progrium/darwinkit
Native Mac APIs for Go. Previously known as MacDriver observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
27/100
- Activity 10
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2129
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 543
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5433 stars · 176 forks observed · 2026-08-28
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 2026-08-28 · 9b0f8afcf520
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| progrium/darwinkit | main | 27 |
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