The envisageplugins project includes a number of plug-ins for the envisage framework that enthought has found useful for building scientific applications. envisage does not require that you use these plug-ins, but you may find them useful to avoid having to reinvent these particular wheels.

* workbench: provides an application gui window that supports
views and perspectives, similar to the eclipse ide.
* action: supports user-interaction command mechanisms, such as
toolbars, menus, and buttons.
* single project: supports a project paradigm for saving
application data, assuming an interaction model in which only
one project can be open in the application at a time.
* text editor: provides a rudimentary text editor interface.
* python shell: provides an interactive python shell within a
workbench-based application.
* debug: provides the frame based inspector from the etsdevtools
project as an envisage plug-in