progrium/darwinkit

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Native Mac APIs for Go. Previously known as MacDriver observed · 2026-09-25

github.com/progrium/darwinkit · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-09-25

Health v2 · maintenance only

24/100

Activity 2
Release rhythm 8
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: n/a
age_days: 2177
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 591
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5437 stars · 178 forks observed · 2026-09-25

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

DarwinKit (formerly MacDriver) provides Go bindings to native Apple frameworks like AppKit, Foundation, and WebKit via the Objective-C runtime. It lets developers build native macOS applications entirely in Go.

Use cases

build a native macos app in go
access apple apis from golang
create a mac window with webkit webview in go
wrap cocoa appkit frameworks in go
write native mac menu bar apps in go
use objective-c runtime from go

When to choose

you want to build native macOS applications in Go without learning Swift
you need direct access to Apple frameworks like AppKit or WebKit from Go
you prefer Go over Swift/Objective-C for a small native Mac tool

When to avoid

you need cross-platform GUIs targeting Windows or Linux
you require full App Store compliance or Swift/SwiftUI ecosystem tooling
you need iOS app development, as support is primarily macOS-focused

Facets

library · maturity active

sdk gui developer-tools operating-systems cross-platform desktop-applications go objective-c-bridge cocoa appkit webkit cgo native-apps apple-frameworks macos desktop

1 source

readme: https://github.com/progrium/darwinkit · fetched 2026-09-25 · 9b0f8afcf520

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
progrium/darwinkit	main	24

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