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List of links for tcl/tk packages and resources that I found useful. Focus is mainly on maintainted tools and packages with Tcl/TK 9.0 support.
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# tcltkResources

List of links for tcl/tk packages and resources that I found useful.

Focus is mainly on maintainted tools and packages with Tcl/TK 9.0 support.



  - [Major sources](#major-sources)

  - [Packages/extensions/libraries/tools](#packagesextensionslibrariestools)

    - [Console enchancement](#console-enchancement)

    - [Static analyzers](#static-analyzers)

    - [Special format files readers/writers](#special-format-files-readers-writers)

    - [Network](#network)

    - [Documentation tools](#documentation-tools)

    - [Arguments processing](#arguments-processing)

    - [Plotting](#plotting)

    - [Megawidget collections, Tk frameworks, OO-like widget libraries, alternative geometry managers](#megawidget-collections-tk-frameworks-oo-like-widget-libraries-alternative-geometry-managers)

    - [Megawidgets](#megawidgets)

    - [Ttk themes](#ttk-themes)

    - [Math](#math)

    - [Foreign interface and wrapping of C functions](#foreign-interface-and-wrapping-of-c-functions)

    - [OS API](#os-api)

    - [Debugging](#debugging)

    - [PDF processing](#pdf-processing)

    - [Misc](#misc)

  - [IDEs/Editors](#ideseditors)

    - [alited](#alited)

 



## Major sources



  * **Tcl/Tk sources**

      * Core repositories of Tcl/Tk

      * [Core repository](https://core.tcl-lang.org/index.html), 

        [Official download page](https://www.tcl-lang.org/software/tcltk/download.html), 

        [Tk github mirror](https://github.com/tcltk/tk), 

        [Tcl github mirror](https://github.com/tcltk/tcl)

      * License: MIT-compatible

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Documentation: [Tcl/Tk8.6](https://www.tcl-lang.org/man/tcl8.6/contents.htm), 

        [Tcl/Tk9.0](https://www.tcl-lang.org/man/tcl9.0/)

  * **Tcllib**

      * Official Tcl-only collection of packages

      * [Core repository](https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcllib/doc/trunk/embedded/index.md)

      * License: MIT-compatible

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Documentation: [Table of content](https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcllib/doc/trunk/embedded/md/toc.md)

  * **Tklib**

      * Official Tcl-only collection of packages for Tk GUI toolkit

      * [Core repository](https://core.tcl-lang.org/tklib/doc/trunk/embedded/index.md)

      * License: MIT-compatible

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Documentation: [Table of content](https://core.tcl-lang.org/tklib/doc/trunk/embedded/md/toc.md)

  * **Tcl/Tk for Windows**

      * Batteries included distribution of prebuild Tcl/Tk binaries for Windows

      * [Magicsplat](https://www.magicsplat.com/tcl-installer/index.html)

  * **TEA3 (Tcl extension architecture)**

      * A set of guidelines and techniques for the distribution, configuration, compilation, and installation of Tcl 

        extensions. TEA also provides a set of utilities that operate accordingly. 

      * [Latest version of sample extension](https://core.tcl-lang.org/sampleextension), 

        [Latest version on github with additional helper scripts](https://github.com/apnadkarni/tcl-extension-template)

      * License: MIT-compatible

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Documentation: [tclwiki page](https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/TEA), 

        [sample extension wiki page](https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/SampleExtension), 

        [latest version 3 of TEA wiki page](https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/TEA3), 



## Packages/extensions/libraries/tools



### Console enchancement

  * **TkCon**

      * Interactive console written in pure Tcl, replacement for tclsh and wish.

      * [Latest version](https://github.com/bohagan1/TkCon)

      * License: MIT-compatible

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentaion: [Original docs](https://tkcon.sourceforge.net/docs/index.html), 

        [tclwiki page](https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Tkcon)

  * **tclreadline**

      * GNU readline for tcl

      * [Latest version](https://github.com/flightaware/tclreadline)

      * License: MIT-compatible

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: see README



### Static analyzers

  * **nagelfar**

      * Static code analyzer, supports custom syntax databases and plugins, supports code coverage analysis.

      * [Latest version](https://sourceforge.net/projects/nagelfar/)

      * License: GPLv2

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentaion: [Original docs](https://nagelfar.sourceforge.net/), 

        [tclwiki page](https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/Nagelfar)



### Special format files readers/writers

  * **tclyaml**

      * A binding to the C-based libyaml parser library for YAML Ain't Markup Language.

      * [Source repository](https://core.tcl-lang.org/akupries/tclyaml/doc/trunk/doc/README.md)

      * License: BSD license

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [commands reference](https://core.tcl-lang.org/akupries/tclyaml/doc/trunk/embedded/md/doc/files/tclyaml.md)



  * **rl_json**

      * Extends Tcl with a json value type and a command to manipulate json values directly.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/RubyLane/rl_json)

      * License: Same as Tcl core

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: see README

  * **tclcsv**

      * Tclcsv is a binary extension for reading and writing CSV format files.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/apnadkarni/tcl-csv)

      * License: Custom, see sources

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [tclcsv](https://tclcsv.magicsplat.com/)

      

### Network

  * **TclTLS**

      * Transport Layer Security (TLS) Extension

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/bohagan1/TclTLS), for prebuilt Windows binaries use 

        [Magicsplat](https://www.magicsplat.com/tcl-installer/index.html) distribution.

      * License: Same as Tcl core

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [TclTLS](https://core.tcl-lang.org/tcltls/wiki/Documentation)

  

### Documentation tools

  * **Ruff!**

      * Documentation generator from the Tcl source code

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/apnadkarni/ruff), 

        [Distribution download](https://sourceforge.net/projects/magicsplat/files/ruff/)

      * License: BSD-2-Clause license 

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [Ruff!](https://ruff.magicsplat.com/)

  * **tmdoc**

      * Literate programming with Tcl - embed Tcl code into Markdown or LaTeX documents with code evaluation.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/mittelmark/tmdoc)

      * License: BSD-3-Clause license

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [Package manual](http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/mittelmark/tmdoc/blob/master/modules/tmdoc/tmdoc.html), 

        [Package tutorial](http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/mittelmark/tmdoc/blob/master/modules/tmdoc/tmdoc-tutorial.html)



### Arguments processing

  * **argparse**

      * A feature-heavy argument parser

      * [argparse.tcl](https://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/raw/argparse.tcl?filename=modules/argparse/argparse.tcl&ci=amg-argparse), 

        [pkgIndex.tcl](https://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/raw/pkgIndex.tcl?filename=modules/argparse/pkgIndex.tcl&ci=amg-argparse)

      * License: Same as Tcl core

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0(modify `package require` in argparse.tcl)

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [tclwiki](https://wiki.tcl-lang.org/page/argparse)

  * **parse_args**

      * A fast argument parser based on the patterns established by core Tcl.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/RubyLane/parse_args)

      * License: Same as Tcl core

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: see README

   

### Plotting

  * **ticklecharts**

      * Tcl wrapper around Apache ECharts. 

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/nico-robert/ticklecharts)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl (could be speed up with critcl)

      * Documentation: see README

  * **implotTk**

      * Tcl bindings for Implot.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/nico-robert/implottk)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: see README

  * **tko::graph**

      * 2D graph for plotting X-Y coordinate data

      * [Source repository](https://chiselapp.com/user/rene/repository/tko/index)

      * License: BSD

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [tko::graph](https://chiselapp.com/user/rene/repository/tko/doc/trunk/doc/tko_graph.md)

  * **Plotchart**

      * Simple plotting and charting package

      * Part of Tcllib

      * License: Same as Tcllib

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [plotchart](https://core.tcl-lang.org/tklib/doc/trunk/embedded/md/tklib/files/modules/plotchart/plotchart.md)



### Megawidget collections, Tk frameworks, OO-like widget libraries, alternative geometry managers

  * **tko**

      * oo class like widgets

      * [Source repository](https://chiselapp.com/user/rene/repository/tko/index)

      * License: BSD

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: See source repository

  * **apave (pave)**

      * Tcl/Tk library for GUI development

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/aplsimple/pave)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [apave](https://aplsimple.github.io/en/tcl/pave/)

  * **oowidgets**

      * Megawidget creation package using TclOO

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/mittelmark/oowidgets)

      * License: BSD-3-Clause license 

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [tutorial](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mittelmark/oowidgets/master/tutorial.html), 

        [manual](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mittelmark/oowidgets/master/oowidgets/oowidgets.html)

  * **BWidget**

      * BWidget is a mega-widget package 

      * [Source repository](https://core.tcl-lang.org/bwidget/home)

      * License: Same as Tcl core

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [BWidget](https://core.tcl-lang.org/bwidget/doc/bwidget/BWman/index.html), for prebuilt Windows 

        binaries use [Magicsplat](https://www.magicsplat.com/tcl-installer/index.html) distribution.

  * **wob**

      * Create widgets with their own Tcl object and their own interpreter.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/ambaker1/wob)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [wob](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ambaker1/wob/main/doc/wob.pdf)

      

### Megawidgets

  * **Tablelist**

      * The multi-column listbox and tree widget package.

      * [Source repository](https://www.nemethi.de/), also included into Tklib

      * License: Same as Tcl core

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [Tablelist](https://www.nemethi.de/tablelist/index.html)

  * **TkTreeCtrl**

      * Multi-column hierarchical listbox widget for Tk.

      * [Mantained repository with tcl 9 support](https://chiselapp.com/user/egavilan/repository/Tktreectrl-Tk9/index), 

        [Original unmaintained source repository](https://tktreectrl.sourceforge.net/), for prebuilt Windows binaries use 

        [Magicsplat](https://www.magicsplat.com/tcl-installer/index.html) distribution.

      * License: BSD License

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [TkTreeCtrl](https://tktreectrl.sourceforge.net/treectrl.html)

  * **TkTable**

      * TkTable is a full-featured 2D table widget for Tk.

      * [Latest updated version source repository](https://github.com/bohagan1/TkTable)

        [Original unmaintained source repository](https://sourceforge.net/projects/tktable/) for prebuilt Windows binaries

        use [Magicsplat](https://www.magicsplat.com/tcl-installer/index.html) distribution.

      * License: BSD License

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [TkTable](https://tktable.sourceforge.net/tktable/doc/tkTable.html)

  * **bartabs**

      * Highly improved tab bar widget for Tcl/Tk.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/aplsimple/bartabs)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [bartabs](https://aplsimple.github.io/en/tcl/bartabs/index.html)

  * **baltip**

      * Tcl/Tk package of tooltip and balloon.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/aplsimple/baltip)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [baltip](https://aplsimple.github.io/en/tcl/baltip/baltip.html)

  * **playtkl**

      * Testing scenarios for Tcl/Tk applications & playing macros.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/aplsimple/playtkl)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [playtkl](https://aplsimple.github.io/en/tcl/playtkl/playtkl.html)



### Ttk themes

  * **ale_themes**

      * It's a batch of Tcl/Tk themes.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/aplsimple/ale_themes)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: see README



### Math

  * **VecTcl**

      * Provides a numerical array extension for Tcl with support for vectors, matrices and higher-rank tensors of 

        integers, floating point and complex numbers.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/auriocus/VecTcl), 

        [Port to Tcl9](https://github.com/bgriffinfortytwo/VecTcl9/tree/abstractlist)

      * License: Same as Tcl core

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [VecTcl](http://auriocus.github.io/VecTcl/)

  * **ndlist**

      * A pure Tcl implementation of arbitrary rank tensors.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/ambaker1/ndlist)

      * License: BSD-2-Clause license

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [ndlist](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ambaker1/ndlist/main/doc/ndlist.pdf)

  * **tclinterp**

      * Tcl wrapper for C interpolation routines

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/georgtree/tclinterp)

      * License: LGPL-2.1 license

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [tclinterp](https://georgtree.github.io/tclinterp/)

     

### Foreign interface and wrapping of C functions

  * **SWIG**

      * SWIG is a software development tool that connects programs written in C and C++ with a variety of high-level 

        programming languages, including Tcl.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/swig/swig), [Main website](https://www.swig.org/)

      * License: multiple licenses, including GPL. Code generated by SWIG, which is not governed by copyright.

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Documentation: [SWIG](https://www.swig.org/Doc4.3/SWIGDocumentation.html)

  * **tcl-cffi**

      * A Foreign Function Interface extension for Tcl.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/apnadkarni/tcl-cffi)

      * License: BSD-2-Clause license

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [tcl-cffi](https://cffi.magicsplat.com/)

  * **critcl**

      * C Runtime In Tcl, CriTcl for short, a system to build C extension packages for Tcl on the fly, from C code embedded within Tcl scripts.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/andreas-kupries/critcl)

      * License: Same as Tcl core

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [critcl](https://andreas-kupries.github.io/critcl/)

  

### OS API

  * **twapi**

      * The Tcl Windows API (TWAPI) extension provides access to the Windows API from within the Tcl scripting language.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/apnadkarni/twapi)

      * License: Custom, see sources.

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: C extension

      * Documentation: [twapi](https://twapi.magicsplat.com/)



### Debugging

  * **flytrap**

      * Tcl debugging tools.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/ambaker1/flytrap)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [flytrap](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ambaker1/flytrap/main/doc/flytrap.pdf)



### PDF processing

  * **tclfpdf**

      * Port of tFPDF (PHP) by by Ian Back and Tycho Veltmeijer (modified version of FPDF by Olivier Plathey) to TCL.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/lamuzzachiodi/tclfpdf)

      * License: Custom

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

  * **pdf4tcl**

      * pdf4tcl is a tcl package for generating pdf files.

      * [Source repository](https://sourceforge.net/projects/pdf4tcl/)

      * License: BSD

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Type: pure Tcl

      * Documentation: [pdf4tcl](https://pdf4tcl.sourceforge.net/pdf4tcl.html)



### Misc

  * **Github workflows for Tcl**

      * Github action workflows for testing Tcl extensions.

      * [tcl-setup](https://github.com/apnadkarni/tcl-setup), 

        [tcl-build-extension](https://github.com/apnadkarni/tcl-build-extension)

      * License: MIT-compatible

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Documentation: see README



## IDEs/Editors

  * **alited**

      * Text editor with main focus on Tcl/Tk projects. Written in pure Tcl, ideally suited for Tcl/Tk development.

      * [Source repository](https://github.com/aplsimple/alited)

      * License: MIT

      * Tcl/Tk version: 8.6/9.0

      * Documentation: [documentation](https://aplsimple.github.io/en/tcl/alited/)