User Interface (UI)

(i)Python Shell

Brightway can be used from the interactive iPython shell.

Jupyter Notebooks

Brightway is intended to be used primarily with Jupyter Notebooks. These interactive Python-enabled lab notebooks open incredible possibilities for interactive, reproducible, collaborative, and understandable science.

Graphical User Interface (Activity Browser)

Note

The Activity Browser user interface is currently compatible only with the legacy version of Brightway (brightway2). To learn more, compare the article on the difference between brightway2 and brightway 25.

Brightway is a command-line tool intended primarily for use with Jupyter Notebooks and the iPython shell. It does not provide a native graphical user interface. However, this functionality is provided by the Activity Browser project. To set up Activity Browser for use with Brightway, follow the official installation instructions.