

KV = '''
Screen:
MDProgressBar:
id: progress
pos_hint: {"center_y": .6}
type: "indeterminate"
MDRaisedButton:
text: "START"
on_press: app.state = "stop" if app.state == "start" else "start"
'''
class Test(MDApp):
state = StringProperty("stop")
def build(self):
def on_state(self, instance, value):

{
"start": self.root.ids.progress.start,
"stop": self.root.ids.progress.stop,
}.get(value)()
Test().run()
Determinate
MDProgressBar:
type: "determinate"
running_duration: 1
catching_duration: 1.5
API - kivymd.uix.progressbar
class kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar(**kwargs)
Class for creating a progress bar widget.
See module documentation for more details.
reversed
Reverse the direction the progressbar moves.
reversed is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
orientation
Orientation of progressbar. Available options are: ‘horizontal ‘, ‘vertical’.
orientation is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘horizontal’.
color
Progress bar color in rgba format.
color is an OptionProperty and defaults to [].
running_transition
Running transition.
running_transition is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘in_cubic’.
catching_transition
Catching transition.
catching_transition is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘out_quart’.
running_duration
Running duration.
running_duration is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.5.
catching_duration
Catching duration.
running_duration is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.8.
type
Type of progressbar. Available options are: ‘indeterminate ‘, ‘determinate’.
type is an OptionProperty and defaults to None.
start(self )
Start animation.
stop(self )
Stop animation.
running_away(self, *args)
catching_up(self, *args)
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2.3.10 Dialog
See also:
Material Design spec, Dialogs
Dialogs inform users about a task and can contain critical information, require decisions, or involve
multiple tasks.
Usage

from kivymd.uix.button import MDFlatButton
from kivymd.uix.dialog import MDDialog
KV = '''
FloatLayout:
MDFlatButton:
text: "ALERT DIALOG"
on_release: app.show_alert_dialog()
'''
dialog = None
def build(self):
def show_alert_dialog(self):
if not self.dialog:
self.dialog = MDDialog(
text="Discard draft?",
buttons=[
MDFlatButton(
text="CANCEL", text_color=self.theme_cls.primary_color
),
MDFlatButton(
text="DISCARD", text_color=self.theme_cls.primary_color

),
],
)
self.dialog.open()
Example().run()
API - kivymd.uix.dialog
class kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog(**kwargs)
Events
be canceled.
title
Title dialog.
title="Reset settings?",
buttons=[
MDFlatButton(
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),
MDFlatButton(
text="ACCEPT", text_color=self.theme_cls.primary_color
),
],
)
title is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.

text
Text dialog.
title="Reset settings?",
text="This will reset your device to its default factory settings.",
buttons=[
MDFlatButton(
),
MDFlatButton(
text="ACCEPT", text_color=self.theme_cls.primary_color
),
],
)

radius
Dialog corners rounding value.
text="Oops! Something seems to have gone wrong!",
radius=[20, 7, 20, 7],
)
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radius is an ListProperty and defaults to [7, 7, 7, 7].

buttons
List of button objects for dialog. Objects must be inherited from BaseButton class.
text="Discard draft?",
buttons=[
MDFlatButton(text="CANCEL"), MDRaisedButton(text="DISCARD"),
],
)
buttons is an ListProperty and defaults to [].

items
List of items objects for dialog. Objects must be inherited from BaseListItem class.


from kivymd.uix.list import OneLineAvatarListItem
KV = '''
<Item>
ImageLeftWidget:
source: root.source
FloatLayout:
MDFlatButton:
on_release: app.show_simple_dialog()
'''
class Item(OneLineAvatarListItem):
divider = None
source = StringProperty()
dialog = None
def build(self):
def show_simple_dialog(self):
if not self.dialog:
title="Set backup account",
type="simple",
items=[
Item(text="user01@gmail.com", source="user-1.png"),
Item(text="user02@gmail.com", source="user-2.png"),
Item(text="Add account", source="add-icon.png"),
],
)
self.dialog.open()
Example().run()
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from kivymd.uix.list import OneLineAvatarIconListItem
KV = '''
<ItemConfirm>
on_release: root.set_icon(check)
CheckboxLeftWidget:
id: check
group: "check"
FloatLayout:
MDFlatButton:
on_release: app.show_confirmation_dialog()
'''
class ItemConfirm(OneLineAvatarIconListItem):
divider = None
def set_icon(self, instance_check):

instance_check.active = True
check_list = instance_check.get_widgets(instance_check.group)
for check in check_list:
if check != instance_check:
check.active = False
dialog = None
def build(self):
def show_confirmation_dialog(self):
if not self.dialog:
title="Phone ringtone",
type="confirmation",
items=[
ItemConfirm(text="Callisto"),
ItemConfirm(text="Luna"),
ItemConfirm(text="Night"),
ItemConfirm(text="Solo"),
ItemConfirm(text="Phobos"),
ItemConfirm(text="Diamond"),
ItemConfirm(text="Sirena"),
ItemConfirm(text="Red music"),
ItemConfirm(text="Allergio"),
ItemConfirm(text="Magic"),
ItemConfirm(text="Tic-tac"),
],
buttons=[
MDFlatButton(
),
MDFlatButton(
text="OK", text_color=self.theme_cls.primary_color
),
],
)
self.dialog.open()
Example().run()
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items is an ListProperty and defaults to [].

type
Dialog type. Available option are ‘alert’, ‘simple’, ‘confirmation’, ‘custom’.
type is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘alert’.
content_cls
Custom content class.


KV = '''
<Content>
spacing: "12dp"
size_hint_y: None
height: "120dp"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "City"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Street"
FloatLayout:
MDFlatButton:
on_release: app.show_confirmation_dialog()
'''
class Content(BoxLayout):
pass
dialog = None
def build(self):
def show_confirmation_dialog(self):
if not self.dialog:
title="Address:",
type="custom",
content_cls=Content(),
buttons=[
MDFlatButton(
),
MDFlatButton(
text="OK", text_color=self.theme_cls.primary_color
),
],
)
self.dialog.open()
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Example().run()
content_cls is an ObjectProperty and defaults to ‘None’.

update_height(self, *_)
on_open(self )
set_normal_height(self )
get_normal_height(self )
edit_padding_for_item(self, instance_item)
create_items(self )
create_buttons(self )
2.3.11 User Animation Card
Example


from kivymd.theming import ThemeManager
from kivymd.uix.useranimationcard import MDUserAnimationCard
from kivymd.uix.button import MDIconButton
from kivymd.uix.list import ILeftBodyTouch
# Your content for a contact card.

#:import get_hex_from_color kivy.utils.get_hex_from_color
<TestAnimationCard@MDBoxLayout>
padding: dp(10)
spacing: dp(10)
MDBoxLayout:
Widget:
MDRoundFlatButton:
text: "Free call"
Widget:
MDRoundFlatButton:
text: "Free message"
Widget:
OneLineIconListItem:
text: "Video call"
IconLeftSampleWidget:
icon: 'camera-front-variant'
TwoLineIconListItem:
text: "Call Viber Out"
secondary_text: "[color=%s]Advantageous rates for calls[/color]" % get_hex_
˓→from_color(app.theme_cls.primary_color)
icon: 'phone'
text: "Call over mobile network"
secondary_text: "[color=%s]Operator's tariffs apply[/color]" % get_hex_from_
˓→color(app.theme_cls.primary_color)
icon: 'remote'
''')
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class IconLeftSampleWidget(ILeftBodyTouch, MDIconButton):
pass
title = "Example Animation Card"

self.user_animation_card = None
def build(self):
def main_back_callback():
toast('Close card')
if not self.user_animation_card:
self.user_animation_card = MDUserAnimationCard(
user_name="Lion Lion",
path_to_avatar="./assets/african-lion-951778_1280.jpg",
callback=main_back_callback)
self.user_animation_card.box_content.add_widget(
Factory.TestAnimationCard())
self.user_animation_card.open()
Example().run()
API - kivymd.uix.useranimationcard
class kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCard(**kwargs)
Events
be canceled.
user_name
path_to_avatar
box_content
callback
on_open(self )
on_touch_move(self, touch)
Receive a touch move event. The touch is in parent coordinates.
See on_touch_down() for more information.
on_touch_down(self, touch)
Receive a touch down event.
Parameters
touch: MotionEvent class Touch received. The touch is in parent coordinates. See
relativelayout for a discussion on coordinate systems.
Returns bool If True, the dispatching of the touch event will stop. If False, the event will
continue to be dispatched to the rest of the widget tree.
on_touch_up(self, touch)
Receive a touch up event. The touch is in parent coordinates.
animation_to_bottom(self )
animation_to_top(self )
class kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.UserAnimationCard(**kwargs)
user_name
path_to_avatar
class kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.ModifiedToolbar(**kwargs)
Events
left_action_items
title
on_left_action_items(self, instance, value)
update_action_bar(self, action_bar, action_bar_items)
update_action_bar_text_colors(self, instance, value)
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2.3.12 Navigation Drawer
See also:
Material Design spec, Navigation drawer
Navigation drawers provide access to destinations in your app.
When using the class MDNavigationDrawer skeleton of your KV markup should look like this:
Root:
NavigationLayout:
ScreenManager:
Screen_1:
Screen_2:
MDNavigationDrawer:
# This custom rule should implement what will be appear in your
˓→MDNavigationDrawer
ContentNavigationDrawer
A simple example:

KV = '''
Screen:
NavigationLayout:
ScreenManager:
Screen:
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
title: "Navigation Drawer"
elevation: 10
left_action_items: [['menu', lambda x: nav_drawer.toggle_nav_
˓→ drawer()]]
Widget:
MDNavigationDrawer:
id: nav_drawer
ContentNavigationDrawer:
'''
class ContentNavigationDrawer(BoxLayout):
pass
class TestNavigationDrawer(MDApp):
def build(self):
TestNavigationDrawer().run()
Note: MDNavigationDrawer is an empty MDCard panel.
Let’s extend the ContentNavigationDrawer class from the above example and create content for our
MDNavigationDrawer panel:
# Menu item in the DrawerList list.

<ItemDrawer>:
theme_text_color: "Custom"
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on_release: self.parent.set_color_item(self)
IconLeftWidget:
id: icon
icon: root.icon
text_color: root.text_color
class ItemDrawer(OneLineIconListItem):
Top of ContentNavigationDrawer and DrawerList for menu items:
<ContentNavigationDrawer>:
padding: "8dp"
spacing: "8dp"
AnchorLayout:
anchor_x: "left"
size_hint_y: None
height: avatar.height
Image:
id: avatar
size: "56dp", "56dp"
source: "kivymd.png"
MDLabel:
text: "KivyMD library"
font_style: "Button"
size_hint_y: None
MDLabel:
text: "kivydevelopment@gmail.com"
font_style: "Caption"
size_hint_y: None
ScrollView:
DrawerList:
id: md_list
pass

class DrawerList(ThemableBehavior, MDList):
def set_color_item(self, instance_item):
'''Called when tap on a menu item.'''
# Set the color of the icon and text for the menu item.
for item in self.children:
if item.text_color == self.theme_cls.primary_color:
item.text_color = self.theme_cls.text_color
break
instance_item.text_color = self.theme_cls.primary_color
Create a menu list for ContentNavigationDrawer:

def on_start(self):
icons_item = {
"folder": "My files",
"account-multiple": "Shared with me",
"star": "Starred",
"history": "Recent",
"checkbox-marked": "Shared with me",
"upload": "Upload",
}
for icon_name in icons_item.keys():
self.root.ids.content_drawer.ids.md_list.add_widget(
ItemDrawer(icon=icon_name, text=icons_item[icon_name])
)
Switching screens in the ScreenManager and using the common MDToolbar

from kivy.properties import ObjectProperty
KV = '''
<ContentNavigationDrawer>:
ScrollView:
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MDList:
OneLineListItem:
text: "Screen 1"
on_press:
root.nav_drawer.set_state("close")
root.screen_manager.current = "scr 1"
OneLineListItem:
text: "Screen 2"
on_press:
root.nav_drawer.set_state("close")
root.screen_manager.current = "scr 2"
Screen:
MDToolbar:
id: toolbar
elevation: 10
title: "MDNavigationDrawer"
left_action_items: [["menu", lambda x: nav_drawer.set_state("open")]]
NavigationLayout:
x: toolbar.height
ScreenManager:
id: screen_manager
Screen:
name: "scr 1"
MDLabel:
text: "Screen 1"
halign: "center"
Screen:
name: "scr 2"
MDLabel:
text: "Screen 2"
halign: "center"
MDNavigationDrawer:
id: nav_drawer
ContentNavigationDrawer:
screen_manager: screen_manager
nav_drawer: nav_drawer
'''
screen_manager = ObjectProperty()
nav_drawer = ObjectProperty()
class TestNavigationDrawer(MDApp):
def build(self):
TestNavigationDrawer().run()
NavigationDrawer with type standard
You can use the standard behavior type for the NavigationDrawer:
MDNavigationDrawer:
type: "standard"
See also:
Full example of Components-Navigation-Drawer
API - kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer
class kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.NavigationLayout(**kwargs)
update_pos(self, *args)
add_scrim(self, widget)
update_scrim_rectangle(self, *args)
Only two layouts are allowed: ScreenManager and MDNavigationDrawer.
class kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer(**kwargs)
Events
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type
Type of drawer. Modal type will be on top of screen. Standard type will be at left or right of screen.
Also it automatically disables close_on_click and enable_swiping to prevent closing drawer
for standard type.
type is a OptionProperty and defaults to modal.
anchor
Anchoring screen edge for drawer. Set it to ‘right’ for right-to-left languages. Available options are: ‘left’,
‘right’.
anchor is a OptionProperty and defaults to left.
close_on_click
Close when click on scrim or keyboard escape. It automatically sets to False for “standard” type.
close_on_click is a BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
state
Indicates if panel closed or opened. Sets after status change. Available options are: ‘close’, ‘open’.
state is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘close’.
status
Detailed state. Sets before state. Bind to state instead of status. Available options
are: ‘closed’, ‘opening_with_swipe’, ‘opening_with_animation’, ‘opened’, ‘closing_with_swipe’, ‘clos-
ing_with_animation’.
status is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘closed’.
open_progress
Percent of visible part of side panel. The percent is specified as a floating point number in the range 0-1.
0.0 if panel is closed and 1.0 if panel is opened.
open_progress is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.0.
enable_swiping
Allow to open or close navigation drawer with swipe. It automatically sets to False for “standard” type.
enable_swiping is a BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
swipe_distance
The distance of the swipe with which the movement of navigation drawer begins.
swipe_distance is a NumericProperty and defaults to 10.
swipe_edge_width
The size of the area in px inside which should start swipe to drag navigation drawer.
swipe_edge_width is a NumericProperty and defaults to 20.
scrim_color
Color for scrim. Alpha channel will be multiplied with _scrim_alpha. Set fourth channel to 0 if you
want to disable scrim.
scrim_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, 0.5].
scrim_alpha_transition
The name of the animation transition type to use for changing scrim_alpha.
scrim_alpha_transition is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘linear’.
opening_transition
The name of the animation transition type to use when animating to the state ‘open’.
opening_transition is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘out_cubic’.
opening_time
The time taken for the panel to slide to the state ‘open’.
opening_time is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.2.
closing_transition
The name of the animation transition type to use when animating to the state ‘close’.
closing_transition is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘out_sine’.
closing_time
The time taken for the panel to slide to the state ‘close’.
closing_time is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.2.
on_type(self, *args)
set_state(self, new_state='toggle', animation=True)
Change state of the side panel. New_state can be one of “toggle”, “open” or “close”.
toggle_nav_drawer(self )
update_status(self, *_)
get_dist_from_side(self, x)
Parameters
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2.3.13 Expansion Panel
See also:
Material Design spec, Expansion panel
Expansion panels contain creation flows and allow lightweight editing of an element.
Usage
self.add_widget(
MDExpansionPanel(
icon="logo.png", # panel icon
content=Content(), # panel content
panel_cls=MDExpansionPanelOneLine(text="Secondary text"), # panel class
)
)
To use MDExpansionPanel you must pass one of the following classes to the panel_cls parameter:
• MDExpansionPanelOneLine
• MDExpansionPanelTwoLine
• MDExpansionPanelThreeLine
These classes are inherited from the following classes:
• OneLineAvatarIconListItem
• TwoLineAvatarIconListItem
• ThreeLineAvatarIconListItem
self.root.ids.box.add_widget(
MDExpansionPanel(
icon="logo.png",
content=Content(),
panel_cls=MDExpansionPanelThreeLine(
text="Text",
secondary_text="Secondary text",
tertiary_text="Tertiary text",
)
)
)
Example

from kivymd.uix.boxlayout import MDBoxLayout
from kivymd.uix.expansionpanel import MDExpansionPanel, MDExpansionPanelThreeLine
from kivymd import images_path
KV = '''
<Content>
text: "(050)-123-45-67"
secondary_text: "Mobile"
IconLeftWidget:
icon: 'phone'
ScrollView:
MDGridLayout:
id: box
cols: 1
'''
class Content(MDBoxLayout):
'''Custom content.'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
def on_start(self):
for i in range(10):
self.root.ids.box.add_widget(
MDExpansionPanel(
icon=f"{images_path}kivymd.png",
content=Content(),
panel_cls=MDExpansionPanelThreeLine(
text="Text",
secondary_text="Secondary text",
tertiary_text="Tertiary text",
)
)
)
Test().run()
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Two events are available for MDExpansionPanel
• on_open
• on_close
MDExpansionPanel:
on_open: app.on_panel_open(args)
on_close: app.on_panel_close(args)
The user function takes one argument - the object of the panel:
def on_panel_open(self, instance_panel):

print(instance_panel)
See also:
See Expansion panel example
Expansion panel and MDCard
API - kivymd.uix.expansionpanel
class kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanelOneLine(**kwargs)
Single line panel.
class kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanelTwoLine(**kwargs)
Two-line panel.
class kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanelThreeLine(**kwargs)
Three-line panel.
class kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel(**kwargs)
Events
on_open Called when a panel is opened.

on_close Called when a panel is closed.
content
Content of panel. Must be Kivy widget.
content is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
icon
Icon of panel.
Icon Should be either be a path to an image or a logo name in md_icons
icon is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
opening_transition
The name of the animation transition type to use when animating to the state ‘open’.
opening_time
The time taken for the panel to slide to the state ‘open’.
closing_transition
The name of the animation transition type to use when animating to the state ‘close’.
closing_time
The time taken for the panel to slide to the state ‘close’.
panel_cls
Panel object. The object must be one of the classes MDExpansionPanelOneLine,
MDExpansionPanelTwoLine or MDExpansionPanelThreeLine.
panel_cls is a ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
on_open(self, *args)
Called when a panel is opened.
on_close(self, *args)
Called when a panel is closed.
check_open_panel(self, instance)
Called when you click on the panel. Called methods to open or close a panel.
set_chevron_down(self )
Sets the chevron down.
set_chevron_up(self, instance_chevron)
Sets the chevron up.
close_panel(self, instance_panel)
Method closes the panel.
open_panel(self, *args)
Method opens a panel.
Parameters

>>> root = Widget()
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2.3.14 Toolbar
See also:
Material Design spec, App bars: top
Material Design spec, App bars: bottom
KivyMD provides the following toolbar positions for use:

• Top
• Bottom
Top
KV = '''
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
title: "MDToolbar"
MDLabel:
text: "Content"
halign: "center"
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
Add left menu
MDToolbar:
title: "MDToolbar"
left_action_items: [["menu", lambda x: app.callback()]]
Add right menu
MDToolbar:
title: "MDToolbar"
right_action_items: [["dots-vertical", lambda x: app.callback()]]
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Add two item to the right menu
MDToolbar:
title: "MDToolbar"
right_action_items: [["dots-vertical", lambda x: app.callback_1()], ["clock",
˓→lambda x: app.callback_2()]]
Change toolbar color
MDToolbar:
title: "MDToolbar"
md_bg_color: app.theme_cls.accent_color
Change toolbar text color
MDToolbar:
title: "MDToolbar"
specific_text_color: app.theme_cls.accent_color
Shadow elevation control
MDToolbar:
title: "Elevation 10"
elevation: 10

Bottom
Usage
KV = '''
BoxLayout:
# Will always be at the bottom of the screen.

MDBottomAppBar:
MDToolbar:
title: "Title"
icon: "git"
type: "bottom"
left_action_items: [["menu", lambda x: x]]
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
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Event on floating button
Event on_action_button:
MDBottomAppBar:
MDToolbar:
title: "Title"
icon: "git"
type: "bottom"
on_action_button: app.callback(self.icon)
Floating button position
Mode:
• ’free-end’
• ’free-center’
• ’end’
• ’center’
MDBottomAppBar:
MDToolbar:
title: "Title"
icon: "git"
type: "bottom"
mode: "end"
MDBottomAppBar:
MDToolbar:
title: "Title"
icon: "git"
type: "bottom"
mode: "free-end"

See also:
Components-Bottom-App-Bar
API - kivymd.uix.toolbar
class kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDActionBottomAppBarButton(**kwargs)
Abstract base class for all round buttons, bringing in the appropriate on-touch behavior
class kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar(**kwargs)
Events
on_action_button Method for the button used for the MDBottomAppBar class.
elevation
Elevation value.
left_action_items
The icons on the left of the toolbar. To add one, append a list like the following:
left_action_items: [`'icon_name'`, callback]
where ‘icon_name’ is a string that corresponds to an icon definition and callback is the function called
on a touch release event.
left_action_items is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
right_action_items
The icons on the left of the toolbar. Works the same way as left_action_items.
right_action_items is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
title
Text toolbar.
md_bg_color
Color toolbar.
md_bg_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, 0].
anchor_title
mode
Floating button position. Onle for MDBottomAppBar class. Available options are: ‘free-end’, ‘free-
center’, ‘end’, ‘center’.
mode is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘center’.
round
Rounding the corners at the notch for a button. Onle for MDBottomAppBar class.
round is an NumericProperty and defaults to ‘10dp’.
icon
Floating button. Onle for MDBottomAppBar class.
icon is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘android’.
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icon_color
Color action button. Onle for MDBottomAppBar class.
icon_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
type
When using the MDBottomAppBar class, the parameter type must be set to ‘bottom’:
MDBottomAppBar:
MDToolbar:
type: "bottom"
Available options are: ‘top’, ‘bottom’.

type is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘top’.
on_action_button(self, *args)
on_md_bg_color(self, instance, value)
on_right_action_items(self, instance, value)
update_action_bar(self, action_bar, action_bar_items)
update_action_bar_text_colors(self, instance, value)
on_icon(self, instance, value)
on_icon_color(self, instance, value)
on_mode(self, instance, value)
remove_notch(self )
set_notch(self )
remove_shadow(self )
set_shadow(self, *args)
class kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDBottomAppBar(**kwargs)
Parameters


>>> root = Widget()
2.3.15 Menu
See also:
Material Design spec, Menus
Menus display a list of choices on temporary surfaces.
Usage

from kivymd.uix.menu import MDDropdownMenu
KV = '''
Screen:
MDRaisedButton:
id: button
text: "PRESS ME"
on_release: app.menu.open()
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'''
class Test(MDApp):
menu_items = [{"text": f"Item {i}"} for i in range(5)]
self.menu = MDDropdownMenu(
caller=self.screen.ids.button,
items=menu_items,
width_mult=4,
)
self.menu.bind(on_release=self.menu_callback)
def menu_callback(self, instance_menu, instance_menu_item):

print(instance_menu, instance_menu_item)
def build(self):
return self.screen
Test().run()
Warning: Do not create the MDDropdownMenu object when you open the menu window. Because on a mobile
device this one will be very slow!
Wrong
menu = MDDropdownMenu(caller=self.screen.ids.button, items=menu_items)

menu.open()
Customization of menu item
You must create a new class that inherits from the RightContent class:
class RightContentCls(RightContent):
pass
Now in the KV rule you can create your own elements that will be displayed in the menu item on the right:
<RightContentCls>
disabled: True
MDIconButton:
icon: root.icon


MDLabel:
text: root.text
size_hint_x: None
width: self.texture_size[0]
text_size: None, None
Now create menu items as usual, but add the key right_content_cls whose value is the class
RightContentCls that you created:
menu_items = [
{
"right_content_cls": RightContentCls(
text=f"R+{i}", icon="apple-keyboard-command",
),
"icon": "git",
"text": f"Item {i}",
}
for i in range(5)
]
caller=self.screen.ids.button, items=menu_items, width_mult=4
)
Full example

from kivymd.uix.menu import MDDropdownMenu, RightContent
KV = '''
<RightContentCls>
disabled: True
MDIconButton:
icon: root.icon
MDLabel:
text: root.text
size_hint_x: None
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Screen:
MDRaisedButton:
id: button
text: "PRESS ME"
'''
pass
class Test(MDApp):
menu_items = [
{
),
"icon": "git",
}
for i in range(5)
]
caller=self.screen.ids.button, items=menu_items, width_mult=4
)

instance_menu.dismiss()
def build(self):
return self.screen
Test().run()
Menu without icons on the left
If you do not want to use the icons in the menu items on the left, then do not use the “icon” key when creating menu
items:
menu_items = [
{
),


}
for i in range(5)
]
Item height adjustment
menu_items = [
{
),
"height": "36dp",
"top_pad": "10dp",
"bot_pad": "10dp",
}
for i in range(5)
]
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Mixin items

from kivymd.uix.menu import MDDropdownMenu, RightContent
KV = '''
<RightContentCls>
disabled: True
MDIconButton:
icon: root.icon
MDLabel:
text: root.text
size_hint_x: None
Screen:
MDRaisedButton:
id: button
text: "PRESS ME"
'''
pass
class Test(MDApp):
menu_items = []
data = [
{"": "Open"},
{},
{"open-in-app": "Open in app >"},
{"trash-can-outline": "Move to Trash"},


{"rename-box": "Rename"},
{"zip-box-outline": "Create zip"},
{},
{"": "Properties"},
]
for data_item in data:

if data_item:
if list(data_item.items())[0][1].endswith(">"):
menu_items.append(
{
icon="menu-right-outline",
),
"icon": list(data_item.items())[0][0],
"text": list(data_item.items())[0][1][:-2],
"height": "36dp",
"top_pad": "10dp",
"bot_pad": "10dp",
"divider": None,
}
)
else:
menu_items.append(
{
"text": list(data_item.items())[0][1],
"icon": list(data_item.items())[0][0],
"font_style": "Caption",
"height": "36dp",
"top_pad": "10dp",
"bot_pad": "10dp",
"divider": None,
}
)
else:
menu_items.append(
{"viewclass": "MDSeparator", "height": 1}
)
items=menu_items,
width_mult=4,
)

print(instance_menu, instance_menu_item
def build(self):
return self.screen
Test().run()
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Hover Behavior
...,
...,
selected_color=self.theme_cls.primary_dark_hue,
)
Create submenu

KV = '''
Screen:
MDRaisedButton:
id: button
text: "PRESS ME"
'''


class CustomDrop(MDDropdownMenu):
def set_bg_color_items(self, instance_selected_item):
if self.selected_color and not MDApp.get_running_app().submenu:
for item in self.menu.ids.box.children:
if item is not instance_selected_item:
item.bg_color = (0, 0, 0, 0)
else:
instance_selected_item.bg_color = self.selected_color
class Test(MDApp):
submenu = None

menu_items = [
{
"icon": "git",
"text": f"Item {i}" if i != 3 else "Open submenu",
}
for i in range(5)
]
self.menu = CustomDrop(
items=menu_items,
width_mult=4,
selected_color=self.theme_cls.bg_darkest
)
self.menu.bind(on_enter=self.check_item)
def check_item(self, menu, item):

if item.text == "Open submenu" and not self.submenu:
menu_items = [{"text": f"Item {i}"} for i in range(5)]
self.submenu = MDDropdownMenu(
caller=item,
items=menu_items,
width_mult=4,
selected_color=self.theme_cls.bg_darkest,
)
self.submenu.bind(on_dismiss=self.set_state_submenu)
self.submenu.open()
def set_state_submenu(self, *args):

self.submenu = None
def build(self):
return self.screen
Test().run()
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Menu with MDToolbar
Warning: The MDDropdownMenu does not work with the standard MDToolbar. You can use your own
CustomToolbar and bind the menu window output to its elements.

from kivymd.theming import ThemableBehavior
from kivymd.uix.behaviors import RectangularElevationBehavior
KV = '''
<CustomToolbar>:
size_hint_y: None
height: self.theme_cls.standard_increment
padding: "5dp"
spacing: "12dp"
MDIconButton:
id: button_1
icon: "menu"
on_release: app.menu_1.open()
MDLabel:
text: "MDDropdownMenu"
size_hint_x: None
font_style: 'H6'
Widget:
MDIconButton:
id: button_2
icon: "dots-vertical"
on_release: app.menu_2.open()
Screen:
CustomToolbar:
id: toolbar
elevation: 10
'''
class CustomToolbar(
ThemableBehavior, RectangularElevationBehavior, MDBoxLayout,
):


self.md_bg_color = self.theme_cls.primary_color
class Test(MDApp):
self.menu_1 = self.create_menu(
"Button menu", self.screen.ids.toolbar.ids.button_1,
)
self.menu_2 = self.create_menu(
"Button dots", self.screen.ids.toolbar.ids.button_2,
)
def create_menu(self, text, instance):

menu_items = [{"icon": "git", "text": text} for i in range(5)]
menu = MDDropdownMenu(caller=instance, items=menu_items, width_mult=5)
menu.bind(on_release=self.menu_callback)
return menu

def build(self):
return self.screen
Test().run()
Position menu
Bottom position
See also:
position


KV = '''
Screen
MDTextField:
id: field
size_hint_x: None
width: "200dp"
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hint_text: "Password"
on_focus: if self.focus: app.menu.open()
'''
class Test(MDApp):
menu_items = [{"icon": "git", "text": f"Item {i}"} for i in range(5)]
caller=self.screen.ids.field,
items=menu_items,
position="bottom",
width_mult=4,
)
self.menu.bind(on_release=self.set_item)
def set_item(self, instance_menu, instance_menu_item):

def set_item(interval):
self.screen.ids.field.text = instance_menu_item.text
Clock.schedule_once(set_item, 0.5)
def build(self):
return self.screen
Test().run()
Center position

KV = '''
Screen
MDDropDownItem:
id: drop_item
text: 'Item 0'
'''
class Test(MDApp):
menu_items = [{"icon": "git", "text": f"Item {i}"} for i in range(5)]


caller=self.screen.ids.drop_item,
items=menu_items,
position="center",
width_mult=4,
)
self.menu.bind(on_release=self.set_item)
def set_item(self, instance_menu, instance_menu_item):

self.screen.ids.drop_item.set_item(instance_menu_item.text)
self.menu.dismiss()
def build(self):
return self.screen
Test().run()
API - kivymd.uix.menu
class kivymd.uix.menu.RightContent(**kwargs)
Same as IRightBody, but allows the widget to receive touch events instead of triggering the ListItem’s
ripple effect
text
Text item.
icon
Icon item.
icon is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
class kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu(**kwargs)
Events
on_enter Call when mouse enter the bbox of item menu.

on_leave Call when the mouse exit the item menu.
on_dismiss Call when closes menu.
on_release The method that will be called when you click menu items.
selected_color
Custom color (rgba format) for list item when hover behavior occurs.
selected_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
items
See data.
items is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
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width_mult
This number multiplied by the standard increment (56dp on mobile, 64dp on desktop, determines the width
of the menu items.
If the resulting number were to be too big for the application Window, the multiplier will be adjusted for
the biggest possible one.
width_mult is a NumericProperty and defaults to 1.
max_height
The menu will grow no bigger than this number. Set to 0 for no limit.
max_height is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.
border_margin
Margin between Window border and menu.
border_margin is a NumericProperty and defaults to 4dp.
ver_growth
Where the menu will grow vertically to when opening. Set to None to let the widget pick for you. Available
options are: ‘up’, ‘down’.
ver_growth is a OptionProperty and defaults to None.
hor_growth
Where the menu will grow horizontally to when opening. Set to None to let the widget pick for you.
Available options are: ‘left’, ‘right’.
hor_growth is a OptionProperty and defaults to None.
background_color
Color of the background of the menu.
background_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
opening_transition
Type of animation for opening a menu window.
opening_time
Menu window opening animation time.
caller
The widget object that caller the menu window.
caller is a ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
position
Menu window position relative to parent element. Available options are: ‘auto’, ‘center’, ‘bottom’.
position is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘auto’.
check_position_caller(self, instance, width, height)
set_bg_color_items(self, instance_selected_item)
Called when a Hover Behavior event occurs for a list item.
create_menu_items(self )
Creates menu items.

set_menu_properties(self, interval=0)
Sets the size and position for the menu window.
open(self )
Animate the opening of a menu window.
Parameters
on_enter(self, instance)
Call when mouse enter the bbox of the item of menu.
on_leave(self, instance)
Call when the mouse exit the item of menu.
on_release(self, *args)
The method that will be called when you click menu items.
on_dismiss(self )
Called when the menu is closed.
dismiss(self )
Closes the menu.
2.3.16 FloatLayout
FloatLayout class equivalent. Simplifies working with some widget properties. For example:
FloatLayout
FloatLayout:
canvas:
Color:
rgba: app.theme_cls.primary_color
RoundedRectangle:
pos: self.pos
size: self.size
radius: [25, 0, 0, 0]
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MDFloatLayout
MDFloatLayout:
radius: [25, 0, 0, 0]
md_bg_color: app.theme_cls.primary_color
Warning: For a FloatLayout, the minimum_size attributes are always 0, so you cannot use
adaptive_size and related options.
API - kivymd.uix.floatlayout
class kivymd.uix.floatlayout.MDFloatLayout(**kwargs)
2.3.17 GridLayout
GridLayout class equivalent. Simplifies working with some widget properties. For example:
GridLayout
GridLayout:
size_hint_y: None
canvas:
Color:
Rectangle:
pos: self.pos
size: self.size
MDGridLayout
MDGridLayout:
Available options are:
• adaptive_height
• adaptive_width
• adaptive_size

adaptive_height
Equivalent
size_hint_y: None
adaptive_width
adaptive_width: True
Equivalent
size_hint_x: None
height: self.minimum_width
adaptive_size
adaptive_size: True
Equivalent

size: self.minimum_size
API - kivymd.uix.gridlayout
class kivymd.uix.gridlayout.MDGridLayout(**kwargs)
Grid layout class. See module documentation for more information.
2.3.18 Button
See also:
Material Design spec, Buttons
Material Design spec, Buttons: floating action button
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Buttons allow users to take actions, and make choices, with a single tap.
KivyMD provides the following button classes for use:

• MDIconButton_
• MDFloatingActionButton
• MDFlatButton
• MDRaisedButton
• MDRectangleFlatButton
• MDRectangleFlatIconButton
• MDRoundFlatButton
• MDRoundFlatIconButton
• MDFillRoundFlatButton
• MDFillRoundFlatIconButton
• MDTextButton
• MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
MDIconButton

MDIconButton
KV = '''
Screen:
MDIconButton:
icon: "language-python"
'''
def build(self):
Example().run()
The icon parameter must have the name of the icon from kivymd/icon_definitions.py file.
You can also use custom icons:
MDIconButton:
icon: "data/logo/kivy-icon-256.png"
By default, MDIconButton button has a size (dp(48), dp (48)). Use user_font_size attribute to resize
the button:
MDIconButton:
icon: "android"
By default, the color of MDIconButton (depending on the style of the application) is black or white. You can change
the color of MDIconButton as the text color of MDLabel:
MDIconButton:
icon: "android"
text_color: app.theme_cls.primary_color
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MDFloatingActionButton
The above parameters for MDIconButton apply to MDFloatingActionButton.

To change MDFloatingActionButton background, use the md_bg_color parameter:
icon: "android"
The length of the shadow is controlled by the elevation_normal parameter:
icon: "android"
elevation_normal: 12
MDFlatButton
To change the text color of: class:~MDFlatButton use the text_color parameter:
MDFlatButton:
text: "MDFLATBUTTON"
text_color: 0, 0, 1, 1
Or use markup:

MDFlatButton:
text: "[color=#00ffcc]MDFLATBUTTON[/color]"
markup: True
To specify the font size and font name, use the parameters as in the usual Kivy buttons:
MDFlatButton:
text: "MDFLATBUTTON"
font_size: "18sp"
font_name: "path/to/font"
Warning: You cannot use the size_hint_x parameter for KivyMD buttons (the width of the buttons is set
automatically)!
MDRaisedButton
This button is similar to the MDFlatButton button except that you can set the background color for
MDRaisedButton:
MDRaisedButton:
text: "MDRAISEDBUTTON"
md_bg_color: 1, 0, 1, 1
MDRectangleFlatButton
Button parameters MDRectangleFlatButton are the same as button MDRaisedButton:
MDRectangleFlatButton:
text: "MDRECTANGLEFLATBUTTON"
md_bg_color: 1, 1, 0, 1
Note: Note that the frame color will be the same as the text color.
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MDRectangleFlatIconButton
Button parameters MDRectangleFlatButton are the same as button MDRectangleFlatButton:
MDRectangleFlatIconButton:
icon: "android"
text: "MDRECTANGLEFLATICONBUTTON"
Without border

from kivymd.uix.button import MDRectangleFlatIconButton
def build(self):
screen = Screen()
screen.add_widget(
MDRectangleFlatIconButton(
text="MDRectangleFlatIconButton",
icon="language-python",
line_color=(0, 0, 0, 0),
pos_hint={"center_x": .5, "center_y": .5},
)
)
return screen
Example().run()
MDRectangleFlatIconButton:
text: "MDRectangleFlatIconButton"
line_color: 0, 0, 0, 0

MDRoundFlatButton
Button parameters MDRoundFlatButton are the same as button MDRectangleFlatButton:
MDRoundFlatButton:
text: "MDROUNDFLATBUTTON"
Warning: The border color does change when using text_color parameter.
MDRoundFlatButton:
text: "MDROUNDFLATBUTTON"
MDRoundFlatIconButton
Button parameters MDRoundFlatIconButton are the same as button MDRoundFlatButton:
MDRoundFlatIconButton:
icon: "android"
text: "MDROUNDFLATICONBUTTON"
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MDFillRoundFlatButton
Button parameters MDFillRoundFlatButton are the same as button MDRaisedButton.
MDFillRoundFlatIconButton
Button parameters MDFillRoundFlatIconButton are the same as button MDRaisedButton.
Note: Notice that the width of the MDFillRoundFlatIconButton button matches the size of the button text.
MDTextButton
MDTextButton:
text: "MDTEXTBUTTON"
custom_color: 0, 1, 0, 1

MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
Note: See the full list of arguments in the class MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial.
KV = '''
Screen:
MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial:
data: app.data
rotation_root_button: True
'''
data = {
'language-python': 'Python',
'language-php': 'PHP',
'language-cpp': 'C++',
}
def build(self):
Example().run()
Or without KV Language:

from kivymd.uix.button import MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
data = {
'language-python': 'Python',
'language-php': 'PHP',
'language-cpp': 'C++',
}
def build(self):
screen = Screen()
speed_dial = MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial()
speed_dial.data = self.data
speed_dial.rotation_root_button = True
screen.add_widget(speed_dial)
return screen
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Example().run()
You can use various types of animation of labels for buttons on the stack:
hint_animation: True
You can set your color values for background, text of buttons etc:
bg_hint_color: app.theme_cls.primary_light
See also:
See full example

API - kivymd.uix.button
class kivymd.uix.button.MDIconButton(**kwargs)
icon
Button icon.
class kivymd.uix.button.MDFlatButton(**kwargs)
Abstract base class for all rectangular buttons, bringing in the appropriate on-touch behavior. Also maintains
the correct minimum width as stated in guidelines.
class kivymd.uix.button.MDRaisedButton(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButton(**kwargs)
icon
Button icon.
background_palette
The name of the palette used for the background color of the button.
background_palette is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘Accent’.
class kivymd.uix.button.MDRectangleFlatButton(**kwargs)
update_md_bg_color(self, instance, value)
Called when the application color palette changes.
on_disabled(self, instance, value)
class kivymd.uix.button.MDRoundFlatButton(**kwargs)
lay_canvas_instructions(self )
class kivymd.uix.button.MDTextButton(**kwargs)
Button class, see module documentation for more information.
Changed in version 1.8.0: The behavior / logic of the button has been moved to ButtonBehaviors.
custom_color
Custom user button color in rgba format.
custom_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
animation_label(self )
on_press(self, *args)
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class kivymd.uix.button.MDFillRoundFlatButton(**kwargs)
Base class for circular elevation behavior. Controls the size and position of the shadow.
on_elevation(self, instance, value)
root_kv = “”” Screen:
MDFillRoundFlatButton: id: btn text: “Click me!” pos_hint: {“center_x”: .5, “center_y”: .6}
elevation: 8 on_press: self.disabled = True
MDFillRoundFlatButton: text: “UNDISABLED” pos_hint: {“center_x”: .5, “center_y”: .4}
on_press: btn.disabled = False
“””
def build(self): self.root = Builder.load_string(root_kv)
MainApp().run()
class kivymd.uix.button.MDRectangleFlatIconButton(**kwargs)
line_color
Button border color in rgba format.
line_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
class kivymd.uix.button.MDRoundFlatIconButton(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.button.MDFillRoundFlatIconButton(**kwargs)
text_color
class kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial(**kwargs)
Events
on_open Called when a stack is opened.

on_close Called when a stack is closed.

icon
Root button icon name.
icon is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘plus’.
anchor
Stack anchor. Available options are: ‘right’.
anchor is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘right’.
callback
Custom callback.
callback: app.callback
def callback(self, instance):

print(instance.icon)
callback is a ObjectProperty and defaults to None.

label_text_color
Floating text color in rgba format.
label_text_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, 1].
data
Must be a dictionary
{
'name-icon': 'Text label',
...,
...,
}
right_pad
If True, the button will increase on the right side by 2.5 piesels if the hint_animation parameter equal
to True.
False
True
right_pad is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.

rotation_root_button
If True then the root button will rotate 45 degrees when the stack is opened.
rotation_root_button is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
opening_transition
The name of the stack opening animation type.
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closing_transition
The name of the stack closing animation type.
closing_transition is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘out_cubic’.
opening_transition_button_rotation
The name of the animation type to rotate the root button when opening the stack.
opening_transition_button_rotation is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘out_cubic’.
closing_transition_button_rotation
The name of the animation type to rotate the root button when closing the stack.
closing_transition_button_rotation is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘out_cubic’.
opening_time
Time required for the stack to go to: attr:state ‘open’.
closing_time
Time required for the stack to go to: attr:state ‘close’.
opening_time_button_rotation
Time required to rotate the root button 45 degrees during the stack opening animation.
opening_time_button_rotation is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.2.
closing_time_button_rotation
Time required to rotate the root button 0 degrees during the stack closing animation.
closing_time_button_rotation is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.2.
state
Indicates whether the stack is closed or open. Available options are: ‘close’, ‘open’.
state is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘close’.
bg_color_root_button
Root button color in rgba format.
bg_color_root_button is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
bg_color_stack_button
The color of the buttons in the stack rgba format.
bg_color_stack_button is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
color_icon_stack_button
The color icon of the buttons in the stack rgba format.
color_icon_stack_button is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
color_icon_root_button
The color icon of the root button rgba format.
color_icon_root_button is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
bg_hint_color
Background color for the text of the buttons in the stack rgba format.
bg_hint_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].

hint_animation
Whether to use button extension animation to display text labels.
hint_animation is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
Called when a stack is opened.
Called when a stack is closed.
on_leave(self, instance)
Called when the mouse cursor goes outside the button of stack.
on_enter(self, instance)
Called when the mouse cursor is over a button from the stack.
on_data(self, instance, value)
Creates a stack of buttons.
on_label_text_color(self, instance, value)
on_color_icon_stack_button(self, instance, value)
on_hint_animation(self, instance, value)
on_bg_hint_color(self, instance, value)
on_color_icon_root_button(self, instance, value)
on_bg_color_stack_button(self, instance, value)
on_bg_color_root_button(self, instance, value)
set_pos_labels(self, widget)
Sets the position of the floating labels.
set_pos_root_button(self, instance)
Sets the position of the root button.
set_pos_bottom_buttons(self, instance)
Sets the position of the bottom buttons in a stack.
open_stack(self, instance)
Opens a button stack.
do_animation_open_stack(self, anim_data)
close_stack(self )
Closes the button stack.
2.3.19 BoxLayout
BoxLayout class equivalent. Simplifies working with some widget properties. For example:
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BoxLayout
BoxLayout:
size_hint_y: None
canvas:
Color:
Rectangle:
pos: self.pos
size: self.size
MDBoxLayout
MDBoxLayout:
• adaptive_height
• adaptive_width
• adaptive_size
adaptive_height
Equivalent
size_hint_y: None
adaptive_width
Equivalent
size_hint_x: None

adaptive_size
adaptive_size: True
Equivalent

API - kivymd.uix.boxlayout
class kivymd.uix.boxlayout.MDBoxLayout(**kwargs)
Box layout class. See module documentation for more information.
2.3.20 Selection Controls
See also:
Material Design spec, Selection controls
Selection controls allow the user to select options.
KivyMD provides the following selection controls classes for use:

• MDCheckbox
• MDSwitch
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MDCheckbox
KV = '''
FloatLayout:
MDCheckbox:
size: "48dp", "48dp"
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
Note: Be sure to specify the size of the checkbox. By default, it is (dp(48), dp(48)), but the ripple effect takes
up all the available space.
Control state
MDCheckbox:
on_active: app.on_checkbox_active(*args)
def on_checkbox_active(self, checkbox, value):

if value:
print('The checkbox', checkbox, 'is active', 'and', checkbox.state, 'state')
else:
print('The checkbox', checkbox, 'is inactive', 'and', checkbox.state, 'state')
MDCheckbox with group
KV = '''
<Check@MDCheckbox>:
group: 'group'


FloatLayout:
Check:
active: True
Check:
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
MDSwitch
KV = '''
FloatLayout:
MDSwitch:
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
Note: For MDCheckbox size is not required. By default it is (dp(36), dp(48)), but you can increase the width
if you want.
MDSwitch:
width: dp(64)
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Note: Control state of MDSwitch same way as in MDCheckbox.
API - kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol
class kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox(**kwargs)
Class implements a circular ripple effect.
active
Indicates if the checkbox is active or inactive.
active is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
checkbox_icon_normal
Background icon of the checkbox used for the default graphical representation when the checkbox is not
pressed.
checkbox_icon_normal is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘checkbox-blank-outline’.
checkbox_icon_down
Background icon of the checkbox used for the default graphical representation when the checkbox is
pressed.
checkbox_icon_down is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘checkbox-marked-outline’.
radio_icon_normal
Background icon (when using the group option) of the checkbox used for the default graphical represen-
tation when the checkbox is not pressed.
radio_icon_normal is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘checkbox-blank-circle-outline’.
radio_icon_down
Background icon (when using the group option) of the checkbox used for the default graphical represen-
tation when the checkbox is pressed.
radio_icon_down is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘checkbox-marked-circle-outline’.
selected_color
Selected color in rgba format.
selected_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].

unselected_color
Unelected color in rgba format.
unselected_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
disabled_color
Disabled color in rgba format.
disabled_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
update_primary_color(self, instance, value)
update_icon(self, *args)
update_color(self, *args)
on_state(self, *args)
class kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDSwitch(**kwargs)
This mixin class provides Button behavior. Please see the button behaviors module documentation
for more information.
Events
on_press Fired when the button is pressed.
on_release Fired when the button is released (i.e. the touch/click that pressed the button goes
away).
active
Indicates if the switch is active or inactive.
active is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
thumb_color
Get thumb color rgba format.
thumb_color is an AliasProperty and property is readonly.
thumb_color_disabled
Get thumb color disabled rgba format.
thumb_color_disabled is an AliasProperty and property is readonly.
thumb_color_down
Get thumb color down rgba format.
thumb_color_down is an AliasProperty and property is readonly.
on_size(self, *args)
2.3.21 Image List
See also:
Material Design spec, Image lists
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Image lists display a collection of images in an organized grid.
KivyMD provides the following tile classes for use:

• SmartTileWithStar
• SmartTileWithLabel
SmartTileWithStar

KV = '''
<MyTile@SmartTileWithStar>
size_hint_y: None
height: "240dp"
ScrollView:
MDGridLayout:
cols: 3
padding: dp(4), dp(4)
spacing: dp(4)
MyTile:
stars: 5
source: "cat-1.jpg"
MyTile:
stars: 5
source: "cat-2.jpg"
MyTile:


stars: 5
source: "cat-3.jpg"
'''
class MyApp(MDApp):
def build(self):
MyApp().run()
SmartTileWithLabel

KV = '''
<MyTile@SmartTileWithStar>
size_hint_y: None
height: "240dp"
ScrollView:
MDGridLayout:
cols: 3
padding: dp(4), dp(4)
spacing: dp(4)
MyTile:
source: "cat-1.jpg"
text: "[size=26]Cat 1[/size]\n[size=14]cat-1.jpg[/size]"
MyTile:
source: "cat-2.jpg"
text: "[size=26]Cat 2[/size]\n[size=14]cat-2.jpg[/size]"
tile_text_color: app.theme_cls.accent_color
MyTile:
source: "cat-3.jpg"
text: "[size=26][color=#ffffff]Cat 3[/color][/size]\n[size=14]cat-3.jpg[/
˓→size]"
tile_text_color: app.theme_cls.accent_color
'''
class MyApp(MDApp):
def build(self):
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MyApp().run()
API - kivymd.uix.imagelist
class kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTile(**kwargs)
A tile for more complex needs.
Includes an image, a container to place overlays and a box that can act as a header or a footer, as described in
the Material Design specs.
box_color
Sets the color and opacity for the information box.
box_color is a ListProperty and defaults to (0, 0, 0, 0.5).
box_position
Determines wether the information box acts as a header or footer to the image. Available are options:
‘footer’, ‘header’.
box_position is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘footer’.
lines
Number of lines in the header/footer. As per Material Design specs, only 1 and 2 are valid values. Avail-
able are options: 1, 2.
lines is a OptionProperty and defaults to 1.
overlap
Determines if the header/footer overlaps on top of the image or not.
overlap is a BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
source
Path to tile image. See source.
source is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
reload(self )
class kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTileWithLabel(**kwargs)

font_style
Tile font style.
font_style is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘Caption’.
tile_text_color
Tile text color in rgba format.
tile_text_color is a StringProperty and defaults to (1, 1, 1, 1).
text
Determines the text for the box footer/header.
class kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTileWithStar(**kwargs)
stars
Tile stars.
stars is a NumericProperty and defaults to 1.
on_stars(self, *args)
2.3.22 Refresh Layout
Example

from kivymd.uix.button import MDIconButton

from kivymd.uix.list import ILeftBodyTouch, OneLineIconListItem
from kivymd.theming import ThemeManager
from kivymd.utils import asynckivy
<ItemForList>
text: root.text
icon: root.icon
<Example@FloatLayout>
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
title: app.title
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background_palette: 'Primary'
elevation: 10
left_action_items: [['menu', lambda x: x]]
MDScrollViewRefreshLayout:
id: refresh_layout
refresh_callback: app.refresh_callback
root_layout: root
MDGridLayout:
id: box
cols: 1
''')
class IconLeftSampleWidget(ILeftBodyTouch, MDIconButton):

pass
class ItemForList(OneLineIconListItem):
title = 'Example Refresh Layout'
screen = None
x = 0
y = 15
def build(self):
self.screen = Factory.Example()
self.set_list()
return self.screen
def set_list(self):
async def set_list():
names_icons_list = list(md_icons.keys())[self.x:self.y]
for name_icon in names_icons_list:
await asynckivy.sleep(0)
self.screen.ids.box.add_widget(
ItemForList(icon=name_icon, text=name_icon))
asynckivy.start(set_list())
def refresh_callback(self, *args):

'''A method that updates the state of your application
while the spinner remains on the screen.'''
def refresh_callback(interval):
self.screen.ids.box.clear_widgets()
if self.x == 0:
self.x, self.y = 15, 30
else:
self.x, self.y = 0, 15
self.set_list()


self.screen.ids.refresh_layout.refresh_done()
self.tick = 0
Clock.schedule_once(refresh_callback, 1)
Example().run()
API - kivymd.uix.refreshlayout
class kivymd.uix.refreshlayout.MDScrollViewRefreshLayout(**kargs)
ScrollView class. See module documentation for more information.
Events
on_scroll_start Generic event fired when scrolling starts from touch.
on_scroll_move Generic event fired when scrolling move from touch.
on_scroll_stop Generic event fired when scrolling stops from touch.
Changed in version 1.9.0: on_scroll_start, on_scroll_move and on_scroll_stop events are now dispatched when
scrolling to handle nested ScrollViews.
Changed in version 1.7.0: auto_scroll, scroll_friction, scroll_moves, scroll_stoptime’ has been deprecated, use
:attr:èffect_cls instead.
root_layout
The spinner will be attached to this layout.
on_touch_up(self, *args)
refresh_done(self )
class kivymd.uix.refreshlayout.RefreshSpinner(**kwargs)
spinner_color
start_anim_spinner(self )
hide_anim_spinner(self )
set_spinner(self, *args)
2.3.23 Text Field
See also:
Material Design spec, Text fields
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Text fields let users enter and edit text.
KivyMD provides the following field classes for use:

• MDTextField
• MDTextFieldRound
• MDTextFieldRect
Note: MDTextField inherited from TextInput. Therefore, most parameters and all events of the TextInput
class are also available in the MDTextField class.
MDTextField
MDTextField can be with helper text and without.
Without helper text mode
MDTextField:
hint_text: "No helper text"

Helper text mode on on_focus event
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Helper text on focus"
helper_text: "This will disappear when you click off"
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
Persistent helper text mode
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Persistent helper text"
helper_text: "Text is always here"
helper_text_mode: "persistent"
Helper text mode ‘on_error’
To display an error in a text field when using the helper_text_mode: "on_error" parameter, set the “error”
text field parameter to True:
KV = '''
BoxLayout:
padding: "10dp"
MDTextField:
id: text_field_error
hint_text: "Helper text on error (press 'Enter')"
helper_text: "There will always be a mistake"
helper_text_mode: "on_error"
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
self.screen.ids.text_field_error.bind(
on_text_validate=self.set_error_message,
on_focus=self.set_error_message,
)
return self.screen
def set_error_message(self, instance_textfield):

self.screen.ids.text_field_error.error = True
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Test().run()
Helper text mode ‘on_error’ (with required)
MDTextField:
hint_text: "required = True"
required: True
helper_text_mode: "on_error"
helper_text: "Enter text"
Text length control
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Max text length = 5"
max_text_length: 5
Multi line text
MDTextField:
multiline: True
hint_text: "Multi-line text"
Color mode
MDTextField:
hint_text: "color_mode = 'accent'"
color_mode: 'accent'
Available options are ‘primary’, ‘accent’ or ‘custom’.
MDTextField:
hint_text: "color_mode = 'custom'"
color_mode: 'custom'
helper_text_mode: "on_focus"
helper_text: "Color is defined by 'line_color_focus' property"
line_color_focus: 1, 0, 1, 1

MDTextField:
hint_text: "Line color normal"
line_color_normal: app.theme_cls.accent_color
Rectangle mode
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Rectangle mode"
mode: "rectangle"
Fill mode
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Fill mode"
mode: "fill"
fill_color: 0, 0, 0, .4
MDTextFieldRect
Note: MDTextFieldRect inherited from TextInput. You can use all parameters and attributes of the
TextInput class in the MDTextFieldRect class.
MDTextFieldRect:
size_hint: 1, None
height: "30dp"
Warning: While there is no way to change the color of the border.
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MDTextFieldRound
Without icon
MDTextFieldRound:
hint_text: 'Empty field'
With left icon
Warning: The icons in the MDTextFieldRound are static. You cannot bind events to them.
MDTextFieldRound:
icon_left: "email"
hint_text: "Field with left icon"
With left and right icons
MDTextFieldRound:
icon_left: 'key-variant'
icon_right: 'eye-off'
hint_text: 'Field with left and right icons'

Control background color
MDTextFieldRound:
normal_color: app.theme_cls.accent_color
MDTextFieldRound:
normal_color: app.theme_cls.accent_color
color_active: 1, 0, 0, 1
Clickable icon for MDTextFieldRound


from kivymd.uix.relativelayout import MDRelativeLayout
KV = '''
<ClickableTextFieldRound>:
size_hint_y: None
height: text_field.height
MDTextFieldRound:
id: text_field
hint_text: root.hint_text
text: root.text
password: True
color_active: app.theme_cls.primary_light
icon_left: "key-variant"
padding:
self._lbl_icon_left.texture_size[1] + dp(10) if self.icon_left else
˓→dp(15), (self.height / 2) - (self.line_height / 2),
˓→self._lbl_icon_right.texture_size[1] + dp(20), 0
MDIconButton:
icon: "eye-off"
ripple_scale: .5
pos: text_field.width - self.width + dp(8), 0
on_release:
self.icon = "eye" if self.icon == "eye-off" else "eye-off"
text_field.password = False if text_field.password is True else True
MDScreen:
ClickableTextFieldRound:
size_hint_x: None
width: "300dp"
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hint_text: "Password"
'''
class ClickableTextFieldRound(MDRelativeLayout):
hint_text = StringProperty()
# Here specify the required parameters for MDTextFieldRound:
# [...]
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
With right icon
Note: The icon on the right is available for use in all text fields.
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Name"
mode: "fill"
fill_color: 0, 0, 0, .4
icon_right: "arrow-down-drop-circle-outline"
icon_right_color: app.theme_cls.primary_color
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Name"
MDTextField:
hint_text: "Name"
mode: "rectangle"

See also:
See more information in the MDTextFieldRect class.
API - kivymd.uix.textfield
class kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRect(**kwargs)
TextInput class. See module documentation for more information.
Events
on_text_validate Fired only in multiline=False mode when the user hits ‘enter’. This will also
unfocus the textinput.
on_double_tap Fired when a double tap happens in the text input. The default behavior selects
the text around the cursor position. More info at on_double_tap().
on_triple_tap Fired when a triple tap happens in the text input. The default behavior selects the
line around the cursor position. More info at on_triple_tap().
on_quad_touch Fired when four fingers are touching the text input. The default behavior selects
the whole text. More info at on_quad_touch().
Warning: When changing a TextInput property that requires re-drawing, e.g. modifying the text, the
updates occur on the next clock cycle and not instantly. This might cause any changes to the TextInput
that occur between the modification and the next cycle to be ignored, or to use previous values. For example,
after a update to the text, changing the cursor in the same clock frame will move it using the previous text
and will likely end up in an incorrect position. The solution is to schedule any updates to occur on the next
clock cycle using schedule_once().
Note: Selection is cancelled when TextInput is focused. If you need to show selection when TextInput is fo-
cused, you should delay (use Clock.schedule) the call to the functions for selecting text (select_all, select_text).
Changed in version 1.10.0: background_disabled_active has been removed.

Changed in version 1.9.0: TextInput now inherits from FocusBehavior. keyboard_mode,
show_keyboard(), hide_keyboard(), focus(), and input_type have been removed since they
are now inherited from FocusBehavior.
Changed in version 1.7.0: on_double_tap, on_triple_tap and on_quad_touch events added.
anim_rect(self, points, alpha)
class kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField(**kwargs)
Events
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helper_text
Text for helper_text mode.
helper_text is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘This field is required’.
helper_text_mode
Helper text mode. Available options are: ‘on_error’, ‘persistent’, ‘on_focus’.
helper_text_mode is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘none’.
max_text_length
Maximum allowed value of characters in a text field.
max_text_length is an NumericProperty and defaults to None.
required
Required text. If True then the text field requires text.
required is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
color_mode
Color text mode. Available options are: ‘primary’, ‘accent’, ‘custom’.
color_mode is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘primary’.
mode
Text field mode. Available options are: ‘line’, ‘rectangle’, ‘fill’.
mode is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘line’.
line_color_normal
Line color normal in rgba format.

line_color_normal is an ListProperty and defaults to [].

line_color_focus
Line color focus in rgba format.
line_color_focus is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
error_color
Error color in rgba format for required = True.
error_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
fill_color
The background color of the fill in rgba format when the mode parameter is “fill”.
fill_color is an ListProperty and defaults to (0, 0, 0, 0).
active_line
Show active line or not.
active_line is an BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
error
If True, then the text field goes into error mode.
error is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
current_hint_text_color
hint_text text color.
current_hint_text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
icon_right
Right icon.
icon_right is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
icon_right_color
Color of right icon in rgba format.
icon_right_color is an ListProperty and defaults to (0, 0, 0, 1).
set_objects_labels(self )
Creates labels objects for the parameters helper_text,`hint_text`, etc.
on_icon_right(self, instance, value)
on_icon_right_color(self, instance, value)
on_width(self, instance, width)
Called when the application window is resized.
on_focus(self, *args)
on_text(self, instance, text)
on_text_validate(self )
on_color_mode(self, instance, mode)
on_line_color_focus(self, *args)
on__hint_text(self, instance, value)
class kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound(**kwargs)
Events
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icon_left
Left icon.
icon_left is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
icon_left_color
Color of left icon in rgba format.
icon_left_color is an ListProperty and defaults to (0, 0, 0, 1).
icon_right
Right icon.
icon_right is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
icon_right_color
Color of right icon.
icon_right_color is an ListProperty and defaults to (0, 0, 0, 1).
line_color
Field line color.
line_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
normal_color
Field color if focus is False.
normal_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].

color_active
Field color if focus is True.
color_active is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
on_focus(self, instance, value)
on_icon_left(self, instance, value)
on_icon_left_color(self, instance, value)
on_icon_right(self, instance, value)
on_icon_right_color(self, instance, value)
on_color_active(self, instance, value)
2.3.24 Slider
See also:
Material Design spec, Sliders
Sliders allow users to make selections from a range of values.
With value hint
KV = '''
Screen
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MDSlider:
min: 0
max: 100
value: 40
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
Without value hint
MDSlider:
min: 0
max: 100
value: 40
hint: False
Without custom color
MDSlider:
min: 0
max: 100
value: 40
hint: False
humb_color_down: app.theme_cls.accent_color

API - kivymd.uix.slider
class kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider(**kwargs)
Class for creating a Slider widget.
Check module documentation for more details.
active
If the slider is clicked.
active is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
hint
If True, then the current value is displayed above the slider.
hint is an BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
hint_bg_color
Hint rectangle color in rgba format.
hint_bg_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
hint_text_color
Hint text color in rgba format.
hint_text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
hint_radius
Hint radius.
hint_radius is an NumericProperty and defaults to 4.
show_off
Show the ‘off’ ring when set to minimum value.
show_off is an BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
thumb_color
Current color slider in rgba format.
thumb_color is an AliasProperty that returns the value of the current color slider, property is
readonly.
thumb_color_down
Color slider in rgba format.
thumb_color_down is an AliasProperty that returns and set the value of color slider.
on_hint(self, instance, value)
on_value_normalized(self, *args)
When the value == min set it to ‘off’ state and make slider a ring.
on_show_off(self, *args)
on__is_off(self, *args)
Parameters
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2.3.25 List
See also:
Material Design spec, Lists
Lists are continuous, vertical indexes of text or images.
The class MDList in combination with a BaseListItem like OneLineListItem will create a list that expands
as items are added to it, working nicely with Kivy’s ScrollView.
Due to the variety in sizes and controls in the Material Design spec, this module suffers from a certain level of
complexity to keep the widgets compliant, flexible and performant.
For this KivyMD provides list items that try to cover the most common usecases, when those are insufficient, there’s
a base class called BaseListItem which you can use to create your own list items. This documentation will only
cover the provided ones, for custom implementations please refer to this module’s source code.
KivyMD provides the following list items classes for use:
Text only ListItems
• OneLineListItem
• TwoLineListItem
• ThreeLineListItem

ListItems with widget containers
These widgets will take other widgets that inherit from ILeftBody, ILeftBodyTouch, IRightBody or
IRightBodyTouch and put them in their corresponding container.
As the name implies, ILeftBody and IRightBody will signal that the widget goes into the left or right container,
respectively.
ILeftBodyTouch and IRightBodyTouch do the same thing, except these widgets will also receive touch events
that occur within their surfaces.
KivyMD provides base classes such as ImageLeftWidget, ImageRightWidget, IconRightWidget,
IconLeftWidget, based on the above classes.
Allows the use of items with custom widgets on the left.
• OneLineAvatarListItem
• TwoLineAvatarListItem
• ThreeLineAvatarListItem
• OneLineIconListItem
• TwoLineIconListItem
• ThreeLineIconListItem
It allows the use of elements with custom widgets on the left and the right.
• OneLineAvatarIconListItem
• TwoLineAvatarIconListItem
• ThreeLineAvatarIconListItem
Usage

from kivymd.uix.list import OneLineListItem
KV = '''
ScrollView:
MDList:
id: container
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
def on_start(self):
for i in range(20):
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self.root.ids.container.add_widget(
OneLineListItem(text=f"Single-line item {i}")
)
Test().run()
Events of List
KV = '''
ScrollView:
MDList:
OneLineAvatarIconListItem:
on_release: print("Click!")
IconLeftWidget:
icon: "github"
on_release: print("Click 2!")
IconLeftWidget:
icon: "gitlab"
'''
def build(self):
MainApp().run()
OneLineListItem
OneLineListItem:
text: "Single-line item"

TwoLineListItem
TwoLineListItem:
text: "Two-line item"
secondary_text: "Secondary text here"
ThreeLineListItem
ThreeLineListItem:
text: "Three-line item"
secondary_text: "This is a multi-line label where you can"
tertiary_text: "fit more text than usual"
OneLineAvatarListItem
OneLineAvatarListItem:
text: "Single-line item with avatar"
ImageLeftWidget:
source: "data/logo/kivy-icon-256.png"
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TwoLineAvatarListItem
TwoLineAvatarListItem:
text: "Two-line item with avatar"
ImageLeftWidget:
ThreeLineAvatarListItem
ThreeLineAvatarListItem:
text: "Three-line item with avatar"
ImageLeftWidget:
OneLineIconListItem
OneLineAvatarListItem:
text: "Single-line item with avatar"
IconLeftWidget:

TwoLineIconListItem
IconLeftWidget:
ThreeLineIconListItem
ThreeLineIconListItem:
IconLeftWidget:
OneLineAvatarIconListItem
text: "One-line item with avatar"
IconLeftWidget:
icon: "plus"
IconRightWidget:
icon: "minus"
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TwoLineAvatarIconListItem
TwoLineAvatarIconListItem:
IconLeftWidget:
icon: "plus"
IconRightWidget:
icon: "minus"
ThreeLineAvatarIconListItem
ThreeLineAvatarIconListItem:
IconLeftWidget:
icon: "plus"
IconRightWidget:
icon: "minus"

Custom list item


from kivymd.uix.list import IRightBodyTouch, OneLineAvatarIconListItem
from kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol import MDCheckbox
KV = '''
<ListItemWithCheckbox>:
IconLeftWidget:
icon: root.icon
RightCheckbox:
BoxLayout:
ScrollView:
MDList:
id: scroll
'''
class ListItemWithCheckbox(OneLineAvatarIconListItem):
'''Custom list item.'''
icon = StringProperty("android")
class RightCheckbox(IRightBodyTouch, MDCheckbox):

'''Custom right container.'''
def build(self):
def on_start(self):
icons = list(md_icons.keys())
for i in range(30):
self.root.ids.scroll.add_widget(
ListItemWithCheckbox(text=f"Item {i}", icon=icons[i])
)
MainApp().run()
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from kivymd.uix.list import IRightBodyTouch
KV = '''
text: "One-line item with avatar"
on_size:
self.ids._right_container.width = container.width
self.ids._right_container.x = container.width
IconLeftWidget:
icon: "cog"
Container:
id: container
MDIconButton:
icon: "minus"
MDIconButton:
icon: "plus"
'''
class Container(IRightBodyTouch, MDBoxLayout):

adaptive_width = True
def build(self):
MainApp().run()

API - kivymd.uix.list
class kivymd.uix.list.MDList(**kwargs)
ListItem container. Best used in conjunction with a kivy.uix.ScrollView.
When adding (or removing) a widget, it will resize itself to fit its children, plus top and bottom paddings as
described by the MD spec.
Parameters

>>> root = Widget()
Parameters

>>> root = Widget()
class kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem(**kwargs)
Base class to all ListItems. Not supposed to be instantiated on its own.
text
Text shown in the first line.
text_color
Text color in rgba format used if theme_text_color is set to ‘Custom’.
text_color is a ListProperty and defaults to None.
font_style
Text font style. See kivymd.font_definitions.py.
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font_style is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Subtitle1’.

theme_text_color
Theme text color in rgba format for primary text.
theme_text_color is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘Primary’.
secondary_text
Text shown in the second line.
secondary_text is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
tertiary_text
The text is displayed on the third line.
tertiary_text is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
secondary_text_color
Text color in rgba format used for secondary text if secondary_theme_text_color is set to ‘Cus-
tom’.
secondary_text_color is a ListProperty and defaults to None.
tertiary_text_color
Text color in rgba format used for tertiary text if secondary_theme_text_color is set to ‘Cus-
tom’.
tertiary_text_color is a ListProperty and defaults to None.
secondary_theme_text_color
Theme text color for secondary text.
secondary_theme_text_color is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘Secondary’.
tertiary_theme_text_color
Theme text color for tertiary text.
tertiary_theme_text_color is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘Secondary’.
secondary_font_style
Font style for secondary line. See kivymd.font_definitions.py.
secondary_font_style is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Body1’.
tertiary_font_style
Font style for tertiary line. See kivymd.font_definitions.py.
tertiary_font_style is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Body1’.
divider
Divider mode. Available options are: ‘Full’, ‘Inset’ and default to ‘Full’.
tertiary_font_style is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Body1’.
bg_color
Background color for menu item.
bg_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
class kivymd.uix.list.ILeftBody
Pseudo-interface for widgets that go in the left container for ListItems that support it.
Implements nothing and requires no implementation, for annotation only.

class kivymd.uix.list.ILeftBodyTouch
Same as ILeftBody, but allows the widget to receive touch events instead of triggering the ListItem’s ripple
effect.
class kivymd.uix.list.IRightBody
Pseudo-interface for widgets that go in the right container for ListItems that support it.
class kivymd.uix.list.IRightBodyTouch
ripple effect
class kivymd.uix.list.ContainerSupport
Overrides add_widget in a ListItem to include support for I*Body widgets when the appropiate con-
tainers are present.
add_widget(self, widget, index=0)
on_touch_move(self, touch, *args)
propagate_touch_to_touchable_widgets(self, touch, touch_event, *args)
class kivymd.uix.list.OneLineListItem(**kwargs)
A one line list item.
class kivymd.uix.list.TwoLineListItem(**kwargs)
A two line list item.
class kivymd.uix.list.ThreeLineListItem(**kwargs)
A three line list item.
class kivymd.uix.list.OneLineAvatarListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.TwoLineAvatarListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.ThreeLineAvatarListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.OneLineIconListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.TwoLineIconListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.ThreeLineIconListItem(**kwargs)
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class kivymd.uix.list.OneLineRightIconListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.TwoLineRightIconListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.ThreeLineRightIconListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.OneLineAvatarIconListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.TwoLineAvatarIconListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.ThreeLineAvatarIconListItem(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.list.ImageLeftWidget(**kwargs)
Pseudo-interface for widgets that go in the left container for ListItems that support it.
class kivymd.uix.list.ImageRightWidget(**kwargs)
ripple effect
class kivymd.uix.list.IconRightWidget(**kwargs)
ripple effect
class kivymd.uix.list.IconLeftWidget(**kwargs)
effect.
class kivymd.uix.list.CheckboxLeftWidget(**kwargs)
effect.

2.3.26 Label
The MDLabel widget is for rendering text.
• MDLabel
• MDIcon
MDLabel
Class MDLabel inherited from the Label class but for MDLabel the text_size parameter is (self.width,
None) and default is positioned on the left:
KV = '''
Screen:
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
title: "MDLabel"
MDLabel:
text: "MDLabel"
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
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Note: See halign and valign attributes of the Label class
MDLabel:
text: "MDLabel"
halign: "center"
MDLabel color:
MDLabel provides standard color themes for label color management:

KV = '''
Screen:
BoxLayout:
id: box
MDToolbar:
title: "MDLabel"
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
# Names of standard color themes.
for name_theme in [
"Primary",
"Secondary",
"Hint",
"Error",
"ContrastParentBackground",
]:
screen.ids.box.add_widget(
MDLabel(
text=name_theme,
halign="center",
theme_text_color=name_theme,
)
)
return screen
Test().run()

To use a custom color for MDLabel, use a theme ‘Custom’. After that, you can specify the desired color in the rgba
format in the text_color parameter:
MDLabel:
text: "Custom color"
halign: "center"
MDLabel provides standard font styles for labels. To do this, specify the name of the desired style in the
font_style parameter:

from kivymd.font_definitions import theme_font_styles
KV = '''
Screen:
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
title: "MDLabel"
ScrollView:
MDList:
id: box
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
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# Names of standard font styles.
for name_style in theme_font_styles[:-1]:
screen.ids.box.add_widget(
MDLabel(
text=f"{name_style} style",
halign="center",
font_style=name_style,
)
)
return screen
Test().run()
MDIcon
You can use labels to display material design icons using the MDIcon class.
See also:
Material Design Icons
Material Design Icon Names
The MDIcon class is inherited from MDLabel and has the same parameters.
Warning: For the MDIcon class, you cannot use text and font_style options!
MDIcon:
halign: "center"
API - kivymd.uix.label
class kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel(**kwargs)
Label class, see module documentation for more information.
Events
on_ref_press Fired when the user clicks on a word referenced with a [ref] tag in a text
markup.
font_style
Label font style.
Available options are: ‘H1’, ‘H2’, ‘H3’, ‘H4’, ‘H5’, ‘H6’, ‘Subtitle1’, ‘Subtitle2’, ‘Body1’, ‘Body2’,
‘Button’, ‘Caption’, ‘Overline’, ‘Icon’.
font_style is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Body1’.
text
Text of the label.

theme_text_color
Label color scheme name.
Available options are: ‘Primary’, ‘Secondary’, ‘Hint’, ‘Error’, ‘Custom’, ‘ContrastParentBackground’.
theme_text_color is an OptionProperty and defaults to None.
text_color
Label text color in rgba format.
text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to None.
parent_background
can_capitalize
update_font_style(self, *args)
on_theme_text_color(self, instance, value)
on_text_color(self, *args)
on_opposite_colors(self, instance, value)
class kivymd.uix.label.MDIcon(**kwargs)
Events
markup.
icon
Label icon name.
source
Path to icon.
source is an StringProperty and defaults to None.
2.3.27 Card
See also:
Material Design spec, Cards
Cards contain content and actions about a single subject.
KivyMD provides the following card classes for use:

• MDCard
• MDCardSwipe
Note: MDCard inherited from BoxLayout. You can use all parameters and attributes of the BoxLayout class in
the MDCard class.
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MDCard
KV = '''
Screen:
MDCard:
size: "280dp", "180dp"
'''
class TestCard(MDApp):
def build(self):
TestCard().run()
Add content to card:
KV = '''
Screen:
MDCard:
padding: "8dp"
size: "280dp", "180dp"
MDLabel:
text: "Title"
theme_text_color: "Secondary"
size_hint_y: None
MDSeparator:
height: "1dp"
MDLabel:


text: "Body"
'''
def build(self):
TestCard().run()
MDCardSwipe
To create a card with swipe-to-delete behavior, you must create a new class that inherits from the MDCardSwipe
class:
<SwipeToDeleteItem>:
size_hint_y: None
height: content.height
MDCardSwipeLayerBox:
MDCardSwipeFrontBox:
OneLineListItem:
id: content
text: root.text
_no_ripple_effect: True
class SwipeToDeleteItem(MDCardSwipe):
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End full code


from kivymd.uix.card import MDCardSwipe
KV = '''
size_hint_y: None
# Content under the card.
# Content of card.
OneLineListItem:
id: content
text: root.text
Screen:
BoxLayout:
spacing: "10dp"
MDToolbar:
elevation: 10
title: "MDCardSwipe"
ScrollView:
scroll_timeout : 100
MDList:
id: md_list
padding: 0
'''
'''Card with `swipe-to-delete` behavior.'''
def build(self):
return self.screen

def on_start(self):
'''Creates a list of cards.'''
for i in range(20):
self.screen.ids.md_list.add_widget(
SwipeToDeleteItem(text=f"One-line item {i}")
)
TestCard().run()
Binding a swipe to one of the sides of the screen
# By default, the parameter is "left"
anchor: "right"
Swipe behavior
# By default, the parameter is "hand"
type_swipe: "hand"
type_swipe: "auto"
Removing an item using the type_swipe = "auto" parameter
The map provides the MDCardSwipe.on_swipe_complete event. You can use this event to remove items from
a list:
on_swipe_complete: app.on_swipe_complete(root)
def on_swipe_complete(self, instance):

self.screen.ids.md_list.remove_widget(instance)
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End full code


KV = '''
size_hint_y: None
type_swipe: "auto"
on_swipe_complete: app.on_swipe_complete(root)
OneLineListItem:
id: content
text: root.text
Screen:
BoxLayout:
spacing: "10dp"
MDToolbar:
elevation: 10
ScrollView:
MDList:
id: md_list
padding: 0
'''
def build(self):
return self.screen
def on_swipe_complete(self, instance):


def on_start(self):
for i in range(20):
)
TestCard().run()
Add content to the bottom layer of the card
To add content to the bottom layer of the card, use the MDCardSwipeLayerBox class.
padding: "8dp"
MDIconButton:
icon: "trash-can"
on_release: app.remove_item(root)
End full code


KV = '''
size_hint_y: None
padding: "8dp"
MDIconButton:
icon: "trash-can"
on_release: app.remove_item(root)
OneLineListItem:
id: content
text: root.text
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Screen:
BoxLayout:
spacing: "10dp"
MDToolbar:
elevation: 10
ScrollView:
MDList:
id: md_list
padding: 0
'''
def build(self):
return self.screen
def remove_item(self, instance):

def on_start(self):
for i in range(20):
)
TestCard().run()

Focus behavior
MDCard:
focus_behavior: True
Ripple behavior
MDCard:
ripple_behavior: True
End full code
KV = '''
<StarButton@MDIconButton>
icon: "star"
on_release: self.icon = "star-outline" if self.icon == "star" else "star"
Screen:
MDCard:
size_hint: .5, None
height: box_top.height + box_bottom.height
focus_behavior: True
ripple_behavior: True
MDBoxLayout:
id: box_top
spacing: "20dp"
FitImage:
source: "/Users/macbookair/album.jpeg"
size_hint: .3, None
height: text_box.height
MDBoxLayout:
id: text_box
spacing: "10dp"
padding: 0, "10dp", "10dp", "10dp"
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MDLabel:
text: "Ride the Lightning"
theme_text_color: "Primary"
font_style: "H5"
bold: True
size_hint_y: None
MDLabel:
text: "July 27, 1984"
size_hint_y: None
MDSeparator:
MDBoxLayout:
id: box_bottom
padding: "10dp", 0, 0, 0
MDLabel:
text: "Rate this album"
size_hint_y: None
StarButton:
StarButton:
StarButton:
StarButton:
StarButton:
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
self.theme_cls.theme_style = "Dark"
Test().run()
API - kivymd.uix.card
class kivymd.uix.card.MDSeparator(**kwargs)
A separator line.
color
Separator color in rgba format.
color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
on_orientation(self, *args)

class kivymd.uix.card.MDCard(**kwargs)
Events
background
Background image path.
background is a StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
focus_behavior
Using focus when hovering over a card.
focus_behavior is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
ripple_behavior
Use ripple effect for card.
ripple_behavior is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
elevation
Elevation value.
on_radius(self, instance, value)
class kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe(**kw)
Events
on_swipe_complete Called when a swipe of card is completed.
open_progress
Percent of visible part of side panel. The percent is specified as a floating point number in the range 0-1.
0.0 if panel is closed and 1.0 if panel is opened.
open_progress is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.0.
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opening_transition
The name of the animation transition type to use when animating to the state ‘opened’.
closing_transition
The name of the animation transition type to use when animating to the state ‘closed’.
anchor
Anchoring screen edge for card. Available options are: ‘left’, ‘right’.
anchor is a OptionProperty and defaults to left.
swipe_distance
The distance of the swipe with which the movement of navigation drawer begins.
swipe_distance is a NumericProperty and defaults to 50.
opening_time
The time taken for the card to slide to the state ‘open’.
state
Detailed state. Sets before state. Bind to state instead of status. Available options are: ‘closed’,
‘opened’.
status is a OptionProperty and defaults to ‘closed’.
max_swipe_x
If, after the events of on_touch_up card position exceeds this value - will automatically execute the
method open_card, and if not - will automatically be close_card method.
max_swipe_x is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.3.
max_opened_x
The value of the position the card shifts to when type_swipe s set to ‘hand’.
max_opened_x is a NumericProperty and defaults to 100dp.
type_swipe
Type of card opening when swipe. Shift the card to the edge or to a set position max_opened_x.
Available options are: ‘auto’, ‘hand’.
type_swipe is a OptionProperty and defaults to auto.
Parameters


>>> root = Widget()
on_swipe_complete(self, *args)
Called when a swipe of card is completed.
on_anchor(self, instance, value)
on_open_progress(self, instance, value)
Parameters
complete_swipe(self )
open_card(self )
close_card(self )
class kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipeFrontBox(**kwargs)
Events
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class kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipeLayerBox(**kwargs)
2.3.28 Chip
See also:
Material Design spec, Chips
Chips are compact elements that represent an input, attribute, or action.
Usage
MDChip:
label: 'Coffee'
color: .4470588235118, .1960787254902, 0, 1
icon: 'coffee'
callback: app.callback_for_menu_items
The user function takes two arguments - the object and the text of the chip:
def callback_for_menu_items(self, instance, value):

print(instance, value)

Use custom icon
MDChip:
label: 'Kivy'
icon: 'data/logo/kivy-icon-256.png'
Use without icon
MDChip:
label: 'Without icon'
icon: ''
Chips with check
MDChip:
label: 'Check with icon'
icon: 'city'
check: True
Choose chip
MDChooseChip:
MDChip:
label: 'Earth'
icon: 'earth'
selected_chip_color: .21176470535294, .098039627451, 1, 1
MDChip:
label: 'Face'
icon: 'face'
MDChip:
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label: 'Facebook'
icon: 'facebook'
API - kivymd.uix.chip
class kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip(**kwargs)
label
Chip text.
label is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
icon
Chip icon.
color
Chip color in rgba format.
color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
text_color
Chip’s text color in rgba format.
text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
check
If True, a checkmark is added to the left when touch to the chip.
check is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
callback
Custom method.
callback is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
radius
Corner radius values.
radius is an NumericProperty and defaults to ‘12dp’.
selected_chip_color
The color of the chip that is currently selected in rgba format.
selected_chip_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
Parameters

class kivymd.uix.chip.MDChooseChip(**kwargs)
Stack layout class. See module documentation for more information.
Parameters

>>> root = Widget()
2.3.29 File Manager
A simple manager for selecting directories and files.
Usage
path = '/' # path to the directory that will be opened in the file manager
file_manager = MDFileManager(
exit_manager=self.exit_manager, # function called when the user reaches
˓→directory tree root
select_path=self.select_path, # function called when selecting a file/directory

)
file_manager.show(path)
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Or with preview mode:

file_manager = MDFileManager(
exit_manager=self.exit_manager,
select_path=self.select_path,
preview=True,
)
Warning: The preview mode is intended only for viewing images and will not display other types of files.
Example
from kivy.core.window import Window


from kivymd.uix.filemanager import MDFileManager


KV = '''
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:
title: "MDFileManager"
left_action_items: [['menu', lambda x: None]]
elevation: 10
FloatLayout:
MDRoundFlatIconButton:
text: "Open manager"
icon: "folder"
on_release: app.file_manager_open()
'''
Window.bind(on_keyboard=self.events)
self.manager_open = False
self.file_manager = MDFileManager(
exit_manager=self.exit_manager,
select_path=self.select_path,
preview=True,
)
def build(self):
def file_manager_open(self):
self.file_manager.show('/') # output manager to the screen
self.manager_open = True
def select_path(self, path):

'''It will be called when you click on the file name
or the catalog selection button.
:type path: str;

:param path: path to the selected directory or file;
'''
self.exit_manager()
toast(path)
def exit_manager(self, *args):

'''Called when the user reaches the root of the directory tree.'''
self.manager_open = False
self.file_manager.close()
def events(self, instance, keyboard, keycode, text, modifiers):

'''Called when buttons are pressed on the mobile device.'''
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if keyboard in (1001, 27):
if self.manager_open:
self.file_manager.back()
return True
Example().run()
API - kivymd.uix.filemanager
class kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager(**kwargs)
icon
The icon that will be used on the directory selection button.
icon is an StringProperty and defaults to check.
icon_folder
The icon that will be used for folder icons when using preview = True.
icon is an StringProperty and defaults to check.
exit_manager
Function called when the user reaches directory tree root.
exit_manager is an ObjectProperty and defaults to lambda x: None.
select_path
Function, called when selecting a file/directory.
select_path is an ObjectProperty and defaults to lambda x: None.
ext
List of file extensions to be displayed in the manager. For example, [‘.py’, ‘.kv’] - will filter out all files,
except python scripts and Kv Language.
ext is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
search
It can take the values ‘all’ ‘dirs’ ‘files’ - display only directories or only files or both them. By default, it
displays folders, and files. Available options are: ‘all’, ‘dirs’, ‘files’.
search is an OptionProperty and defaults to all.
current_path
Current directory.
current_path is an StringProperty and defaults to /.
use_access
Show access to files and directories.
use_access is an BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
preview
Shows only image previews.
preview is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.

show_hidden_files
Shows hidden files.
show_hidden_files is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
sort_by
It can take the values ‘nothing’ ‘name’ ‘date’ ‘size’ ‘type’ - sorts files by option By default, sort by name.
Available options are: ‘nothing’, ‘name’, ‘date’, ‘size’, ‘type’.
sort_by is an OptionProperty and defaults to name.
sort_by_desc
Sort by descending.
sort_by_desc is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
show(self, path)
Forms the body of a directory tree.
Parameters path – The path to the directory that will be opened in the file manager.
get_access_string(self, path)
get_content(self )
Returns a list of the type [[Folder List], [file list]].
close(self )
Closes the file manager window.
select_dir_or_file(self, path)
Called by tap on the name of the directory or file.
back(self )
Returning to the branch down in the directory tree.
select_directory_on_press_button(self, *args)
Called when a click on a floating button.
2.3.30 Tooltip
See also:
Material Design spec, Tooltips
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Tooltips display informative text when users hover over, focus on, or tap an element.
To use the MDTooltip class, you must create a new class inherited from the MDTooltip class:
In Kv-language:
<TooltipMDIconButton@MDIconButton+MDTooltip>
In Python code:
class TooltipMDIconButton(MDIconButton, MDTooltip):

pass
Warning: MDTooltip only works correctly with button and label classes.
KV = '''
<TooltipMDIconButton@MDIconButton+MDTooltip>
Screen:
TooltipMDIconButton:


tooltip_text: self.icon
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
Note: The behavior of tooltips on desktop and mobile devices is different. For more detailed information, click here.
API - kivymd.uix.tooltip
class kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip(**kwargs)
Events
on_enter Call when mouse enter the bbox of the widget.

on_leave Call when the mouse exit the widget.
tooltip_bg_color
Tooltip background color in rgba format.
tooltip_bg_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
tooltip_text_color
Tooltip text color in rgba format.
tooltip_text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
tooltip_text
Tooltip text.
tooltip_text is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
padding
delete_clock(self, widget, touch, *args)
adjust_tooltip_position(self, x, y)
Returns the coordinates of the tooltip that fit into the borders of the screen.
display_tooltip(self, interval)
animation_tooltip_show(self, interval)
remove_tooltip(self, *args)
on_long_touch(self, touch, *args)
Called when the widget is pressed for a long time.
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on_enter(self, *args)
See on_enter method in HoverBehavior class.
on_leave(self )
See on_leave method in HoverBehavior class.
class kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltipViewClass(**kwargs)
tooltip_bg_color
See tooltip_bg_color.
tooltip_text_color
See tooltip_text_color.
tooltip_text
See tooltip_text.
2.3.31 Backdrop
See also:
Material Design spec, Backdrop
Skeleton layout for using MDBackdrop:
Usage
<Root>:
MDBackdrop:
MDBackdropBackLayer:
ContentForBackdropBackLayer:
MDBackdropFrontLayer:

ContentForBackdropFrontLayer:
Example

# Your layouts.
'''
#:import Window kivy.core.window.Window
#:import IconLeftWidget kivymd.uix.list.IconLeftWidget
<ItemBackdropFrontLayer@TwoLineAvatarListItem>
icon: "android"
IconLeftWidget:
icon: root.icon
<MyBackdropFrontLayer@ItemBackdropFrontLayer>
backdrop: None
text: "Lower the front layer"
secondary_text: " by 50 %"
icon: "transfer-down"
on_press: root.backdrop.open(-Window.height / 2)
<MyBackdropBackLayer@Image>
size_hint: .8, .8
source: f"{images_path}/kivymd.png"
'''
)
# Usage example of MDBackdrop.

'''
<ExampleBackdrop>
MDBackdrop:
id: backdrop
left_action_items: [['menu', lambda x: self.open()]]
title: "Example Backdrop"
header_text: "Menu:"
MDBackdropBackLayer:
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MyBackdropBackLayer:
id: backlayer
MDBackdropFrontLayer:
MyBackdropFrontLayer:
backdrop: backdrop
'''
)
class ExampleBackdrop(Screen):
pass
class TestBackdrop(MDApp):
def build(self):
return ExampleBackdrop()
TestBackdrop().run()
API - kivymd.uix.backdrop
class kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop(**kwargs)
Events
on_open When the front layer drops.

on_close When the front layer rises.
padding
Padding for contents of the front layer.
padding is an ListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, 0].
left_action_items
The icons and methods left of the kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar in back layer. For more infor-
mation, see the kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar module and left_action_items parame-
ter.
left_action_items is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
right_action_items
Works the same way as left_action_items.
right_action_items is an ListProperty and defaults to [].

title
See the kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar.title parameter.
background_color
Background color of back layer.
background_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
radius
The value of the rounding radius of the upper left corner of the front layer.
radius is an NumericProperty and defaults to 25.
header
Whether to use a header above the contents of the front layer.
header is an BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
header_text
Text of header.
header_text is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘Header’.
close_icon
The name of the icon that will be installed on the toolbar on the left when opening the front layer.
close_icon is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘close’.
on_open(self )
When the front layer drops.
on_close(self )
When the front layer rises.
on_header(self, instance, value)
open(self, open_up_to=0)
Opens the front layer.
Open_up_to the height to which the front screen will be lowered; if equal to zero - falls to the
bottom of the screen;
close(self )
Opens the front layer.
animtion_icon_menu(self )
animtion_icon_close(self, instance_animation, instance_icon_menu)
Parameters
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>>> root = Widget()
class kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdropToolbar(**kwargs)
Events
on_action_button Method for the button used for the MDBottomAppBar class.
class kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdropFrontLayer(**kwargs)
class kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdropBackLayer(**kwargs)
2.3.32 RelativeLayout
RelativeLayout class equivalent. Simplifies working with some widget properties. For example:
RelativeLayout
RelativeLayout:
canvas:
Color:
RoundedRectangle:
pos: (0, 0)
size: self.size
radius: [25, ]
MDRelativeLayout
MDRelativeLayout:
radius: [25, ]

API - kivymd.uix.relativelayout
class kivymd.uix.relativelayout.MDRelativeLayout(**kw)
RelativeLayout class, see module documentation for more information.
2.3.33 StackLayout
StackLayout class equivalent. Simplifies working with some widget properties. For example:
StackLayout
StackLayout:
size_hint_y: None
canvas:
Color:
Rectangle:
pos: self.pos
size: self.size
MDStackLayout
MDStackLayout:
• adaptive_height
• adaptive_width
• adaptive_size
adaptive_height
Equivalent
size_hint_y: None
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adaptive_width
Equivalent
size_hint_x: None
adaptive_size
adaptive_size: True
Equivalent

API - kivymd.uix.stacklayout
class kivymd.uix.stacklayout.MDStackLayout(**kwargs)
Stack layout class. See module documentation for more information.
2.3.34 Screen
Screen class equivalent. Simplifies working with some widget properties. For example:
Screen
Screen:
canvas:
Color:
RoundedRectangle:
pos: self.pos
size: self.size
radius: [25, 0, 0, 0]
MDScreen
MDScreen:
radius: [25, 0, 0, 0]

API - kivymd.uix.screen
class kivymd.uix.screen.MDScreen(**kw)
Screen is an element intended to be used with a ScreenManager. Check module documentation for more
information.
Events
on_pre_enter: () Event fired when the screen is about to be used: the entering animation is
started.
on_enter: () Event fired when the screen is displayed: the entering animation is complete.
on_pre_leave: () Event fired when the screen is about to be removed: the leaving animation is
started.
on_leave: () Event fired when the screen is removed: the leaving animation is finished.
Changed in version 1.6.0: Events on_pre_enter, on_enter, on_pre_leave and on_leave were added.
2.3.35 DataTables
See also:
Material Design spec, DataTables
Data tables display sets of data across rows and columns.
Warning: Data tables are still far from perfect. Errors are possible and we hope you inform us about them.
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API - kivymd.uix.datatables
class kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable(**kwargs)
Events
on_row_press Called when a table row is clicked.
on_check_press Called when the check box in the table row is checked.
Use events as follows

from kivymd.uix.datatables import MDDataTable
def build(self):
self.data_tables = MDDataTable(
size_hint=(0.9, 0.6),
use_pagination=True,
check=True,
column_data=[
("No.", dp(30)),
("Column 1", dp(30)),
("Column 2", dp(30)),
("Column 3", dp(30)),
("Column 4", dp(30)),
("Column 5", dp(30)),
],
row_data=[
(f"{i + 1}", "2.23", "3.65", "44.1", "0.45", "62.5")
for i in range(50)
],
)
self.data_tables.bind(on_row_press=self.on_row_press)
self.data_tables.bind(on_check_press=self.on_check_press)
def on_start(self):
self.data_tables.open()
def on_row_press(self, instance_table, instance_row):

'''Called when a table row is clicked.'''
print(instance_table, instance_row)
def on_check_press(self, instance_table, current_row):

'''Called when the check box in the table row is checked.'''
print(instance_table, current_row)
Example().run()
column_data
Data for header columns.


def build(self):
size_hint=(0.9, 0.6),
# name column, width column
column_data=[
("Column 1", dp(30)),
("Column 2", dp(30)),
("Column 3", dp(30)),
("Column 4", dp(30)),
("Column 5", dp(30)),
("Column 6", dp(30)),
],
)
def on_start(self):
Example().run()
column_data is an ListProperty and defaults to [].

row_data
Data for rows.

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def build(self):
size_hint=(0.9, 0.6),
column_data=[
("Column 1", dp(30)),
("Column 2", dp(30)),
("Column 3", dp(30)),
("Column 4", dp(30)),
("Column 5", dp(30)),
("Column 6", dp(30)),
],
row_data=[
# The number of elements must match the length
# of the `column_data` list.
("1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"),
("1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6"),
],
)
def on_start(self):
Example().run()
row_data is an ListProperty and defaults to [].

sort
Whether to display buttons for sorting table items.
sort is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
check
Use or not use checkboxes for rows.
check is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.

use_pagination
Use page pagination for table or not.


def build(self):
size_hint=(0.9, 0.6),
use_pagination=True,
column_data=[
("No.", dp(30)),
("Column 1", dp(30)),
("Column 2", dp(30)),
("Column 3", dp(30)),
("Column 4", dp(30)),
("Column 5", dp(30)),
],
row_data=[
(f"{i + 1}", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5") for i in range(50)
],
)
def on_start(self):
Example().run()
use_pagination is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.

rows_num
The number of rows displayed on one page of the table.
rows_num is an NumericProperty and defaults to 10.

pagination_menu_pos
Menu position for selecting the number of displayed rows. Available options are ‘center’, ‘auto’.
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Center
Auto
pagination_menu_pos is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘center’.

pagination_menu_height
Menu height for selecting the number of displayed rows.
140dp
240dp

pagination_menu_height is an NumericProperty and defaults to ‘140dp’.

background_color
Background color in the format (r, g, b, a). See background_color.
background_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, .7].
on_row_press(self, *args)
Called when a table row is clicked.
on_check_press(self, *args)
Called when the check box in the table row is checked.
create_pagination_menu(self, interval)
2.3.36 TapTargetView
See also:
TapTargetView, GitHub
TapTargetView, Material archive
Provide value and improve engagement by introducing users to new features and functionality at
relevant moments.
Usage

from kivymd.uix.taptargetview import MDTapTargetView
KV = '''
Screen:
id: button
icon: "plus"
pos: 10, 10
on_release: app.tap_target_start()
'''
class TapTargetViewDemo(MDApp):
def build(self):
self.tap_target_view = MDTapTargetView(
widget=screen.ids.button,
title_text="This is an add button",
description_text="This is a description of the button",
widget_position="left_bottom",
)
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return screen
def tap_target_start(self):
if self.tap_target_view.state == "close":
self.tap_target_view.start()
else:
self.tap_target_view.stop()
TapTargetViewDemo().run()
Widget position
Sets the position of the widget relative to the floating circle.
...
widget_position="right",
)
...
widget_position="left",
)

...
widget_position="top",
)
...
widget_position="bottom",
)
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...
widget_position="left_top",
)
...
widget_position="right_top",
)

...
widget_position="left_bottom",
)
...
widget_position="right_bottom",
)
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If you use the widget_position = "center" parameter then you must definitely specify the
title_position.
...
widget_position="center",
title_position="left_top",
)

Text options
...
title_text="Title text",
description_text="Description text",
)
You can use the following options to control font size, color, and boldness:
• title_text_size
• title_text_color
• title_text_bold
• description_text_size
• description_text_color
• description_text_bold
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...
title_text="Title text",
title_text_size="36sp",
description_text="Description text",
description_text_color=[1, 0, 0, 1]
)
But you can also use markup to set these values.
...
title_text="[size=36]Title text[/size]",
description_text="[color=#ff0000ff]Description text[/color]",
)

Events control
self.tap_target_view.bind(on_open=self.on_open, on_close=self.on_close)
def on_open(self, instance_tap_target_view):

'''Called at the time of the start of the widget opening animation.'''
print("Open", instance_tap_target_view)
def on_close(self, instance_tap_target_view):

'''Called at the time of the start of the widget closed animation.'''
print("Close", instance_tap_target_view)
Note: See other parameters in the MDTapTargetView class.
API - kivymd.uix.taptargetview
class kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView(**kwargs)
Rough try to mimic the working of Android’s TapTargetView.
Events
on_open Called at the time of the start of the widget opening animation.
on_close Called at the time of the start of the widget closed animation.
widget
Widget to add TapTargetView upon.
widget is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
outer_radius
Radius for outer circle.
outer_radius is an NumericProperty and defaults to dp(200).

outer_circle_color
Color for the outer circle in rgb format.
...
outer_circle_color=(1, 0, 0)
)
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outer_circle_color is an ListProperty and defaults to theme_cls.primary_color.

outer_circle_alpha
Alpha value for outer circle.
outer_circle_alpha is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.96.
target_radius
Radius for target circle.

target_radius is an NumericProperty and defaults to dp(45).

target_circle_color
Color for target circle in rgb format.
...
target_circle_color=(1, 0, 0)
)
target_circle_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [1, 1, 1].

title_text
Title to be shown on the view.
title_text is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
title_text_size
Text size for title.
title_text_size is an NumericProperty and defaults to dp(25).
title_text_color
Text color for title.
title_text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [1, 1, 1, 1].
title_text_bold
Whether title should be bold.
title_text_bold is an BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
description_text
Description to be shown below the title (keep it short).
description_text is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
description_text_size
Text size for description text.
description_text_size is an NumericProperty and defaults to dp(20).
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description_text_color
Text size for description text.
description_text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [0.9, 0.9, 0.9, 1].
description_text_bold
Whether description should be bold.
description_text_bold is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
draw_shadow
Whether to show shadow.
draw_shadow is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
cancelable
Whether clicking outside the outer circle dismisses the view.
cancelable is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
widget_position
Sets the position of the widget on the outer_circle. Available options are ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘top’, ‘bot-
tom’, ‘left_top’, ‘right_top’, ‘left_bottom’, ‘right_bottom’, ‘center’.
widget_position is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘left’.
title_position
Sets the position of :attr`~title_text` on the outer circle. Only works if :attr`~widget_position` is set to
‘center’. In all other cases, it calculates the :attr`~title_position` itself. Must be set to other than ‘auto’
when :attr`~widget_position` is set to ‘center’.
Available options are ‘auto’, ‘left’, ‘right’, ‘top’, ‘bottom’, ‘left_top’, ‘right_top’, ‘left_bottom’,
‘right_bottom’, ‘center’.
title_position is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘auto’.
stop_on_outer_touch
Whether clicking on outer circle stops the animation.
stop_on_outer_touch is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
stop_on_target_touch
Whether clicking on target circle should stop the animation.
stop_on_target_touch is an BooleanProperty and defaults to True.
state
State of MDTapTargetView.
state is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘close’.
stop(self, *args)
Starts widget close animation.
start(self, *args)
Starts widget opening animation.
Called at the time of the start of the widget opening animation.
Called at the time of the start of the widget closed animation.
on_draw_shadow(self, instance, value)
on_description_text(self, instance, value)

on_description_text_size(self, instance, value)

on_description_text_bold(self, instance, value)
on_title_text(self, instance, value)
on_title_text_size(self, instance, value)
on_title_text_bold(self, instance, value)
on_outer_radius(self, instance, value)
on_target_radius(self, instance, value)
on_target_touch(self )
on_outer_touch(self )
on_outside_click(self )
2.4 Behaviors
2.4.1 Touch
Provides easy access to events.
The following events are available:

• on_long_touch
• on_double_tap
• on_triple_tap
Usage

from kivymd.uix.behaviors import TouchBehavior
from kivymd.uix.button import MDRaisedButton
KV = '''
Screen:
MyButton:
text: "PRESS ME"
'''
class MyButton(MDRaisedButton, TouchBehavior):

def on_long_touch(self, *args):
print("<on_long_touch> event")
def on_double_tap(self, *args):

print("<on_double_tap> event")
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def on_triple_tap(self, *args):

print("<on_triple_tap> event")
def build(self):
MainApp().run()
API - kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior.TouchBehavior(**kwargs)
duration_long_touch
Time for a long touch.
duration_long_touch is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.4.
create_clock(self, widget, touch, *args)
delete_clock(self, widget, touch, *args)
on_long_touch(self, touch, *args)
Called when the widget is pressed for a long time.
on_double_tap(self, touch, *args)
Called by double clicking on the widget.
on_triple_tap(self, touch, *args)
Called by triple clicking on the widget.
2.4.2 Hover
Changing when the mouse is on the widget.
To apply hover behavior, you must create a new class that is inherited from the widget to which you apply the behavior
and from the HoverBehavior class.
In KV file:
<HoverItem@MDBoxLayout+ThemableBehavior+HoverBehavior>
In python file:
class HoverItem(MDBoxLayout, ThemableBehavior, HoverBehavior):

'''Custom item implementing hover behavior.'''
After creating a class, you must define two methods for it: HoverBehavior.on_enter and HoverBehavior.
on_leave, which will be automatically called when the mouse cursor is over the widget and when the mouse cursor
goes beyond the widget.


from kivymd.uix.behaviors import HoverBehavior
from kivymd.theming import ThemableBehavior
KV = '''
Screen
MDBoxLayout:
id: box
size_hint: .8, .8
md_bg_color: app.theme_cls.bg_darkest
'''
class HoverItem(MDBoxLayout, ThemableBehavior, HoverBehavior):

'''Custom item implementing hover behavior.'''
def on_enter(self, *args):

'''The method will be called when the mouse cursor
is within the borders of the current widget.'''
self.md_bg_color = (1, 1, 1, 1)
def on_leave(self, *args):

'''The method will be called when the mouse cursor goes beyond
the borders of the current widget.'''
self.md_bg_color = self.theme_cls.bg_darkest
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
for i in range(5):
self.screen.ids.box.add_widget(HoverItem())
return self.screen
Test().run()
API - kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior.HoverBehavior(**kwargs)
Events

2.4. Behaviors 229

hovered
True, if the mouse cursor is within the borders of the widget.
hovered is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
border_point
Contains the last relevant point received by the Hoverable. This can be used in on_enter or on_leave
in order to know where was dispatched the event.
border_point is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
on_mouse_pos(self, *args)
on_enter(self )
Call when mouse enter the bbox of the widget.
on_leave(self )
Call when the mouse exit the widget.
2.4.3 Focus
Changing the background color when the mouse is on the widget.
To apply focus behavior, you must create a new class that is inherited from the widget to which you apply the behavior
and from the FocusBehavior class.
Usage

from kivymd.uix.behaviors import RectangularElevationBehavior, FocusBehavior
KV = '''
MDScreen:
md_bg_color: 1, 1, 1, 1
FocusWidget:
size_hint: .5, .3
md_bg_color: app.theme_cls.bg_light
MDLabel:
text: "Label"
halign: "center"
'''
class FocusWidget(MDBoxLayout, RectangularElevationBehavior, FocusBehavior):

pass
class Test(MDApp):


def build(self):
Test().run()
Color change at focus/defocus
FocusWidget:
focus_color: 1, 0, 1, 1
unfocus_color: 0, 0, 1, 1
API - kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior.FocusBehavior(**kwargs)
Events

focus_behavior
Using focus when hovering over a widget.
focus_behavior is a BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
focus_color
The color of the widget when the mouse enters the bbox of the widget.
focus_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
unfocus_color
The color of the widget when the mouse exits the bbox widget.
unfocus_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [].
on_enter(self )
Called when mouse enter the bbox of the widget.
on_leave(self )
Called when the mouse exit the widget.
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2.4.4 Ripple
Classes implements a circular and rectangular ripple effects.
To create a widget with ircular ripple effect, you must create a new class that inherits from the
CircularRippleBehavior class.
For example, let’s create an image button with a circular ripple effect:

from kivy.uix.behaviors import ButtonBehavior
from kivy.uix.image import Image

from kivymd.uix.behaviors import CircularRippleBehavior
KV = '''
Screen:
CircularRippleButton:
size: "250dp", "250dp"
'''
class CircularRippleButton(CircularRippleBehavior, ButtonBehavior, Image):

self.ripple_scale = 0.85
def build(self):
Example().run()
To create a widget with rectangular ripple effect, you must create a new class that inherits from the
RectangularRippleBehavior class:


from kivymd.uix.behaviors import RectangularRippleBehavior, BackgroundColorBehavior
KV = '''
Screen:


RectangularRippleButton:
size: "250dp", "50dp"
'''
class RectangularRippleButton(
RectangularRippleBehavior, ButtonBehavior, BackgroundColorBehavior
):
md_bg_color = [0, 0, 1, 1]
def build(self):
Example().run()
API - kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
Base class for ripple effect.
ripple_rad_default
Default value of the ripple effect radius.
ripple_rad_default is an NumericProperty and defaults to 1.

ripple_color
Ripple color in rgba format.
ripple_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
ripple_alpha
Alpha channel values for ripple effect.
ripple_alpha is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.5.
ripple_scale
Ripple effect scale.
ripple_scale is an NumericProperty and defaults to None.

ripple_duration_in_fast
Ripple duration when touching to widget.
ripple_duration_in_fast is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.3.
ripple_duration_in_slow
Ripple duration when long touching to widget.
ripple_duration_in_slow is an NumericProperty and defaults to 2.
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ripple_duration_out
The duration of the disappearance of the wave effect.
ripple_duration_out is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.3.

ripple_func_in
Type of animation for ripple in effect.
ripple_func_in is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘out_quad’.
ripple_func_out
Type of animation for ripple out effect.
ripple_func_in is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘ripple_func_out’.
abstract lay_canvas_instructions(self )
start_ripple(self )
finish_ripple(self )
fade_out(self, *args)
anim_complete(self, *args)
on_touch_move(self, touch, *args)
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.RectangularRippleBehavior
Class implements a rectangular ripple effect.
ripple_scale
See ripple_scale.
ripple_scale is an NumericProperty and defaults to 2.75.
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CircularRippleBehavior
Class implements a circular ripple effect.
ripple_scale
See ripple_scale.
ripple_scale is an NumericProperty and defaults to 1.
2.4.5 Magic
Magical effects for buttons.
Warning: Magic effects do not work correctly with KivyMD buttons!
To apply magic effects, you must create a new class that is inherited from the widget to which you apply the effect and
from the MagicBehavior class.
In KV file:

<MagicButton@MagicBehavior+MDRectangleFlatButton>
In python file:
class MagicButton(MagicBehavior, MDRectangleFlatButton):
pass
The MagicBehavior class provides five effects:
• MagicBehavior.wobble
• MagicBehavior.grow
• MagicBehavior.shake
• MagicBehavior.twist
• MagicBehavior.shrink
Example:
KV = '''
#:import MagicBehavior kivymd.uix.behaviors.MagicBehavior
<MagicButton@MagicBehavior+MDRectangleFlatButton>
FloatLayout:
MagicButton:
text: "WOBBLE EFFECT"
on_release: self.wobble()
MagicButton:
text: "GROW EFFECT"
on_release: self.grow()
MagicButton:
text: "SHAKE EFFECT"
on_release: self.shake()
MagicButton:
text: "TWIST EFFECT"
on_release: self.twist()
MagicButton:
text: "SHRINK EFFECT"
on_release: self.shrink()
'''
2.4. Behaviors 235

def build(self):
Example().run()
API - kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior.MagicBehavior
grow(self )
Grow effect animation.
shake(self )
Shake effect animation.
wobble(self )
Wobble effect animation.
twist(self )
Twist effect animation.
shrink(self )
Shrink effect animation.
2.4.6 Background Color
Note: The following classes are intended for in-house use of the library.
API - kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.BackgroundColorBehavior(**kwargs)
Events

r
The value of red in the rgba palette.
r is an BoundedNumericProperty and defaults to 1.0.
g
The value of green in the rgba palette.
g is an BoundedNumericProperty and defaults to 1.0.
b
The value of blue in the rgba palette.
b is an BoundedNumericProperty and defaults to 1.0.
a
The value of alpha channel in the rgba palette.
a is an BoundedNumericProperty and defaults to 0.0.
radius
Canvas radius.
# Top left corner slice.

MDBoxLayout:
radius: [25, 0, 0, 0]
radius is an ListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, 0].

md_bg_color
The background color of the widget (Widget) that will be inherited from the
BackgroundColorBehavior class.
For example:
Widget:
canvas:
Color:
rgba: 0, 1, 1, 1
Rectangle:
size: self.size
pos: self.pos
similar to code:
<MyWidget@BackgroundColorBehavior>
md_bg_color: 0, 1, 1, 1
md_bg_color is an ReferenceListProperty and defaults to r, g, b, a.
2.4. Behaviors 237

class kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.SpecificBackgroundColorBehavior(**kwargs)
Events
background_palette
See kivymd.color_definitions.palette.
background_palette is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Primary’.
background_hue
See kivymd.color_definitions.hue.
background_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘500’.
specific_text_color
specific_text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, 0.87].
specific_secondary_text_color
specific_secondary_text_colorìs an :class:`~kivy.properties.
ListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, 0.87].
2.4.7 Elevation
Classes implements a circular and rectangular elevation effects.
To create a widget with rectangular or circular elevation effect, you must create a new class that inherits from the
RectangularElevationBehavior or CircularElevationBehavior class.
For example, let’s create an button with a rectangular elevation effect:




from kivymd.uix.behaviors import (
RectangularRippleBehavior,
BackgroundColorBehavior,
RectangularElevationBehavior,
)
KV = '''
<RectangularElevationButton>:
size: "250dp", "50dp"
Screen:
# With elevation effect

RectangularElevationButton:
elevation: 11
# Without elevation effect

RectangularElevationButton:
'''
class RectangularElevationButton(
RectangularRippleBehavior,
RectangularElevationBehavior,
ButtonBehavior,
BackgroundColorBehavior,
):
md_bg_color = [0, 0, 1, 1]
def build(self):
Example().run()
Similarly, create a button with a circular elevation effect:

from kivy.uix.image import Image

from kivymd.uix.behaviors import (
CircularRippleBehavior,
CircularElevationBehavior,
)
KV = '''
2.4. Behaviors 239

<CircularElevationButton>:
size: "100dp", "100dp"
Screen:
# With elevation effect

CircularElevationButton:
elevation: 5
# Without elevation effect

CircularElevationButton:
elevation: 0
'''
class CircularElevationButton(
CircularRippleBehavior,
CircularElevationBehavior,
ButtonBehavior,
Image,
):
md_bg_color = [0, 0, 1, 1]
def build(self):
Example().run()
API - kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation.CommonElevationBehavior(**kwargs)
Common base class for rectangular and circular elevation behavior.
elevation
Elevation value.
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation.RectangularElevationBehavior(**kwargs)
Base class for rectangular elevation behavior. Controls the size and position of the shadow.
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation.CircularElevationBehavior(**kwargs)
Base class for circular elevation behavior. Controls the size and position of the shadow.

2.4.8 ToggleButton
This behavior must always be inherited after the button’s Widget class since it works with the inherited properties of
the button class.
example:
class MyToggleButtonWidget(MDFlatButton, MDToggleButton):

# [...]
pass

from kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior import MDToggleButton
KV = '''
Screen:
MDBoxLayout:
adaptive_size: True
MyToggleButton:
text: "Show ads"
group: "x"
MyToggleButton:
text: "Do not show ads"
group: "x"
MyToggleButton:
text: "Does not matter"
group: "x"
'''
class MyToggleButton(MDRectangleFlatButton, MDToggleButton):

self.background_down = self.theme_cls.primary_light
class Test(MDApp):
def build(self):
Test().run()
class MyToggleButton(MDFillRoundFlatButton, MDToggleButton):

self.background_down = MDApp.get_running_app().theme_cls.primary_dark
2.4. Behaviors 241

You can inherit the MyToggleButton class only from the following classes
• MDRaisedButton
• MDFlatButton
• MDRectangleFlatButton
• MDRectangleFlatIconButton
• MDRoundFlatButton
• MDRoundFlatIconButton
• MDFillRoundFlatButton
• MDFillRoundFlatIconButton
API - kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior
class kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior.MDToggleButton(**kwargs)
This mixin class provides togglebutton behavior. Please see the togglebutton behaviors
module documentation for more information.
background_normal
Color of the button in rgba format for the ‘normal’ state.
background_normal is a ListProperty and is defaults to [].
background_down
Color of the button in rgba format for the ‘down’ state.
background_down is a ListProperty and is defaults to [].
font_color_normal
Color of the font’s button in rgba format for the ‘normal’ state.
font_color_normal is a ListProperty and is defaults to [].
font_color_down
Color of the font’s button in rgba format for the ‘down’ state.
font_color_down is a ListProperty and is defaults to [1, 1, 1, 1].
2.5 Change Log
2.5.1 Unreleased
See on GitHub: branch master | compare 0.104.1/master
pip install https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/archive/master.zip
• Bug fixes and other minor improvements.

• Add HotReloadViewer class

• Added features to Snackbar class: use padding, set custom button color, elevation
• Add MDToggleButton class
• Change to Material Design Baseline dark theme spec
• Fix ReferenceError: weakly-referenced object no longer exists when start demo application
• Changed the default value for the theme_text_color parameter in the BaseButton class (to the value “Primary”)
• Fix setting of the text_color_normal and text_color_active parameters - earlier their values did not affect any-
thing
• Fixed the length of the right edge of the border in relation to the hint text when the MDTextField is in the
rectangle mode
• Add get_tab_list method to MDTabs class
• Add hover behavior when using MDDropdownMenu class
• Added the feature to use the FitImage component to download images from the network
• The elevation value for RectangularElevationBehavior and CircularElevationBehavior classes after pressing
was always set to 2 - fixed
• Methods that implement the ripple effect have always been called twice - fixed
• The SmartTile class now uses the FitImage class to display images instead of the Image class
• Removed dependency on PIL library
• Add hint_bg_color, hint_text_color, hint_radius attributes to MDSlider class
• Delete progressloader.py
• Delete context_menu.py
• Added the feature to control the properties of menu items during creation in MDDropdownMenu class
• Added the feature to change the number of buttons after creating the MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial object
• Added the feature to set the font_name property for the MDTabsLabel class
• Add MDCarousel class
• Delete kivymd/uix/useranimationcard.py
2.5.2 0.104.1
See on GitHub: tag 0.104.1 | compare 0.104.0/0.104.1
pip install kivymd==0.104.1

• Added MDGridLayout and MDBoxLayout classes
• Add TouchBehavior class
• Add radius parameter to BackgroundColorBehavior class
• Add MDScreen class
• Add MDFloatLayout class
• Added a MDTextField with fill mode
2.5. Change Log 243

• Added a shadow, increased speed of opening, added the feature to control the position of the MDDropdownMenu
class
• The MDDropDownItem class is now a regular element, such as a button
• Added the ability to use the texture of the icon on the right in any MDTextField classes
• Added the feature to use ripple and focus behavior in MDCard class
• MDDialogs class redesigned to meet material design requirements
• Added MDDataTable class
2.5.3 0.104.0
• Fixed bug in kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel if, with the panel open, without

closing it, try to open another panel, then the chevron of the first panel remained open.
• The kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound class is now directly inherited from the kivy.
uix.textinput.TextInput class.
• Removed kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldClear class.
• kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.NavigationLayout allowed to add kivymd.uix.toolbar.
MDToolbar class.
• Added feature to control range of dates to be active in kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker class.
• Updated kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer realization.
• Removed kivymd.uix.card.MDCardPost class.
• Added kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe class.
• Added switch_tab method for switching tabs to kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.
MDBottomNavigation class.
• Added feature to use panel type in the kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
class: kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanelOneLine, kivymd.uix.
expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanelTwoLine or kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.
MDExpansionPanelThreeLine.
• Fixed panel opening animation in the kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel class.
• Delete kivymd.uix.managerswiper.py
• Add MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial class
• Added the feature to create text on tabs using markup, thereby triggering the on_ref_press event in the MDTab-
sLabel class
• Added color_indicator attribute to set custom indicator color in the MDTabs class
• Added the feature to change the background color of menu items in the BaseListItem class
• Add MDTapTargetView class

2.5.4 0.103.0
• Fix MDSwitch size according to material design guides

• Fix MDSwitch’s thumb position when size changes
• Fix position of the icon relative to the right edge of the MDChip class on mobile devices
• Updated MDBottomAppBar class.
• Updated navigationdrawer.py
• Added on_tab_switch method that is called when switching tabs (MDTabs class)
• Added FpsMonitor class
• Added fitimage.py - feature to automatically crop a Kivy image to fit your layout
• Added animation when changing the action button position mode in MDBottomAppBar class
• Delete fanscreenmanager.py
2.5.5 0.102.1
• Implemented the ability [Backdrop](https://material.io/components/backdrop)

• Added MDApp class. Now app object should be inherited from kivymd.app.MDApp.
• Added MDRoundImageButton class.
• Added MDTooltip class.
• Added MDBanner class.
• Added hook for PyInstaller (add hookspath=[kivymd.hooks_path]).
• Added examples of spec files for building [Kitchen Sink demo](https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/tree/
master/demos/kitchen_sink).
• Added some features to MDProgressLoader.
• Added feature to preview the current value of MDSlider.
• Added feature to use custom screens for dialog in MDBottomSheet class.
• Removed MDPopupScreen.
• Added [studies](https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/tree/master/demos/kitchen_sink/studies) directory for de-
mos in Material Design.
2.5. Change Log 245

2.5.6 0.102.0
• Moved kivymd.behaviors to kivymd.uix.behaviors.

• Updated [Iconic font](https://github.com/Templarian/MaterialDesign-Webfont) (v4.5.95).
• Added blank icon to icon_definitions.
2.5.7 0.101.8
pip install https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/archive/0.101.8.zip
• Added uix and behaviors folder to package_data.
2.5.8 0.101.7
• Fixed colors and position of the buttons in the Buttons demo screen ([Kitchen Sink demo](https://github.com/
kivymd/KivyMD/tree/master/demos/kitchen_sink)).
• Displaying percent of loading kv-files ([Kitchen Sink demo](https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/tree/master/
demos/kitchen_sink)).
2.5.9 0.101.6
• Fixed NameError: name ‘MDThemePicker’ is not defined.
2.5.10 0.101.5
• Added feature to see source code of current example ([Kitchen Sink demo](https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/
tree/master/demos/kitchen_sink)).
• Added names of authors of this fork ([Kitchen Sink demo](https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/tree/master/
demos/kitchen_sink)).

2.5.11 0.101.4
2.5.12 0.101.3
2.5.13 0.101.2
2.5.14 0.101.1
2.5.15 0.101.0
• Added MDContextMenu class.

• Added MDExpansionPanel class.
• Removed MDAccordion and MDAccordionListItem. Use MDExpansionPanel instead.
• Added HoverBehavior class by [Olivier POYEN](https://gist.github.com/opqopq/15c707dc4cffc2b6455f).
• Added markup support for buttons.
• Added duration property to Toast.
• Added TextInput’s events and properties to MDTextFieldRound.
• Added feature to resize text field
• Added color property to MDSeparator class
2.5. Change Log 247

• Added [tool](https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/blob/master/kivymd/tools/update_icons.py) for updating

[Iconic font](https://github.com/Templarian/MaterialDesign-Webfont).
• Added new examples for [Kitchen Sink demo](https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/tree/master/demos/kitchen_
sink).
2.5.16 0.100.2
• [Black](https://github.com/psf/black) formatting.
2.5.17 0.100.1
• MDUserAnimationCard uses Image instead of AsyncImage.
2.5.18 0.100.0
• Added feature to change color for MDStackFloatingButtons.
2.5.19 0.99.99.01
See on GitHub: tag 0.99.99.01 | compare 0.99.98/0.99.99.01
pip install https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/archive/0.99.99.01.zip
• Fixed MDNavigationDrawer.use_logo.
2.5.20 0.99.99
See on GitHub: tag 0.99.99 | compare 0.99.99.01/0.99.99
• Added icon_color property for NavigationDrawerIconButton.

2.5.21 0.99.98
• Added MDFillRoundFlatIconButton class.
2.5.22 0.99.97
• Fixed Spinner animation.
2.5.23 0.99.96
• Added asynckivy module by [Nattōsai Mitō](https://github.com/gottadiveintopython/asynckivy).
2.5.24 0.99.95
• Added function to create a round image in kivymd/utils/cropimage.py module.

• Added MDCustomRoundIconButton class.
• Added demo application [Account Page](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfUOwqtYoYg) for [Kitchen Sink
demo](https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD/tree/master/demos/kitchen_sink).
2.5.25 0.99.94
• Added _no_ripple_effect property to BaseListItem class.

• Added check to use ripple effect in RectangularRippleBehavior class.
• [Disabled](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_9oSx0Pz_U) using ripple effect in MDAccordionListItem
class.
2.5. Change Log 249

2.5.26 0.99.93

2.5.27 0.99.92

• Removed automatic change of text field length in MDTextFieldRound class.
2.6 About
2.6.1 License
Refer to LICENSE.
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2015 Andrés Rodríguez and other contributors - KivyMD library up to
˓→version 0.1.2
Copyright (c) 2020 KivyMD Team and other contributors - KivyMD library version 0.1.3
˓→and higher
Other libraries used in the project:
Copyright (c) 2010-2020 Kivy Team and other contributors

Copyright (c) 2013 Brian Knapp - Androidoast library
Copyright (c) 2014 LogicalDash - stiffscroll library
Copyright (c) 2015 Davide Depau - circularTimePicker, circleLayout libraries
Copyright (c) 2015 Kivy Garden - tabs module
Copyright (c) 2020 Nattōsai Mitō - asynckivy module
Copyright (c) 2020 tshirtman - magic_behavior module
Copyright (c) 2020 shashi278 - taptargetview module
Copyright (c) 2020 Benedikt Zwölfer - fitimage module
Hoverable Behaviour (changing when the mouse is on the widget by O. Poyen, License:
˓→LGPL) - hover_behavior module
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy

of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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2.7 KivyMD
Is a collection of Material Design compliant widgets for use with, Kivy cross-platform graphical framework a frame-
work for cross-platform, touch-enabled graphical applications. The project’s goal is to approximate Google’s Material
Design spec as close as possible without sacrificing ease of use or application performance.
This library is a fork of the KivyMD project the author of which stopped supporting this project three years ago. We
found the strength and brought this project to a new level. Currently we’re in beta status, so things are changing all
the time and we cannot promise any kind of API stability. However it is safe to vendor now and make use of what’s
currently available.
Join the project! Just fork the project, branch out and submit a pull request when your patch is ready. If any changes
are necessary, we’ll guide you through the steps that need to be done via PR comments or access to your for may
be requested to outright submit them. If you wish to become a project developer (permission to create branches on
the project without forking for easier collaboration), have at least one PR approved and ask for it. If you contribute
regularly to the project the role may be offered to you without asking too.
2.7.1 API - kivymd
kivymd.release = False
kivymd.path
Path to KivyMD package directory.
kivymd.fonts_path
Path to fonts directory.
kivymd.images_path
Path to images directory.
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2.7.2 Submodules
Register KivyMD widgets to use without import
Register KivyMD widgets to use without import
API - kivymd.factory_registers
kivymd.factory_registers.r
Material Resources
API - kivymd.material_resources
kivymd.material_resources.dp
kivymd.material_resources.DEVICE_IOS
kivymd.material_resources.DEVICE_TYPE = desktop
kivymd.material_resources.MAX_NAV_DRAWER_WIDTH
kivymd.material_resources.TOUCH_TARGET_HEIGHT
Theming Dynamic Text
Two implementations. The first is based on color brightness obtained from- https://www.w3.org/TR/AERT#
color-contrast The second is based on relative luminance calculation for sRGB obtained from- https://www.w3.
org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#relativeluminancedef and contrast ratio calculation obtained from- https:
//www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#contrast-ratiodef
Preliminary testing suggests color brightness more closely matches the Material Design spec suggested text colors,
but the alternative implementation is both newer and the current ‘correct’ recommendation, so is included here as an
option.
API - kivymd.theming_dynamic_text
kivymd.theming_dynamic_text.get_contrast_text_color(color,
use_color_brightness=True)
kivymd.theming_dynamic_text.color
Stiff Scroll Effect
An Effect to be used with ScrollView to prevent scrolling beyond the bounds, but politely.
A ScrollView constructed with StiffScrollEffect, eg. ScrollView(effect_cls=StiffScrollEffect), will get harder to scroll
as you get nearer to its edges. You can scroll all the way to the edge if you want to, but it will take more finger-
movement than usual.
Unlike DampedScrollEffect, it is impossible to overscroll with StiffScrollEffect. That means you cannot push the
contents of the ScrollView far enough to see what’s beneath them. This is appropriate if the ScrollView contains, eg.,
a background image, like a desktop wallpaper. Overscrolling may give the impression that there is some reason to
overscroll, even if just to take a peek beneath, and that impression may be misleading.

StiffScrollEffect was written by Zachary Spector. His other stuff is at: https://github.com/LogicalDash/ He can be
reached, and possibly hired, at: zacharyspector@gmail.com
API - kivymd.stiffscroll
class kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect(**kwargs)
Kinetic effect class. See module documentation for more information.
drag_threshold
Minimum distance to travel before the movement is considered as a drag.
drag_threshold is an NumericProperty and defaults to ’20sp’.
min
Minimum boundary to stop the scrolling at.
min is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.
max
Maximum boundary to stop the scrolling at.
max is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.
max_friction
How hard should it be to scroll, at the worst?
max_friction is an NumericProperty and defaults to 1.
body
Proportion of the range in which you can scroll unimpeded.
body is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.7.
scroll
Computed value for scrolling
scroll is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.0.
transition_min
The AnimationTransition function to use when adjusting the friction near the minimum end of the effect.
transition_min is an ObjectProperty and defaults to kivy.animation.
AnimationTransition.
transition_max
The AnimationTransition function to use when adjusting the friction near the maximum end of the effect.
transition_max is an ObjectProperty and defaults to kivy.animation.
AnimationTransition.
target_widget
The widget to apply the effect to.
target_widget is an ObjectProperty and defaults to None.
displacement
The absolute distance moved in either direction.
displacement is an NumericProperty and defaults to 0.
update_velocity(self, dt)
Before actually updating my velocity, meddle with self.friction to make it appropriate to where
I’m at, currently.
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on_value(self, *args)
Prevent moving beyond my bounds, and update self.scroll
start(self, val, t=None)
Start movement with self.friction = self.base_friction
update(self, val, t=None)
Reduce the impact of whatever change has been made to me, in proportion with my current friction.
stop(self, val, t=None)
Work out whether I’ve been flung.
kivymd.toast
API - kivymd.toast
Submodules
Toast for Android device
API - kivymd.toast.androidtoast
Submodules
AndroidToast
Native implementation of toast for Android devices.

# Will be automatically used native implementation of the toast
# if your application is running on an Android device.
# Otherwise, will be used toast implementation
# from the kivymd/toast/kivytoast package.
KV = '''
BoxLayout:
MDToolbar:


id: toolbar
title: 'Test Toast'
left_action_items: [['menu', lambda x: '']]
FloatLayout:
MDRaisedButton:
text: 'TEST KIVY TOAST'
on_release: app.show_toast()
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def show_toast(self):
'''Displays a toast on the screen.'''
toast('Test Kivy Toast')
def build(self):
Test().run()
API - kivymd.toast.androidtoast.androidtoast
kivymd.toast.androidtoast.androidtoast.toast(text, length_long=False)
Displays a toast.
Length_long The amount of time (in seconds) that the toast is visible on the screen.
kivymd.toast.kivytoast
API - kivymd.toast.kivytoast
Submodules
KivyToast
Implementation of toasts for desktop.

KV = '''
BoxLayout:
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MDToolbar:
id: toolbar
title: 'Test Toast'
left_action_items: [['menu', lambda x: '']]
FloatLayout:
MDRaisedButton:
text: 'TEST KIVY TOAST'
on_release: app.show_toast()
'''
class Test(MDApp):
def show_toast(self):
'''Displays a toast on the screen.'''
toast('Test Kivy Toast')
def build(self):
Test().run()
API - kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast
class kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast.Toast(**kwargs)
Events
be canceled.
duration
The amount of time (in seconds) that the toast is visible on the screen.
duration is an NumericProperty and defaults to 2.5.
label_check_texture_size(self, instance, texture_size)
toast(self, text_toast)
on_open(self )
fade_in(self )

fade_out(self, interval)
Parameters
kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast.toast(text: str, duration=2.5)
Displays a toast.
Duration The amount of time (in seconds) that the toast is visible on the screen.
kivymd.tools
API - kivymd.tools
Submodules
kivymd.tools.packaging
API - kivymd.tools.packaging
Submodules
PyInstaller hooks
Add hookspath=[kivymd.hooks_path] to your .spec file.
Example of .spec file
# -*- mode: python ; coding: utf-8 -*-
import sys
import os
from kivy_deps import sdl2, glew
from kivymd import hooks_path as kivymd_hooks_path
path = os.path.abspath(".")
a = Analysis(
["main.py"],
pathex=[path],
hookspath=[kivymd_hooks_path],
win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
win_private_assemblies=False,
cipher=None,
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noarchive=False,
)
pyz = PYZ(a.pure, a.zipped_data, cipher=None)
exe = EXE(
pyz,
a.scripts,
a.binaries,
a.zipfiles,
a.datas,
*[Tree(p) for p in (sdl2.dep_bins + glew.dep_bins)],
debug=False,
strip=False,
upx=True,
name="app_name",
console=True,
)
API - kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller
kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller.hooks_path
Path to hook directory to use with PyInstaller. See kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller for more
information.
kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller.datas = [None, None]
kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller.hiddenimports = ['PIL']
Submodules
kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller.hook-kivymd
API - kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller.hook-kivymd
kivymd.tools.release
API - kivymd.tools.release
Submodules
kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser

API - kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser
class kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser.ArgumentParserWithHelp(prog=None,
us-
age=None,
descrip-
tion=None,
epi-
log=None,
parents=[],
format-
ter_class=HelpFormatter,
prefix_chars='-
', from-
file_prefix_chars=None,
argu-
ment_default=None,
con-
flict_handler='error',
add_help=True,
al-
low_abbrev=True)
Object for parsing command line strings into Python objects.
Keyword Arguments:
• prog – The name of the program (default: sys.argv[0])
• usage – A usage message (default: auto-generated from arguments)
• description – A description of what the program does
• epilog – Text following the argument descriptions
• parents – Parsers whose arguments should be copied into this one
• formatter_class – HelpFormatter class for printing help messages
• prefix_chars – Characters that prefix optional arguments
• fromfile_prefix_chars – Characters that prefix files containing additional arguments
• argument_default – The default value for all arguments
• conflict_handler – String indicating how to handle conflicts
• add_help – Add a -h/-help option
• allow_abbrev – Allow long options to be abbreviated unambiguously
parse_args(self, args=None, namespace=None)
error(self, message)
error(message: string)
Prints a usage message incorporating the message to stderr and exits.
If you override this in a subclass, it should not return – it should either exit or raise an exception.
format_help(self )
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kivymd.tools.release.git_commands
API - kivymd.tools.release.git_commands
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands.command(cmd: list, capture_output: bool = False) → str

Run system command.
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands.get_previous_version() → str
Returns latest tag in git.
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands.git_clean(ask: bool = True)
Clean git repository from untracked and changed files.
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands.git_commit(message: str, allow_error: bool = False,
add_files: list = None)
Make commit.
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands.git_tag(name: str)
Create tag.
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands.git_push(branches_to_push: list, ask: bool = True,
push: bool = False)
Push all changes.
Script to make release
Run this script before release (before deploying).

What this script does:
• Undo all local changes in repository
• Update version in __init__.py, README
• Format files
• Rename file “unreleased.rst” to version, add to index.rst
• Commit “Version . . . ”
• Create tag
• Add “unreleased.rst” to Change Log, add to index.rst
• Commit
• Git push
API - kivymd.tools.release.make_release
kivymd.tools.release.make_release.run_pre_commit()
Run pre-commit.
kivymd.tools.release.make_release.replace_in_file(pattern, repl, file)
Replace one pattern match to repl in file file.
kivymd.tools.release.make_release.update_init_py(version, is_release, test: bool =
False)
Change version in kivymd/__init__.py.

kivymd.tools.release.make_release.update_readme(previous_version, version, test: bool =

False)
Change version in README.
kivymd.tools.release.make_release.move_changelog(index_file, unreleased_file, previ-
ous_version, version_file, version,
test: bool = False)
Edit unreleased.rst and rename to <version>.rst.
kivymd.tools.release.make_release.create_unreleased_changelog(index_file, un-
released_file,
version, ask: bool
= True, test: bool
= False)
Create unreleased.rst by template.
kivymd.tools.release.make_release.main()
kivymd.tools.release.make_release.create_argument_parser()
Tool for updating Iconic font
Downloads archive from https://github.com/Templarian/MaterialDesign-Webfont and updates font file with

icon_definitions.
API - kivymd.tools.release.update_icons
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.kivymd_path
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.font_path
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.icon_definitions_path
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.font_version = master
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.url
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.temp_path
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.temp_repo_path
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.temp_font_path
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.temp_preview_path
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.re_icons_json
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.re_additional_icons
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.re_version
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.re_quote_keys
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.re_icon_definitions
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.re_version_in_file
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.download_file(url, path)
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.unzip_archive(archive_path, dir_path)
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.get_icons_list()
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.make_icon_definitions(icons)
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kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.export_icon_definitions(icon_definitions, ver-
sion)
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.update_icons(make_commit: bool = False)
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons.main()
kivymd.uix
API - kivymd.uix
class kivymd.uix.MDAdaptiveWidget(**kwargs)
Events
adaptive_height
If True, the following properties will be applied to the widget:
size_hint_y: None
adaptive_height is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.

adaptive_width
size_hint_x: None
width: self.minimum_width
adaptive_width is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.

adaptive_size


adaptive_size is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.

on_adaptive_height(self, instance, value)
on_adaptive_width(self, instance, value)
on_adaptive_size(self, instance, value)
Submodules
kivymd.uix.carousel
API - kivymd.uix.carousel
class kivymd.uix.carousel.MDCarousel(**kwargs)
Carousel class. See module documentation for more information.
on_slide_progress(self, *args)
on_slide_complete(self, *args)
Behaviors
Modules and classes implementing various behaviors for buttons etc.
API - kivymd.uix.behaviors
Submodules
kivymd.utils
API - kivymd.utils
Submodules
asynckivy
Copyright (c) 2019 Nattōsai Mitō

GitHub - https://github.com/gottadiveintopython
GitHub Gist - https://gist.github.com/gottadiveintopython/5f4a775849f9277081c396de65dc57c1
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API - kivymd.utils.asynckivy
kivymd.utils.asynckivy.start(coro)
kivymd.utils.asynckivy.sleep(duration)
class kivymd.utils.asynckivy.event(ed, name)
bind(self, step_coro)
callback(self, *args, **kwargs)
Crop Image
API - kivymd.utils.cropimage
kivymd.utils.cropimage.crop_image(cutting_size, path_to_image, path_to_save_crop_image,

corner=0, blur=0, corner_mode='all')
Call functions of cropping/blurring/rounding image.
cutting_size: size to which the image will be cropped; path_to_image: path to origin image;
path_to_save_crop_image: path to new image; corner: value of rounding corners; blur: blur value; cor-
ner_mode: ‘all’/’top’/’bottom’ - indicates which corners to round out;
kivymd.utils.cropimage.add_blur(im, mode)
kivymd.utils.cropimage.add_corners(im, corner, corner_mode)
kivymd.utils.cropimage.prepare_mask(size, antialias=2)
kivymd.utils.cropimage.crop_round_image(cutting_size, path_to_image, path_to_new_image)
Fit Image
Feature to automatically crop a Kivy image to fit your layout Write by Benedikt Zwölfer
Referene - https://gist.github.com/benni12er/95a45eb168fc33a4fcd2d545af692dad
Example:
BoxLayout:
size_hint_y: None
height: "200dp"
FitImage:
size_hint_y: 3
source: 'images/img1.jpg'
FitImage:
size_hint_y: 1
source: 'images/img2.jpg'

Example with round corners:
from kivy.uix.modalview import ModalView

from kivymd import images_path

from kivymd.uix.card import MDCard
'''
<Card>:
elevation: 10
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radius: [36, ]
FitImage:
id: bg_image
source: "images/bg.png"
size_hint_y: .35
radius: [36, 36, 0, 0, ]
''')
class Card(MDCard):
pass
def build(self):
modal = ModalView(
size_hint=(0.4, 0.8),
background=f"{images_path}/transparent.png",
overlay_color=(0, 0, 0, 0),
)
modal.add_widget(Card())
modal.open()
Example().run()
API - kivymd.utils.fitimage
class kivymd.utils.fitimage.FitImage(**kwargs)
source
container
radius

Monitor module
The Monitor module is a toolbar that shows the activity of your current application :
• FPS
API - kivymd.utils.fpsmonitor
class kivymd.utils.fpsmonitor.FpsMonitor(**kwargs)
Events
markup.
updated_interval
FPS refresh rate.
start(self )
update_fps(self, *args)
HotReloadViewer
Note: The HotReloadViewer class is based on the KvViewerApp class
HotReloadViewer, for KV-Viewer, is a simple tool allowing you to dynamically display a KV file, taking its
changes into account (thanks to watchdog). The idea is to facilitate design using the KV language.
Usage
KV = '''
#:import KivyLexer kivy.extras.highlight.KivyLexer
#:import HotReloadViewer kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer
BoxLayout:
CodeInput:
lexer: KivyLexer()
style_name: "native"
on_text: app.update_kv_file(self.text)
size_hint_x: .7
HotReloadViewer:
size_hint_x: .3
path: app.path_to_kv_file
errors: True
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errors_text_color: 1, 1, 0, 1
errors_background_color: app.theme_cls.bg_dark
'''
path_to_kv_file = "kv_file.kv"
def build(self):
def update_kv_file(self, text):

with open(self.path_to_kv_file, "w") as kv_file:
kv_file.write(text)
Example().run()
This will display the test.kv and automatically update the display when the file changes.
This scripts uses watchdog to listen for file changes. To install watchdog.
pip install watchdog
API - kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer
class kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadErrorText(**kwargs)
ScrollView class. See module documentation for more information.
Events
on_scroll_start Generic event fired when scrolling starts from touch.
on_scroll_move Generic event fired when scrolling move from touch.
on_scroll_stop Generic event fired when scrolling stops from touch.
Changed in version 1.9.0: on_scroll_start, on_scroll_move and on_scroll_stop events are now dispatched when
scrolling to handle nested ScrollViews.
Changed in version 1.7.0: auto_scroll, scroll_friction, scroll_moves, scroll_stoptime’ has been deprecated, use
:attr:èffect_cls instead.
text
Text errors.
errors_text_color
Error text color.
errors_text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
class kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadHandler(callback, target, **kwargs)
on_any_event(self, event)

class kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer(**kwargs)
Events
on_error Called when an error occurs in the KV-file that the user is editing.
path
Path to KV file.
path is an StringProperty and defaults to ‘’.
errors
Show errors while editing KV-file.
errors is an BooleanProperty and defaults to False.
errors_background_color
Error background color.
errors_background_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
errors_text_color
Error text color.
errors_text_color is an ListProperty and defaults to [].
update(self, *args)
Updates and displays the KV-file that the user edits.
show_error(self, error)
Displays text with a current error.
on_error(self, *args)
Called when an error occurs in the KV-file that the user is editing.
on_errors_text_color(self, instance, value)
on_path(self, instance, value)
kivymd.vendor
API - kivymd.vendor
Submodules
CircularLayout
CircularLayout is a special layout that places widgets around a circle.
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size_hint
size_hint_x is used as an angle-quota hint (widget with higher size_hint_x will be farther from each other, and vice
versa), while size_hint_y is used as a widget size hint (widgets with a higher size hint will be bigger).size_hint_x
cannot be None.
Widgets are all squares, unless you set size_hint_y to None (in that case you’ll be able to specify your own size), and
their size is the difference between the outer and the inner circle’s radii. To make the widgets bigger you can just
decrease inner_radius_hint.
API - kivymd.vendor.circleLayout
class kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout(**kwargs)
Circular layout class. See module documentation for more information.
padding
Padding between the layout box and it’s children: [padding_left, padding_top, padding_right,
padding_bottom].
padding also accepts a two argument form [padding_horizontal, padding_vertical] and a one argument
form [padding].
padding is a VariableListProperty and defaults to [0, 0, 0, 0].
start_angle
Angle (in degrees) at which the first widget will be placed. Start counting angles from the X axis, going
counterclockwise.
start_angle is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0 (start from the right).
circle_quota
Size (in degrees) of the part of the circumference that will actually be used to place widgets.
circle_quota is a BoundedNumericProperty and defaults to 360 (all the circumference).
direction
Direction of widgets in the circle.
direction is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘ccw’. Can be ‘ccw’ (counterclockwise) or ‘cw’
(clockwise).
outer_radius_hint
Sets the size of the outer circle. A number greater than 1 will make the widgets larger than the actual
widget, a number smaller than 1 will leave a gap.
outer_radius_hint is a NumericProperty and defaults to 1.
inner_radius_hint
Sets the size of the inner circle. A number greater than outer_radius_hint will cause glitches. The
closest it is to outer_radius_hint, the smallest will be the widget in the layout.
outer_radius_hint is a NumericProperty and defaults to 1.
radius_hint
Combined outer_radius_hint and inner_radius_hint in a list for convenience. See their
documentation for more details.
radius_hint is a ReferenceListProperty.
delta_radii

do_layout(self, *largs)
This function is called when a layout is called by a trigger. If you are writing a new Layout subclass, don’t
call this function directly but use _trigger_layout() instead.
The function is by default called before the next frame, therefore the layout isn’t updated immediately.
Anything depending on the positions of e.g. children should be scheduled for the next frame.
Circular Date & Time Picker for Kivy
(currently only time, date coming soon)

Based on [CircularLayout](https://github.com/kivy-garden/garden.circularlayout). The main aim is to provide a date
and time selector similar to the one found in Android KitKat+.
Simple usage
Import the widget with
from kivy.garden.circulardatetimepicker import CircularTimePicker
then use it! That’s it!

from kivymd.uix.screen import MDScreen
def build(self):
box = MDScreen(md_bg_color=self.theme_cls.bg_darkest)
box.add_widget(CircularTimePicker())
return box
Example().run()
in Kv language:
<TimeChooserPopup@Popup>:
MDBoxLayout:
CircularTimePicker:
Button:
text: "Dismiss"
size_hint_y: None
height: "40dp"
on_release: root.dismiss()
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API - kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker
kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.xrange(first=None, second=None, third=None)

kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.map_number(x, in_min, in_max, out_min, out_max)
kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.rgb_to_hex(*color)
class kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.Number(**kwargs)
The class used to show the numbers in the selector.
size_factor
Font size scale.
size_factor is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.5.
class kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker(**kw)
A circular number picker based on CircularLayout. A selector will help you pick a number. You can also set
multiples_of to make it show only some numbers and use the space in between for the other numbers.
min
The first value of the range.
min is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.
max
The last value of the range. Note that it behaves like xrange, so the actual last displayed value will be max
- 1.
max is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.
range
Packs min and max into a list for convenience. See their documentation for further information.
range is a ReferenceListProperty.
multiples_of
Only show numbers that are multiples of this number. The other numbers will be selectable, but won’t
have their own label.
multiples_of is a NumericProperty and defaults to 1.
selector_color
Color of the number selector. RGB.
selector_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [.337, .439, .490] (material green).
color
Color of the number labels and of the center dot. RGB.
color is a ListProperty and defaults to [1, 1, 1] (white).
selector_alpha
Alpha value for the transparent parts of the selector.
selector_alpha is a BoundedNumericProperty and defaults to 0.3 (min=0, max=1).
selected
Currently selected number.
selected is a NumericProperty and defaults to min.
number_size_factor
Font size scale factor for the Number.
number_size_factor is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.5.

number_format_string
String that will be formatted with the selected number as the first argument. Can be anything supported by
str.format() (es. “{:02d}”).
number_format_string is a StringProperty and defaults to “{}”.
scale
Canvas scale factor. Used in CircularTimePicker transitions.
scale is a NumericProperty and defaults to 1.
items
shown_items
dot_is_none(self, *args)
Parameters
on_selected(self, *a)
pos_for_number(self, n)
Returns the center x, y coordinates for a given number.
number_at_pos(self, x, y)
Returns the number at a given x, y position. The number is found using the widget’s center as a starting
point for angle calculations.
Not thoroughly tested, may yield wrong results.
class kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularMinutePicker(**kw)
CircularNumberPicker implementation for minutes.
class kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularHourPicker(**kw)
CircularNumberPicker implementation for hours.
class kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker(**kw)
Widget that makes use of CircularHourPicker and CircularMinutePicker to create a user-friendly,
animated time picker like the one seen on Android.
See module documentation for more details.
primary_dark
hours
The hours, in military format (0-23).
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hours is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0 (12am).

minutes
The minutes.
minutes is a NumericProperty and defaults to 0.
time_list
Packs hours and minutes in a list for convenience.
time_list is a ReferenceListProperty.
time_format
String that will be formatted with the time and shown in the time label. Can be any-
thing supported by str.format(). Make sure you don’t remove the refs. See the de-
fault for the arguments passed to format. time_format is a StringProperty and defaults
to “[color={hours_color}][ref=hours]{hours}[/ref][/color]:[color={minutes_color}][ref=minutes] {min-
utes:02d}[/ref][/color]”.
ampm_format
String that will be formatted and shown in the AM/PM label. Can be anything supported by str.
format(). Make sure you don’t remove the refs. See the default for the arguments passed to format.
ampm_format is a StringProperty and defaults to “[color={am_color}][ref=am]AM[/ref][/color]
[color={pm_color}][ref=pm]PM[/ref][/color]”.
picker
Currently shown time picker. Can be one of “minutes”, “hours”.
picker is a OptionProperty and defaults to “hours”.
selector_color
Color of the number selector and of the highlighted text. RGB.
selector_color is a ListProperty and defaults to [.337, .439, .490] (material green).
color
Color of the number labels and of the center dot. RGB.
color is a ListProperty and defaults to [1, 1, 1] (white).
selector_alpha
Alpha value for the transparent parts of the selector.
selector_alpha is a BoundedNumericProperty and defaults to 0.3 (min=0, max=1).
time
Selected time as a datetime.time object.
time is an AliasProperty.
time_text
ampm_text
set_time(self, dt)
on_ref_press(self, ign, ref )
on_selected(self, *a)
on_time_list(self, *a)
on_ampm(self, *a)
is_animating(self, *args)

is_not_animating(self, *args)
Parameters
class kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.Example(**kwargs)
Application class, see module documentation for more information.
Events
on_start: Fired when the application is being started (before the runTouchApp() call.
on_stop: Fired when the application stops.
on_pause: Fired when the application is paused by the OS.
on_resume: Fired when the application is resumed from pause by the OS. Beware: you have
no guarantee that this event will be fired after the on_pause event has been called.
Changed in version 1.7.0: Parameter kv_file added.
Changed in version 1.8.0: Parameters kv_file and kv_directory are now properties of App.
build(self )
Initializes the application; it will be called only once. If this method returns a widget (tree), it will be used
as the root widget and added to the window.
Returns None or a root Widget instance if no self.root exists.
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INDICES AND TABLES
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278 Chapter 3. Indices and tables

PYTHON MODULE INDEX
k kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation, 26
kivymd, 251 kivymd.uix.bottomsheet, 59
kivymd.app, 16 kivymd.uix.boxlayout, 135
kivymd.color_definitions, 18 kivymd.uix.button, 121
kivymd.factory_registers, 252 kivymd.uix.card, 179
kivymd.font_definitions, 23 kivymd.uix.carousel, 263
kivymd.icon_definitions, 21 kivymd.uix.chip, 192
kivymd.material_resources, 252 kivymd.uix.datatables, 209
kivymd.stiffscroll, 252 kivymd.uix.dialog, 72
kivymd.theming, 6 kivymd.uix.dropdownitem, 52
kivymd.theming_dynamic_text, 252 kivymd.uix.expansionpanel, 94
kivymd.toast, 254 kivymd.uix.filemanager, 195
kivymd.toast.androidtoast, 254 kivymd.uix.floatlayout, 119
kivymd.toast.androidtoast.androidtoast, kivymd.uix.gridlayout, 120
254 kivymd.uix.imagelist, 141
kivymd.toast.kivytoast, 255 kivymd.uix.label, 175
kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast, 255 kivymd.uix.list, 162
kivymd.tools, 257 kivymd.uix.menu, 105
kivymd.tools.packaging, 257 kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer, 86
kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller, 257 kivymd.uix.picker, 53
kivymd.uix.progressbar, 67
kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller.hook-kivymd,
258 kivymd.uix.refreshlayout, 145
kivymd.tools.release, 258 kivymd.uix.relativelayout, 206
kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser, kivymd.uix.screen, 208
258 kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol, 137
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands, 260 kivymd.uix.slider, 159
kivymd.tools.release.make_release, 260 kivymd.uix.snackbar, 32
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons, 261 kivymd.uix.spinner, 24
kivymd.uix, 262 kivymd.uix.stacklayout, 207
kivymd.uix.backdrop, 202 kivymd.uix.tab, 41
kivymd.uix.banner, 37 kivymd.uix.taptargetview, 215
kivymd.uix.behaviors, 263 kivymd.uix.textfield, 147
kivymd.uix.toolbar, 98
kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior,
236 kivymd.uix.tooltip, 199
kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation, 238 kivymd.uix.useranimationcard, 83
kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior, 230 kivymd.utils, 263
kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior, 228 kivymd.utils.asynckivy, 263
kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior, 234 kivymd.utils.cropimage, 264
kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior, 232 kivymd.utils.fitimage, 264
kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior, kivymd.utils.fpsmonitor, 267
241 kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer, 267
kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior, 227 kivymd.vendor, 269
279
kivymd.vendor.circleLayout, 269
kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker, 271
280 Python Module Index

INDEX
A add_item() (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDListBottomSheet
method), 66
a (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.BackgroundColorBehavior
attribute), 237 add_scrim() (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.NavigationLayout
accent_color (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at- method), 91
tribute), 10 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop
accent_dark (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at- method), 205
tribute), 10 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation
accent_dark_hue (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager method), 31
attribute), 10 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet
accent_hue (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at- method), 65
tribute), 10 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe
accent_light (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at- method), 190
tribute), 10 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChooseChip
accent_light_hue (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager method), 195
attribute), 10 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
accent_palette (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager method), 97
attribute), 10 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.list.ContainerSupport
active (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox at- method), 173
tribute), 140 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.list.MDList method), 171
active (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDSwitch at- add_widget() (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.NavigationLayout
tribute), 141 method), 91
active (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider attribute), 161 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs method), 50
active (kivymd.uix.spinner.MDSpinner attribute), 26 add_widget() (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDBottomAppBar
active_line (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField at- method), 104
tribute), 157 adjust_tooltip_position()
adaptive_height (kivymd.uix.MDAdaptiveWidget (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip method), 201
attribute), 262 allow_stretch (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs attribute),
adaptive_size (kivymd.uix.MDAdaptiveWidget at- 50
tribute), 262 ampm_format (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
adaptive_width (kivymd.uix.MDAdaptiveWidget at- attribute), 274
tribute), 262 ampm_text (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
add_actions_buttons() attribute), 274
(kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner method), anchor (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
40 attribute), 133
add_banner_to_container() anchor (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe attribute), 190
(kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner method), anchor (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
40 attribute), 92
add_blur() (in module kivymd.utils.cropimage), 264 anchor_title (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar
add_corners() (in module kivymd.utils.cropimage), attribute), 103
264 anim_complete() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
add_item() (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDGridBottomSheet method), 234
method), 67 anim_duration (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs attribute),
281
50 attribute), 242
anim_rect() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRect background_palette
method), 155 (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.SpecificBackgrou
anim_threshold (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs attribute), attribute), 238
50 background_palette
animation (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButton
attribute), 64 attribute), 131
animation_display_banner() BackgroundColorBehavior (class in
(kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner method), kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior),
41 236
animation_label() BaseListItem (class in kivymd.uix.list), 171
(kivymd.uix.button.MDTextButton method), bg_color (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet at-
131 tribute), 64
animation_to_bottom() bg_color (kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 172
(kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCard
bg_color_root_button
method), 85 (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
animation_to_top() attribute), 134
(kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCard
bg_color_stack_button
method), 85 (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
animation_tooltip_show() attribute), 134
(kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip method), 201 bg_dark (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 12
animtion_icon_close() bg_darkest (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at-
(kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop method), tribute), 11
205 bg_hint_color (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
animtion_icon_menu() attribute), 134
(kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop method), bg_light (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute),
205 13
ArgumentParserWithHelp (class in bg_normal (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute),
kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser), 259 12
bind() (kivymd.utils.asynckivy.event method), 264
B body (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect attribute), 253
border_margin (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu
b (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.BackgroundColorBehavior
back() (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager border_point (kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior.HoverBehavior
method), 199 attribute), 230
background (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet box_color (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTile attribute),
attribute), 64 144
background (kivymd.uix.card.MDCard attribute), 189 box_content (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCard
background_color (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop attribute), 84
attribute), 205 box_position (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTile
background_color (kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable attribute), 144
attribute), 215 build() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.Example
background_color (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu method), 275
attribute), 118 button_callback (kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar at-
background_color (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker tribute), 36
attribute), 58 button_color (kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar at-
background_color (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs attribute), 36
tribute), 50 button_text (kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar at-
tribute), 36
background_down (kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior.MDToggleButton
attribute), 242 buttons (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog attribute), 76
background_hue (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.SpecificBackgroundColorBehavior
attribute), 238 C
background_normal cal_layout (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker at-
(kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior.MDToggleButton tribute), 58
282 Index
cal_list (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker attribute), kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker), 273

58 CircularNumberPicker (class in
callback (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker), 272
attribute), 133 CircularRippleBehavior (class in
callback (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip attribute), 194 kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior), 234
callback (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker attribute), CircularTimePicker (class in
58 kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker), 273
callback (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCard
close() (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop method),
attribute), 84 205
callback() (kivymd.utils.asynckivy.event method), close() (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager
264 method), 199
caller (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu at- close_cancel() (kivymd.uix.picker.MDTimePicker
can_capitalize (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel at- close_card() (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe
cancelable (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetViewclose_icon (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop at-
attribute), 226 tribute), 205
caption (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.GridBottomSheetItem close_ok() (kivymd.uix.picker.MDTimePicker
attribute), 66 method), 59
catching_duration close_on_click (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
(kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar attribute), 92
attribute), 71 close_panel() (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
catching_transition method), 97
(kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar close_stack() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
catching_up() (kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBarclosing_time (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
change_month() (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker closing_time (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
check (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip attribute), 194 closing_time (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
check (kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable attribute), attribute), 93
212 closing_time_button_rotation
check_open_panel() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
(kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel attribute), 134
method), 97 closing_transition
check_position_caller() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
(kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu attribute), 133
method), 118 closing_transition
checkbox_icon_down (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe attribute),
(kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox 190
attribute), 140 closing_transition
checkbox_icon_normal (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
(kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox attribute), 96
attribute), 140 closing_transition
CheckboxLeftWidget (class in kivymd.uix.list), 174 (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
circle_quota (kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout attribute), 93
attribute), 270 closing_transition_button_rotation
CircularElevationBehavior (class in (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation), 240 attribute), 134
CircularHourPicker (class in color (in module kivymd.theming_dynamic_text), 252
kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker), 273 color (kivymd.uix.card.MDSeparator attribute), 188
CircularLayout (class in color (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip attribute), 194
kivymd.vendor.circleLayout), 270 color (kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar at-
CircularMinutePicker (class in tribute), 71
Index 283
color (kivymd.uix.spinner.MDSpinner attribute), 26 kivymd.utils.cropimage), 264

color (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
current (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.TabbedPanelBase
color (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
current_hint_text_color
attribute), 274 (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField attribute),
color_active (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound 157
attribute), 158 current_item (kivymd.uix.dropdownitem.MDDropDownItem
color_icon_root_button attribute), 53
(kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
current_path (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager
color_icon_stack_button custom_color (kivymd.uix.button.MDTextButton at-
(kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial tribute), 131
attribute), 134
color_indicator (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs at- D
tribute), 50 data (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
color_mode (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField at- attribute), 133
tribute), 156 datas (in module kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller),
colors (in module kivymd.color_definitions), 18 258
column_data (kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable day (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker attribute), 58
attribute), 210 default_tab (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs attribute), 49
command() (in module delete_clock() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior.TouchBehavior
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands), 260 method), 228
CommonElevationBehavior (class in delete_clock() (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip
kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation), 240 method), 201
CommonRipple (class in delta_radii (kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout
kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior), 233 attribute), 270
complete_swipe() (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe description_text (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
container (kivymd.utils.fitimage.FitImage attribute), description_text_bold
266 (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
ContainerSupport (class in kivymd.uix.list), 173 attribute), 226
content (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel description_text_color
attribute), 96 (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
content_cls (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog attribute), attribute), 225
80 description_text_size
create_argument_parser() (in module (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
kivymd.tools.release.make_release), 261 attribute), 225
create_buttons() (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog determinate (kivymd.uix.spinner.MDSpinner at-
method), 82 tribute), 26
create_clock() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior.TouchBehavior
determinate_time (kivymd.uix.spinner.MDSpinner
create_items() (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog DEVICE_IOS (in module kivymd.material_resources),
method), 82 252
create_menu_items() device_ios (kivymd.theming.ThemableBehavior at-
(kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu tribute), 16
method), 118 device_orientation
create_pagination_menu() (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 14
(kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable method), DEVICE_TYPE (in module kivymd.material_resources),
215 252
create_unreleased_changelog() (in module direction (kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout
kivymd.tools.release.make_release), 261 attribute), 270
crop_image() (in module kivymd.utils.cropimage), disabled_color (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox
264 attribute), 141
crop_round_image() (in module
284 Index
disabled_hint_text_color errors_background_color
(kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 14 (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer
dismiss() (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu attribute), 269
method), 119 errors_text_color
displacement (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect at- (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadErrorText
tribute), 253 attribute), 268
display_tooltip() (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip errors_text_color
method), 201 (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer
divider (kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 172 attribute), 269
divider_color (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at- event (class in kivymd.utils.asynckivy), 264
tribute), 13 Example (class in kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker),
do_animation_open_stack() 275
exit_manager (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager
do_layout() (kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout export_icon_definitions() (in module
method), 270 kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261
dot_is_none() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
ext (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager attribute),
method), 273 198
download_file() (in module
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 F
dp (in module kivymd.material_resources), 252 fade_in() (kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast.Toast
drag_threshold (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect method), 256
attribute), 253 fade_out() (kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast.Toast
draw_shadow (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView method), 256
attribute), 226 fade_out() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
duration (kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast.Toast at- method), 234
tribute), 256 fill_color (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField at-
duration (kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar attribute), 36 tribute), 157
duration_long_touch finish_ripple() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
(kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior.TouchBehavior method), 234
attribute), 228 first_widget (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation
duration_opening (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet attribute), 31
attribute), 64 FitImage (class in kivymd.utils.fitimage), 266
fmt_lbl_date() (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker
E method), 58
edit_padding_for_item() focus_behavior (kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior.FocusBehavior
(kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog method), 82 attribute), 231
focus_behavior (kivymd.uix.card.MDCard at-
elevation (kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation.CommonElevationBehavior
elevation (kivymd.uix.card.MDCard attribute), 189 focus_color (kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior.FocusBehavior
elevation (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs attribute), 50 attribute), 231
elevation (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute), FocusBehavior (class in
103 kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior), 231
font_color_down (kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior.MDToggleBu
enable_swiping (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
error (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField attribute), 157 font_color_normal
(kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior.MDToggleButton
error() (kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser.ArgumentParserWithHelp
error_color (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at- font_name (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs attribute), 50
tribute), 14 font_path (in module
error_color (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField at- kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261
tribute), 157 font_size (kivymd.uix.dropdownitem.MDDropDownItem
errors (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer attribute), 53
attribute), 269
Index 285
font_size (kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar attribute), H

36 header (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop attribute),
font_style (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTileWithLabel 205
attribute), 144 header (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigationItem
font_style (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel attribute), attribute), 30
178 header_text (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop at-
font_style (kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), tribute), 205
171 helper_text (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField at-
font_styles (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 156
tribute), 14 helper_text_mode (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField
font_version (in module attribute), 156
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 hiddenimports (in module
fonts (in module kivymd.font_definitions), 23 kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller), 258
fonts_path (in module kivymd), 251 hide() (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner method), 41
format_help() (kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser.ArgumentParserWithHelp
hide_anim_spinner()
method), 259 (kivymd.uix.refreshlayout.RefreshSpinner
FpsMonitor (class in kivymd.utils.fpsmonitor), 267 method), 147
hint (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider attribute), 161
G hint_animation (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDia
g (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.BackgroundColorBehavior
attribute), 134
attribute), 237 hint_bg_color (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider at-
generate_cal_widgets() tribute), 161
(kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker method), hint_radius (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider attribute),
58 161
get_access_string() hint_text_color (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider at-
(kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager tribute), 161
method), 199 hooks_path (in module
get_content() (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller), 258
method), 199 hor_growth (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu at-
get_contrast_text_color() (in module tribute), 118
kivymd.theming_dynamic_text), 252 horizontal_margins
get_dist_from_side() (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 14
(kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer HotReloadErrorText (class in
method), 93 kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer), 268
get_icons_list() (in module HotReloadHandler (class in
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer), 268
get_normal_height() HotReloadViewer (class in
(kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog method), 82 kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer), 268
get_previous_version() (in module hours (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands), 260 attribute), 273
get_tab_list() (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs method), HoverBehavior (class in
50 kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior), 229
git_clean() (in module hovered (kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior.HoverBehavior
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands), 260 attribute), 229
git_commit() (in module hue (in module kivymd.color_definitions), 20
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands), 260
git_push() (in module I
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands), 260 icon (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner attribute), 40
git_tag() (in module icon (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDTab attribute),
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands), 260 30
GridBottomSheetItem (class in icon (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButton at-
kivymd.uix.bottomsheet), 66 tribute), 131
grow() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior.MagicBehavioricon (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
286 Index
icon (kivymd.uix.button.MDIconButton attribute), 131 K

icon (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip attribute), 194 kivymd
icon (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel module, 1, 251
attribute), 96 kivymd.app
icon (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager at- module, 16
tribute), 198 kivymd.color_definitions
icon (kivymd.uix.label.MDIcon attribute), 179 module, 18
icon (kivymd.uix.menu.RightContent attribute), 117 kivymd.factory_registers
icon (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute), 103 module, 252
icon_color (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at- kivymd.font_definitions
tribute), 13 module, 23
icon_color (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar at- kivymd.icon_definitions
icon_definitions_path (in module kivymd.material_resources
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 module, 252
icon_folder (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager kivymd.stiffscroll
attribute), 198 module, 252
icon_left (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound kivymd.theming
icon_left_color (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound kivymd.theming_dynamic_text
icon_right (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField at- kivymd.toast
icon_right (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound kivymd.toast.androidtoast
icon_right_color (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField kivymd.toast.androidtoast.androidtoast
icon_right_color (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound kivymd.toast.kivytoast
icon_size (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.GridBottomSheetItemkivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast
IconLeftWidget (class in kivymd.uix.list), 174 kivymd.tools
IconRightWidget (class in kivymd.uix.list), 174 module, 257
ILeftBody (class in kivymd.uix.list), 172 kivymd.tools.packaging
ILeftBodyTouch (class in kivymd.uix.list), 172 module, 257
ImageLeftWidget (class in kivymd.uix.list), 174 kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller
ImageRightWidget (class in kivymd.uix.list), 174 module, 257
images_path (in module kivymd), 251 kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller.hook-kivymd
inner_radius_hint module, 258
(kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout kivymd.tools.release
IRightBody (class in kivymd.uix.list), 173 kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser
IRightBodyTouch (class in kivymd.uix.list), 173 module, 258
is_animating() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands
method), 274 module, 260
is_not_animating() kivymd.tools.release.make_release
(kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePickermodule, 260
method), 274 kivymd.tools.release.update_icons
items (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog attribute), 76 module, 261
items (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu attribute), kivymd.uix
117 module, 262
items (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
kivymd.uix.backdrop
kivymd.uix.banner
Index 287
module, 37 module, 105

kivymd.uix.behaviors kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer
kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior
kivymd.uix.picker
kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation kivymd.uix.progressbar
kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior kivymd.uix.refreshlayout
kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior kivymd.uix.relativelayout
kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior kivymd.uix.screen
kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol
kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior kivymd.uix.slider
kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior kivymd.uix.snackbar
kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation kivymd.uix.spinner
kivymd.uix.bottomsheet kivymd.uix.stacklayout
kivymd.uix.boxlayout kivymd.uix.tab
kivymd.uix.button kivymd.uix.taptargetview
kivymd.uix.card kivymd.uix.textfield
kivymd.uix.carousel kivymd.uix.toolbar
kivymd.uix.chip kivymd.uix.tooltip
kivymd.uix.datatables kivymd.uix.useranimationcard
kivymd.uix.dialog kivymd.utils
kivymd.uix.dropdownitem kivymd.utils.asynckivy
kivymd.uix.expansionpanel kivymd.utils.cropimage
kivymd.uix.filemanager kivymd.utils.fitimage
kivymd.uix.floatlayout kivymd.utils.fpsmonitor
kivymd.uix.gridlayout kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer
kivymd.uix.imagelist kivymd.vendor
kivymd.uix.label kivymd.vendor.circleLayout
kivymd.uix.list kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker
kivymd.uix.menu
288 Index
kivymd_path (in module make_icon_definitions() (in module

kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261
map_number() (in module
L kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker), 272
label (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip attribute), 194 max (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect attribute), 253
label_check_texture_size() max (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
(kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast.Toast attribute), 272
method), 256 max_friction (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect at-
label_text_color (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDialtribute), 253
attribute), 133 max_height (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu at-
lay_canvas_instructions() tribute), 118
MAX_NAV_DRAWER_WIDTH
(kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CircularRippleBehavior (in module
method), 234 kivymd.material_resources), 252
lay_canvas_instructions() max_opened_x (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe at-
(kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple tribute), 190
method), 234 max_swipe_x (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe at-
lay_canvas_instructions() tribute), 190
max_text_length (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField
(kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.RectangularRippleBehavior
lay_canvas_instructions() md_bg_color (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.Backgroun
(kivymd.uix.button.MDRoundFlatButton attribute), 237
method), 131 md_bg_color (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar at-
left_action (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner attribute), 103
tribute), 40 md_icons (in module kivymd.icon_definitions), 23
left_action_items MDActionBottomAppBarButton (class in
(kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop attribute), kivymd.uix.toolbar), 103
204 MDAdaptiveWidget (class in kivymd.uix), 262
left_action_items MDApp (class in kivymd.app), 17
(kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute), MDBackdrop (class in kivymd.uix.backdrop), 204
103 MDBackdropBackLayer (class in
left_action_items kivymd.uix.backdrop), 206
(kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.ModifiedToolbar MDBackdropFrontLayer (class in
attribute), 85 kivymd.uix.backdrop), 206
light_colors (in module kivymd.color_definitions), MDBackdropToolbar (class in kivymd.uix.backdrop),
20 206
line_color (kivymd.uix.button.MDRectangleFlatIconButton MDBanner (class in kivymd.uix.banner), 39
attribute), 132 MDBottomAppBar (class in kivymd.uix.toolbar), 104
line_color (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound MDBottomNavigation (class in
attribute), 158 kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation), 30
line_color_focus (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField MDBottomNavigationItem (class in
attribute), 157 kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation), 30
line_color_normal MDBottomSheet (class in kivymd.uix.bottomsheet), 64
(kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField attribute), MDBoxLayout (class in kivymd.uix.boxlayout), 137
156 MDCard (class in kivymd.uix.card), 188
lines (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTile attribute), 144 MDCardSwipe (class in kivymd.uix.card), 189
lock_swiping (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs attribute), 50 MDCardSwipeFrontBox (class in kivymd.uix.card),
191
M MDCardSwipeLayerBox (class in kivymd.uix.card),
MagicBehavior (class in 192
kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior), 236 MDCarousel (class in kivymd.uix.carousel), 263
main() (in module kivymd.tools.release.make_release), MDCheckbox (class in kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol), 140
261 MDChip (class in kivymd.uix.chip), 194
main() (in module kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), MDChooseChip (class in kivymd.uix.chip), 195
262 MDCustomBottomSheet (class in
Index 289
kivymd.uix.bottomsheet), 65 MDSlider (class in kivymd.uix.slider), 161

MDDataTable (class in kivymd.uix.datatables), 210 MDSpinner (class in kivymd.uix.spinner), 26
MDDatePicker (class in kivymd.uix.picker), 58 MDStackLayout (class in kivymd.uix.stacklayout), 208
MDDialog (class in kivymd.uix.dialog), 73 MDSwitch (class in kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol), 141
MDDropDownItem (class in kivymd.uix.dropdownitem), MDTab (class in kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation), 30
53 MDTabs (class in kivymd.uix.tab), 49
MDDropdownMenu (class in kivymd.uix.menu), 117 MDTabsBase (class in kivymd.uix.tab), 49
MDExpansionPanel (class in MDTapTargetView (class in
kivymd.uix.expansionpanel), 96 kivymd.uix.taptargetview), 223
MDExpansionPanelOneLine (class in MDTextButton (class in kivymd.uix.button), 131
kivymd.uix.expansionpanel), 96 MDTextField (class in kivymd.uix.textfield), 155
MDExpansionPanelThreeLine (class in MDTextFieldRect (class in kivymd.uix.textfield), 155
kivymd.uix.expansionpanel), 96 MDTextFieldRound (class in kivymd.uix.textfield),
MDExpansionPanelTwoLine (class in 157
kivymd.uix.expansionpanel), 96 MDThemePicker (class in kivymd.uix.picker), 59
MDFileManager (class in kivymd.uix.filemanager), MDTimePicker (class in kivymd.uix.picker), 58
198 MDToggleButton (class in
MDFillRoundFlatButton (class in kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior), 242
kivymd.uix.button), 132 MDToolbar (class in kivymd.uix.toolbar), 103
MDFillRoundFlatIconButton (class in MDTooltip (class in kivymd.uix.tooltip), 201
kivymd.uix.button), 132 MDTooltipViewClass (class in kivymd.uix.tooltip),
MDFlatButton (class in kivymd.uix.button), 131 202
MDFloatingActionButton (class in MDUserAnimationCard (class in
kivymd.uix.button), 131 kivymd.uix.useranimationcard), 84
MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial (class in min (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect attribute), 253
kivymd.uix.button), 132 min (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
MDFloatLayout (class in kivymd.uix.floatlayout), 120 attribute), 272
MDGridBottomSheet (class in minutes (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
kivymd.uix.bottomsheet), 66 attribute), 274
MDGridLayout (class in kivymd.uix.gridlayout), 121 mode (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField attribute), 156
MDIcon (class in kivymd.uix.label), 179 mode (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute), 103
MDIconButton (class in kivymd.uix.button), 131 ModifiedToolbar (class in
MDLabel (class in kivymd.uix.label), 178 kivymd.uix.useranimationcard), 85
MDList (class in kivymd.uix.list), 171 module
MDListBottomSheet (class in kivymd, 1, 251
kivymd.uix.bottomsheet), 65 kivymd.app, 16
MDNavigationDrawer (class in kivymd.color_definitions, 18
kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer), 91 kivymd.factory_registers, 252
MDProgressBar (class in kivymd.uix.progressbar), 71 kivymd.font_definitions, 23
MDRaisedButton (class in kivymd.uix.button), 131 kivymd.icon_definitions, 21
MDRectangleFlatButton (class in kivymd.material_resources, 252
kivymd.uix.button), 131 kivymd.stiffscroll, 252
MDRectangleFlatIconButton (class in kivymd.theming, 6
kivymd.uix.button), 132 kivymd.theming_dynamic_text, 252
MDRelativeLayout (class in kivymd.toast, 254
kivymd.uix.relativelayout), 207 kivymd.toast.androidtoast, 254
MDRoundFlatButton (class in kivymd.uix.button), kivymd.toast.androidtoast.androidtoast,
131 254
MDRoundFlatIconButton (class in kivymd.toast.kivytoast, 255
kivymd.uix.button), 132 kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast,
MDScreen (class in kivymd.uix.screen), 209 255
MDScrollViewRefreshLayout (class in kivymd.tools, 257
kivymd.uix.refreshlayout), 147 kivymd.tools.packaging, 257
MDSeparator (class in kivymd.uix.card), 188
290 Index
kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller, kivymd.uix.relativelayout, 206

257 kivymd.uix.screen, 208
kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol, 137
kivymd.tools.packaging.pyinstaller.hook-kivymd,
258 kivymd.uix.slider, 159
kivymd.tools.release, 258 kivymd.uix.snackbar, 32
kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser, kivymd.uix.spinner, 24
258 kivymd.uix.stacklayout, 207
kivymd.tools.release.git_commands, kivymd.uix.tab, 41
260 kivymd.uix.taptargetview, 215
kivymd.tools.release.make_release, kivymd.uix.textfield, 147
260 kivymd.uix.toolbar, 98
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons, kivymd.uix.tooltip, 199
261 kivymd.uix.useranimationcard, 83
kivymd.uix, 262 kivymd.utils, 263
kivymd.uix.backdrop, 202 kivymd.utils.asynckivy, 263
kivymd.uix.banner, 37 kivymd.utils.cropimage, 264
kivymd.uix.behaviors, 263 kivymd.utils.fitimage, 264
kivymd.utils.fpsmonitor, 267
kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior,
236 kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer, 267
kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation, 238 kivymd.vendor, 269
kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior, kivymd.vendor.circleLayout, 269
230 kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker,
kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior, 271
228 month (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker attribute), 58
kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior, move_changelog() (in module
234 kivymd.tools.release.make_release), 261
kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior, multiples_of (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicke
232 attribute), 272
kivymd.uix.behaviors.toggle_behavior,
241 N
kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior, NavigationLayout (class in
227 kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer), 91
kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation, 26 normal_color (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound
kivymd.uix.bottomsheet, 59 attribute), 158
kivymd.uix.boxlayout, 135 Number (class in kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker),
kivymd.uix.button, 121 272
kivymd.uix.card, 179 number_at_pos() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberP
kivymd.uix.carousel, 263 method), 273
kivymd.uix.chip, 192 number_format_string
kivymd.uix.datatables, 209 (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
kivymd.uix.dialog, 72 attribute), 273
kivymd.uix.dropdownitem, 52 number_size_factor
kivymd.uix.expansionpanel, 94 (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
kivymd.uix.filemanager, 195 attribute), 272
kivymd.uix.floatlayout, 119
kivymd.uix.gridlayout, 120 O
kivymd.uix.imagelist, 141 ok_click() (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker
kivymd.uix.label, 175 method), 58
kivymd.uix.list, 162 on__hint_text() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField
kivymd.uix.menu, 105 method), 157
kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer, 86 on__is_off() (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider method),
kivymd.uix.picker, 53 161
kivymd.uix.progressbar, 67 on__rotation_angle()
kivymd.uix.refreshlayout, 145 (kivymd.uix.spinner.MDSpinner method),
Index 291
26 method), 135
on_action_button() on_color_mode() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField
(kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar method), method), 157
104 on_data() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
on_active() (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox method), 135
method), 141 on_description_text()
on_active() (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider method), (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
161 method), 226
on_active() (kivymd.uix.spinner.MDSpinner on_description_text_bold()
method), 26 (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
on_adaptive_height() method), 227
(kivymd.uix.MDAdaptiveWidget method), on_description_text_size()
263 (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
on_adaptive_size() method), 226
(kivymd.uix.MDAdaptiveWidget method), on_disabled() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFillRoundFlatButton
263 method), 132
on_adaptive_width() on_disabled() (kivymd.uix.button.MDRectangleFlatButton
(kivymd.uix.MDAdaptiveWidget method), method), 131
263 on_disabled() (kivymd.uix.button.MDTextButton
on_ampm() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker method), 131
method), 274 on_dismiss() (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet
on_anchor() (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe method), 65
method), 191 on_dismiss() (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu
on_any_event() (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadHandlermethod), 119
method), 268 on_double_tap() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior.TouchBehavio
on_bg_color_root_button() method), 228
on_draw_shadow() (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
method), 135 method), 226
on_bg_color_stack_button() on_elevation() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFillRoundFlatButton
(kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial method), 132
method), 135 on_enter() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior.FocusBehavior
on_bg_hint_color() method), 231
on_enter() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior.HoverBehavior
on_carousel_index() (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs on_enter() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
on_check_press() (kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable on_enter() (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu
on_close() (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop on_enter() (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip method),
method), 205 201
on_close() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
on_error() (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer
on_close() (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanelon_errors_text_color()
method), 97 (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer
on_close() (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView method), 269
method), 226 on_focus() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField
on_color_active() method), 157
(kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound on_focus() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound
on_color_icon_root_button() on_header() (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop
method), 135 on_hint() (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider method), 161
on_color_icon_stack_button() on_hint_animation()
(kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
292 Index
method), 135 on_md_bg_color() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFillRoundFlatButton

on_icon() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial method), 132
method), 135 on_md_bg_color() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFillRoundFlatIconButton
on_icon() (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip method), 194 method), 132
on_icon() (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar method), on_md_bg_color() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButton
104 method), 131
on_icon_color() (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar on_md_bg_color() (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar
on_icon_left() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound on_mode() (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar method),
method), 159 104
on_icon_left_color() on_mouse_pos() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior.HoverBehavior
(kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound method), 230
method), 159 on_open() (kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast.Toast
on_icon_right() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField method), 256
method), 157 on_open() (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop
on_icon_right() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound method), 205
method), 159 on_open() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
on_icon_right_color() method), 135
(kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField method), on_open() (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog method), 82
157 on_open() (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
on_icon_right_color() method), 97
(kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextFieldRound on_open() (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
on_label_text_color() on_open() (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCard
method), 135 on_open_progress()
on_leave() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior.FocusBehavior (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe method),
method), 231 191
on_leave() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.hover_behavior.HoverBehavior
on_opposite_colors()
method), 230 (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel method), 179
on_leave() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigationItem
on_orientation() (kivymd.uix.card.MDSeparator
on_leave() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
on_outer_radius()
on_leave() (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu method), 227
method), 119 on_outer_touch() (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
on_leave() (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip method), method), 227
202 on_outside_click()
on_left_action_items() (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
(kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop method), method), 227
205 on_palette() (kivymd.uix.spinner.MDSpinner
on_left_action_items() method), 26
(kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar method), on_panel_color() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigatio
104 method), 31
on_left_action_items() on_path() (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer
(kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.ModifiedToolbar method), 269
method), 85 on_press() (kivymd.uix.button.MDTextButton
on_line_color_focus() method), 131
(kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField method), on_radius() (kivymd.uix.card.MDCard method), 189
157 on_ref_press() (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs method),
on_long_touch() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior.TouchBehavior
51
method), 228 on_ref_press() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicke
on_long_touch() (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip method), 274
method), 201 on_release() (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu
Index 293
method), 119 on_text() (kivymd.uix.dropdownitem.MDDropDownItem

on_resize() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation method), 53
method), 31 on_text() (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabsBase method), 49
on_right_action_items() on_text() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField method),
(kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar method), 157
104 on_text_color() (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel
on_row_press() (kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable method), 179
method), 215 on_text_color_active()
on_selected() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
(kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation
on_selected() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
on_text_color_normal()
method), 274 (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation
on_show_off() (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider method), method), 31
161 on_text_validate()
on_size() (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDSwitch (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField method),
method), 141 157
on_slide_complete() on_theme_style() (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager
(kivymd.uix.carousel.MDCarousel method), method), 15
263 on_theme_text_color()
on_slide_progress() (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel method), 179
(kivymd.uix.carousel.MDCarousel method), on_time_list() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicke
263 method), 274
on_slide_progress() (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs on_title_text() (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
on_stars() (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTileWithStar on_title_text_bold()
on_state() (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox method), 227
method), 141 on_title_text_size()
on_swipe_complete() (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
(kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe method), method), 227
191 on_touch_down() (kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast.Toast
on_tab_press() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigationItem
method), 257
method), 30 on_touch_down() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
on_tab_press() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDTab method), 234
method), 30 on_touch_down() (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe
on_tab_release() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDTab method), 191
method), 30 on_touch_down() (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip
on_tab_switch() (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs method), method), 194
51 on_touch_down() (kivymd.uix.list.ContainerSupport
on_tab_touch_down() method), 173
(kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDTab method), on_touch_down() (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu
30 method), 119
on_tab_touch_move() on_touch_down() (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
(kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDTab method), method), 93
30 on_touch_down() (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider
on_tab_touch_up() method), 161
(kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDTab method), on_touch_down() (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationC
30 method), 84
on_target_radius() on_touch_down() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberP
(kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView method), 273
method), 227 on_touch_down() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePick
on_target_touch() method), 275
(kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView on_touch_move() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
294 Index
on_touch_move() (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe method), 64

method), 191 open() (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu method),
on_touch_move() (kivymd.uix.list.ContainerSupport 119
method), 173 open_card() (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe
on_touch_move() (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu method), 191
method), 119 open_panel() (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
on_touch_move() (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer method), 97
method), 93 open_progress (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe at-
on_touch_move() (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCard tribute), 189
method), 84 open_progress (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
on_touch_move() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
attribute), 92
method), 273 open_stack() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
on_touch_up() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple method), 135
method), 234 opening_time (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
on_touch_up() (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe attribute), 134
method), 191 opening_time (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe at-
on_touch_up() (kivymd.uix.list.ContainerSupport tribute), 190
method), 173 opening_time (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
on_touch_up() (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu attribute), 96
method), 119 opening_time (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu
on_touch_up() (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer attribute), 118
method), 93 opening_time (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
on_touch_up() (kivymd.uix.refreshlayout.MDScrollViewRefreshLayout attribute), 93
method), 147 opening_time_button_rotation
on_touch_up() (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider method), (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
162 attribute), 134
on_touch_up() (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCard
opening_transition
method), 85 (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner attribute),
on_touch_up() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
40
method), 273 opening_transition
on_touch_up() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
on_triple_tap() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior.TouchBehavior
opening_transition
method), 228 (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe attribute),
on_type() (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer 189
on_value() (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
on_value_normalized() opening_transition
(kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider method), 161 (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu at-
on_width() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField tribute), 118
OneLineAvatarIconListItem (class in (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
kivymd.uix.list), 174 attribute), 93
OneLineAvatarListItem (class in kivymd.uix.list), opening_transition_button_rotation
173 (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
OneLineIconListItem (class in kivymd.uix.list), attribute), 134
173 opposite_bg_dark (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager
OneLineListItem (class in kivymd.uix.list), 173 attribute), 12
OneLineRightIconListItem (class in opposite_bg_darkest
kivymd.uix.list), 173 (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 12
open() (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop method), opposite_bg_light
205 (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 13
open() (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet opposite_bg_normal
Index 295
(kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 13 path (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer

opposite_colors (kivymd.theming.ThemableBehavior attribute), 269
attribute), 16 path_to_avatar (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCar
opposite_disabled_hint_text_color attribute), 84
(kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 14 path_to_avatar (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.UserAnimationCard
opposite_divider_color attribute), 85
(kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 13 picker (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
opposite_icon_color attribute), 274
(kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 14 pos_for_number() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumber
opposite_secondary_text_color method), 273
(kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 13 position (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu at-
opposite_text_color tribute), 118
(kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 13 prepare_mask() (in module kivymd.utils.cropimage),
orientation (kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar 264
attribute), 71 preview (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager at-
outer_circle_alpha tribute), 198
(kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView previous_tab (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.TabbedPanelBase
outer_circle_color primary_color (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at-
(kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView tribute), 9
attribute), 223 primary_dark (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at-
outer_radius (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView tribute), 10
attribute), 223 primary_dark (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
outer_radius_hint attribute), 273
(kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout primary_dark_hue (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager
over_widget (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner at- primary_hue (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at-
tribute), 40 tribute), 7
overlap (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTile attribute), 144 primary_light (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at-
tribute), 9
P primary_light_hue
padding (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop attribute), (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 8
204 primary_palette (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager
padding (kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar attribute), 37 attribute), 7
padding (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip attribute), 201 propagate_touch_to_touchable_widgets()
padding (kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout (kivymd.uix.list.ContainerSupport method),
attribute), 270 173
pagination_menu_height
(kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable at- R
tribute), 214 r (in module kivymd.factory_registers), 252
pagination_menu_pos r (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.BackgroundColorBehavi
(kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable at- attribute), 237
tribute), 213 radio_icon_down (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox
palette (in module kivymd.color_definitions), 20 attribute), 140
palette (kivymd.uix.spinner.MDSpinner attribute), 26 radio_icon_normal
panel_cls (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox
panel_color (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.TabbedPanelBase radius (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop attribute),
attribute), 30 205
parent_background (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel at- radius (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.BackgroundColor
tribute), 179 attribute), 237
radius (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet at-
parse_args() (kivymd.tools.release.argument_parser.ArgumentParserWithHelp
path (in module kivymd), 251 radius (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip attribute), 194
296 Index
radius (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog attribute), 75 reversed (kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar at-

radius (kivymd.utils.fitimage.FitImage attribute), 266 tribute), 71
radius_from (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet rgb_to_hex() (in module
attribute), 64 kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker), 272
radius_hint (kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout right_action (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner at-
range (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
right_action_items
attribute), 272 (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop attribute),
re_additional_icons (in module 204
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 right_action_items
re_icon_definitions (in module (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute),
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 103
re_icons_json (in module right_pad (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 attribute), 133
re_quote_keys (in module RightContent (class in kivymd.uix.menu), 117
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 ripple_alpha (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
re_version (in module attribute), 233
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 ripple_behavior (kivymd.uix.card.MDCard at-
re_version_in_file (in module tribute), 189
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 ripple_color (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at-
RectangularElevationBehavior (class in tribute), 14
kivymd.uix.behaviors.elevation), 240 ripple_color (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
RectangularRippleBehavior (class in attribute), 233
kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior), 234 ripple_duration_in_fast
refresh_done() (kivymd.uix.refreshlayout.MDScrollViewRefreshLayout
(kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
refresh_tabs() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation
ripple_duration_in_slow
method), 31 (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
RefreshSpinner (class in kivymd.uix.refreshlayout), attribute), 233
147 ripple_duration_out
release (in module kivymd), 251 (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
reload() (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTile method), attribute), 234
144 ripple_func_in (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
remove_notch() (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute), 234
method), 104 ripple_func_out (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
remove_shadow() (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute), 234
method), 104 ripple_rad_default
remove_tooltip() (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
remove_widget() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation
ripple_scale (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CircularRippleBeha
remove_widget() (kivymd.uix.list.ContainerSupport ripple_scale (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
remove_widget() (kivymd.uix.list.MDList method), ripple_scale (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.RectangularRippleB
171 attribute), 234
remove_widget() (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs method), root_layout (kivymd.uix.refreshlayout.MDScrollViewRefreshLayout
51 attribute), 147
replace_in_file() (in module rotation_root_button
kivymd.tools.release.make_release), 260 (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
required (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField attribute), attribute), 133
156 round (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute), 103
resize_content_layout() row_data (kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable
(kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet attribute), 211
method), 65 rows_num (kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable
Index 297
attribute), 213 selected_color (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu

run_pre_commit() (in module attribute), 117
kivymd.tools.release.make_release), 260 selected_color (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox
running_away() (kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar attribute), 140
method), 71 selector_alpha (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPi
running_duration (kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar attribute), 272
attribute), 71 selector_alpha (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicke
running_transition attribute), 274
(kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar selector_color (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPi
selector_color (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicke
S attribute), 274
set_bg_color_items()
scale (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
attribute), 273 (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu
screen (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDCustomBottomSheet method), 118
attribute), 65 set_chevron_down()
scrim_alpha_transition (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
(kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer method), 97
attribute), 92 set_chevron_up() (kivymd.uix.expansionpanel.MDExpansionPanel
scrim_color (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawermethod), 97
attribute), 92 set_clearcolor (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager
scroll (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect attribute), attribute), 14
253 set_clearcolor_by_theme_style()
search (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager at- (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager method),
tribute), 198 15
secondary_font_style set_date() (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker
(kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 172 method), 58
secondary_text (kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem set_item() (kivymd.uix.dropdownitem.MDDropDownItem
secondary_text_color set_left_action() (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner
(kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 13 method), 40
secondary_text_color set_menu_properties()
(kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 172 (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu
secondary_theme_text_color method), 118
(kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 172 set_month_day() (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker
sel_day (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker attribute), method), 58
58 set_normal_height()
sel_month (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker at- (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog method), 82
tribute), 58 set_notch() (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar
sel_year (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker attribute), method), 104
58 set_objects_labels()
select_dir_or_file() (kivymd.uix.textfield.MDTextField method),
(kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager 157
method), 199 set_pos_bottom_buttons()
select_directory_on_press_button() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
(kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager method), 135
method), 199 set_pos_labels() (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedD
select_path (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager method), 135
attribute), 198 set_pos_root_button()
selected (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker(kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
selected_chip_color (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip set_right_action()
attribute), 194 (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner method),
40
298 Index
set_selected_widget() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.SpecificBackgrou
(kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker method), attribute), 238
58 specific_text_color
set_shadow() (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar (kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior.SpecificBackgrou
set_spinner() (kivymd.uix.refreshlayout.RefreshSpinner SpecificBackgroundColorBehavior (class in
method), 147 kivymd.uix.behaviors.backgroundcolorbehavior),
set_state() (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer237
method), 93 spinner_color (kivymd.uix.refreshlayout.RefreshSpinner
set_time() (kivymd.uix.picker.MDTimePicker attribute), 147
method), 58 standard_increment
set_time() (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker(kivymd.theming.ThemeManager attribute), 14
method), 274 stars (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTileWithStar at-
set_type_banner() (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner tribute), 145
method), 40 start() (in module kivymd.utils.asynckivy), 264
shake() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior.MagicBehavior
start() (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect method),
method), 236 254
sheet_list (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDListBottomSheetstart() (kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar
show() (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner method), 40 start() (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
show() (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager method), 226
method), 199 start() (kivymd.utils.fpsmonitor.FpsMonitor method),
show() (kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar method), 37 267
show_error() (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer
start_angle (kivymd.vendor.circleLayout.CircularLayout
show_hidden_files start_anim_spinner()
(kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager (kivymd.uix.refreshlayout.RefreshSpinner
show_off (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider attribute), 161 start_ripple() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.ripplebehavior.CommonRipple
shown_items (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularNumberPicker
method), 234
attribute), 273 state (kivymd.uix.button.MDFloatingActionButtonSpeedDial
shrink() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior.MagicBehavior attribute), 134
method), 236 state (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe attribute), 190
size_factor (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.Numberstate (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
sleep() (in module kivymd.utils.asynckivy), 264 state (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView at-
SmartTile (class in kivymd.uix.imagelist), 144 tribute), 226
SmartTileWithLabel (class in status (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
kivymd.uix.imagelist), 144 attribute), 92
SmartTileWithStar (class in kivymd.uix.imagelist), StiffScrollEffect (class in kivymd.stiffscroll), 253
145 stop() (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect method), 254
Snackbar (class in kivymd.uix.snackbar), 36 stop() (kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar
sort (kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable attribute), method), 71
212 stop() (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
sort_by (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager at- method), 226
tribute), 199 stop_on_outer_touch
sort_by_desc (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
source (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.GridBottomSheetItem stop_on_target_touch
attribute), 66 (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
source (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTile attribute), 144 attribute), 226
source (kivymd.uix.label.MDIcon attribute), 179 swipe_distance (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe at-
source (kivymd.utils.fitimage.FitImage attribute), 266 tribute), 190
specific_secondary_text_color swipe_distance (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
Index 299
attribute), 92 text (kivymd.uix.menu.RightContent attribute), 117

swipe_edge_width (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
text (kivymd.uix.snackbar.Snackbar attribute), 36
attribute), 92 text (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabsBase attribute), 49
switch_tab() (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation
text (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadErrorText
switch_tab() (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs method), 50 text_color (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at-
tribute), 13
T text_color (kivymd.uix.button.MDFillRoundFlatIconButton
tab_bar_height (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs attribute), attribute), 132
49 text_color (kivymd.uix.chip.MDChip attribute), 194
tab_header (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigationtext_color (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel attribute),
attribute), 31 179
tab_indicator_anim (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs at- text_color (kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute),
tribute), 49 171
tab_indicator_height (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs text_color_active
attribute), 49 (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation
tab_label (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabsBase attribute), 49 attribute), 31
TabbedPanelBase (class in text_color_active (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs
kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation), 30 attribute), 50
tabs (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.TabbedPanelBase text_color_normal
attribute), 30 (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDBottomNavigation
target_circle_color attribute), 31
(kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView text_color_normal (kivymd.uix.tab.MDTabs
target_radius (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView text_colors (in module kivymd.color_definitions), 20
attribute), 224 ThemableBehavior (class in kivymd.theming), 15
target_widget (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect at- theme_cls (kivymd.app.MDApp attribute), 17
tribute), 253 theme_cls (kivymd.theming.ThemableBehavior
temp_font_path (in module attribute), 15
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 theme_colors (in module kivymd.color_definitions),
temp_path (in module 20
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 theme_font_styles (in module
temp_preview_path (in module kivymd.font_definitions), 23
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 theme_style (kivymd.theming.ThemeManager at-
temp_repo_path (in module tribute), 10
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261 theme_text_color (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel at-
tertiary_font_style tribute), 178
(kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 172 theme_text_color (kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem at-
tertiary_text (kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 172
tribute), 172 ThemeManager (class in kivymd.theming), 7
tertiary_text_color ThreeLineAvatarIconListItem (class in
(kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 172 kivymd.uix.list), 174
tertiary_theme_text_color ThreeLineAvatarListItem (class in
(kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 172 kivymd.uix.list), 173
text (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner attribute), 40 ThreeLineIconListItem (class in kivymd.uix.list),
text (kivymd.uix.bottomnavigation.MDTab attribute), 173
30 ThreeLineListItem (class in kivymd.uix.list), 173
text (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog attribute), 74 ThreeLineRightIconListItem (class in
text (kivymd.uix.dropdownitem.MDDropDownItem at- kivymd.uix.list), 174
tribute), 53 thumb_color (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDSwitch
text (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTileWithLabel at- attribute), 141
tribute), 145 thumb_color (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider attribute),
text (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel attribute), 178 161
text (kivymd.uix.list.BaseListItem attribute), 171 thumb_color_disabled
300 Index
(kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDSwitch at- (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip attribute),

tribute), 141 201
thumb_color_down (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDSwitch tooltip_text_color
attribute), 141 (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltipViewClass
thumb_color_down (kivymd.uix.slider.MDSlider at- attribute), 202
tribute), 161 TOUCH_TARGET_HEIGHT (in module
tile_text_color (kivymd.uix.imagelist.SmartTileWithLabel kivymd.material_resources), 252
attribute), 145 TouchBehavior (class in
time (kivymd.uix.picker.MDTimePicker attribute), 58 kivymd.uix.behaviors.touch_behavior), 228
time (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker transition_max (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect
time_format (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
transition_min (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect
time_list (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
twist() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior.MagicBehavior
time_text (kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker.CircularTimePicker
TwoLineAvatarIconListItem (class in
attribute), 274 kivymd.uix.list), 174
title (kivymd.uix.backdrop.MDBackdrop attribute), TwoLineAvatarListItem (class in kivymd.uix.list),
204 173
title (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog attribute), 73 TwoLineIconListItem (class in kivymd.uix.list),
title (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute), 103 173
title (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.ModifiedToolbar TwoLineListItem (class in kivymd.uix.list), 173
attribute), 85 TwoLineRightIconListItem (class in
title_position (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView kivymd.uix.list), 174
attribute), 226 type (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner attribute), 40
title_text (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetViewtype (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog attribute), 80
attribute), 225 type (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
title_text_bold (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView attribute), 92
attribute), 225 type (kivymd.uix.progressbar.MDProgressBar at-
title_text_color (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView tribute), 71
attribute), 225 type (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar attribute), 104
title_text_size (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView type_swipe (kivymd.uix.card.MDCardSwipe at-
Toast (class in kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast), 256
toast() (in module U
kivymd.toast.androidtoast.androidtoast), unfocus_color (kivymd.uix.behaviors.focus_behavior.FocusBehavior
255 attribute), 231
toast() (in module kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast), unselected_color (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox
257 attribute), 140
toast() (kivymd.toast.kivytoast.kivytoast.Toast unzip_archive() (in module
method), 256 kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 261
today (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker attribute), 58 update() (kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect method),
toggle_nav_drawer() 254
(kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer update() (kivymd.utils.hot_reload_viewer.HotReloadViewer
tooltip_bg_color (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip update_action_bar()
attribute), 201 (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar method),
tooltip_bg_color (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltipViewClass 104
attribute), 202 update_action_bar()
tooltip_text (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltip at- (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.ModifiedToolbar
tooltip_text (kivymd.uix.tooltip.MDTooltipViewClass update_action_bar_text_colors()
attribute), 202 (kivymd.uix.toolbar.MDToolbar method),
tooltip_text_color 104
Index 301
update_action_bar_text_colors() user_name (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.MDUserAnimationCard

(kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.ModifiedToolbar attribute), 84
method), 85 user_name (kivymd.uix.useranimationcard.UserAnimationCard
update_cal_matrix() attribute), 85
(kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker method), UserAnimationCard (class in
58 kivymd.uix.useranimationcard), 85
update_color() (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox
method), 141 V
update_font_style() (kivymd.uix.label.MDLabel value_transparent
method), 179 (kivymd.uix.bottomsheet.MDBottomSheet
update_fps() (kivymd.utils.fpsmonitor.FpsMonitor attribute), 64
method), 267 ver_growth (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu at-
update_height() (kivymd.uix.dialog.MDDialog tribute), 118
method), 82 vertical_pad (kivymd.uix.banner.MDBanner at-
update_icon() (kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox tribute), 40
method), 141
update_icons() (in module W
kivymd.tools.release.update_icons), 262 widget (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
update_init_py() (in module attribute), 223
kivymd.tools.release.make_release), 260 widget_position (kivymd.uix.taptargetview.MDTapTargetView
update_md_bg_color() attribute), 226
(kivymd.uix.button.MDFillRoundFlatButton width_mult (kivymd.uix.menu.MDDropdownMenu at-
update_md_bg_color() wobble() (kivymd.uix.behaviors.magic_behavior.MagicBehavior
(kivymd.uix.button.MDFillRoundFlatIconButton method), 236
method), 132
update_md_bg_color() X
(kivymd.uix.button.MDRectangleFlatButton
xrange() (in module
method), 131
kivymd.vendor.circularTimePicker), 272
update_md_bg_color()
(kivymd.uix.button.MDRoundFlatButton
method), 131
Y
year (kivymd.uix.picker.MDDatePicker attribute), 58
update_pos() (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.NavigationLayout
method), 91
update_primary_color()
(kivymd.uix.selectioncontrol.MDCheckbox
method), 141
update_readme() (in module
kivymd.tools.release.make_release), 260
update_scrim_rectangle()
(kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.NavigationLayout
method), 91
update_status() (kivymd.uix.navigationdrawer.MDNavigationDrawer
method), 93
update_velocity()
(kivymd.stiffscroll.StiffScrollEffect method),
253
updated_interval (kivymd.utils.fpsmonitor.FpsMonitor
attribute), 267
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use_access (kivymd.uix.filemanager.MDFileManager
attribute), 198
use_pagination (kivymd.uix.datatables.MDDataTable
attribute), 212
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Andrés Rodríguez, Ivanov Yuri, Artem Bulgakov and KivyMD contr

Aug 24, 2020

3 Indices and tables 277

Python Module Index 279

2.1 Getting Started

pip install kivymd

git clone https://github.com/kivymd/KivyMD.git --depth 1

2.1.2 First KivyMD application

from kivymd.app import MDApp

And the equivalent with Kivy:

from kivy.app import App

To left - Kivy, to right - KivyMD:

from kivy.app import App

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class RectangleFlatButton(TouchRippleBehavior, Button):

def on_touch_down(self, touch):

def on_touch_up(self, touch):

2.1. Getting Started 5

And the equivalent with KivyMD:

from kivy.uix.screenmanager import Screen

from kivymd.app import MDApp

To left - Kivy, to right - KivyMD:

Control material properties

from kivy.uix.screenmanager import Screen

from kivymd.app import MDApp

primary_palette is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Blue’.

from kivy.uix.screenmanager import Screen

from kivymd.app import MDApp

With a value of self.theme_cls.primary_hue = "500":

With a value of self.theme_cls.primary_hue = "200":

primary_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘500’.

primary_light_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘200’.

from kivy.lang import Builder

from kivymd.app import MDApp

primary_hue is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Amber’.

from kivy.uix.screenmanager import Screen

from kivymd.app import MDApp

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theme_style is an OptionProperty and defaults to ‘Light’.

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from kivy.lang import Builder

from kivymd.app import MDApp

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from kivy.core.text import LabelBase

from kivy.lang import Builder

from kivymd.app import MDApp

2.2.2 Material App

from kivy.lang import Builder

from kivymd.app import MDApp

Note: Correctly do as shown below!

2.2.3 Color Definitions

from kivy.lang import Builder

from kivymd.color_definitions import colors

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from kivy.factory import Factory

class Tab(BoxLayout, MDTabsBase):