Build desktop applications using Go and Web Technologies

Summary

Build desktop applications using Go & Web Technologies. Table of Contents Introduction The traditional method of providing web interfaces to Go programs is via a built-in web server. Wails offers a different approach: it provides the ability to wrap both Go code and a web frontend into a single binary. Tools are provided to make this easy for you by handling project creation, compilation and bundling. All you have to do is get creative! Features Use standard Go for the backend Use any frontend technology you are already familiar with to build your UI Quickly create rich frontends for your Go programs using pre-built templates Easily call Go methods from Javascript Auto-generated Typescript definitions for your Go structs and methods Native Dialogs & Menus Native Dark / Light mode support Supports modern translucency and "frosted window" effects Unified eventing system between Go and Javascript Powerful cli tool to quickly generate and build your projects Multiplatform Uses native rendering engines - no embedded browser! Roadmap The project roadmap may be found here. Please consult it before creating an enhancement request. Getting Started The installation instructions are on the official website. Sponsors This project is supported by these kind people / companies: FAQ Is this an alternative to Electron? Depends on your requirements. It's designed to make it easy for Go programmers to make lightweight desktop applications or add a frontend to their existing applications. Wails does offer native elements such as menus and dialogs, so it could be considered a lightweight electron alternative. Who is this project aimed at? Go programmers who want to bundle an HTML/JS/CSS frontend with their applications, without resorting to creating a server and opening a browser to view it. What's with the name? When I saw WebView, I thought "What I really want is tooling around building a WebView app, a bit like Rails is to Ruby". So initially it was a play on words (Webview on Rails...