CTkFileDialog

Unofficial file dialog for CustomTkinter.

How to use?

Download and place the CTkFileDialog folder (where __init__.py is located) into your script folder.

import customtkinter as ctk
from CTkFileDialog import CTkFileDialog


def open_dialog():
    dialog = CTkFileDialog(title="Open project, please")
    if dialog.path:
        print(dialog.path)


def open_folder_dialog():
    dialog = CTkFileDialog(title="Open folder, please", open_folder=True)
    if dialog.path:
        print(dialog.path)


def save_dialog():
    dialog = CTkFileDialog(
        title="Save project, please", save=True, save_extension=".txt"
    )
    if dialog.path:
        print(dialog.path)


root = ctk.CTk()

btn1 = ctk.CTkButton(root, text="Open", command=open_dialog)
btn1.pack(padx=20, pady=20)

btn2 = ctk.CTkButton(root, text="Open folder", command=open_folder_dialog)
btn2.pack(padx=20, pady=20)

btn3 = ctk.CTkButton(root, text="Save", command=save_dialog)
btn3.pack(padx=20, pady=20)

root.mainloop()

Arguments

Argument	Description
width	dialog window width
height	dialog window height
hidden_files	False (by default) or True
initialdir	initial dir
title	dialog window title
save	save=False if open file (by default), save=True if save file
save_extension	Save extension, for example, save_extension=".txt"
open_folder	if open folder, True or False
button_color	buttons color, for example, button_color=red or button_color=#000000
btn_hover_color	buttons hover color
button_radius	buttons radius, int
button_hover	True or False
button_border	buttons border width, int
btn_border_color	buttons hover color
btn_text_color	buttons text color
ok_text	"OK" button text, for example, ok_text="Done"
cancel_text	"Cancel" button text

CTkFileWidget (new!)

A widget that can be added to an existing window.

def my_command():
    print(filewidget.path)

filewidget = CTkFileWidget(root, command=my_command)
filewidget.pack(padx=10, pady=10)

Arguments

Argument	Description
master	master, required
command	the command that will be executed when you click "OK"
All of CTkFileDialog	except title and cancel_text

Projects using CTkFileDialog

• Brushshe (uses a modified version): fully functional painting app written in CustomTkinter