Batrachian

Batrachian is an independent software company focused on building thoughtful, developer-first tools that emphasize clarity, craftsmanship, and humane software design. Its work favors simple interfaces, explicit control, and tools that respect how developers actually think and work. ## Maintainer **Will McGugan** is the founder and primary maintainer of Batrachian and the creator of Toad. He is a well-known open-source developer best known for building **Rich** and **Textual**, widely used Python libraries for creating beautiful, expressive terminal applications. Will’s work consistently centers on developer experience, strong mental models, and making complex systems easier to understand without hiding important details.