# alexflint/gallium

Build desktop applications in Go and HTML.

Repository: https://github.com/alexflint/gallium
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gallium
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chromium, dock-icon, desktop-application, desktop-notifications, golang, menus
Last push: 2025-01-01T12:47:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3635, "days_push": 609, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3650, forks 131 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:13.025181+00:00)

## What it is
Gallium is a Go library for building desktop applications with HTML, JavaScript, and CSS UIs rendered in a Chromium-based webview. It provides APIs for managing windows, menus, dock icons, and desktop notifications.

## Use cases
- build a desktop app in Go with an HTML UI
- create native menus and notifications for a Go app
- wrap a web page in a native macOS window
- make an Electron-like app using Go instead of Node.js
- show desktop notifications from a Go application

## When to choose
- you want to write desktop app logic in Go with a web-based UI
- your target platform is macOS only
- you prefer a lightweight Go library over Electron

## When to avoid
- you need Windows or Linux support
- you need a stable, production-ready API
- you want a mature framework with active maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: experimental
- function: gui, desktop-framework
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: go
- tags: webview, chromium, electron-alternative, html-ui, desktop-notifications, menus, dock-icon, macos

## Member repositories
- alexflint/gallium (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.025181+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:31:41.628634+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alexflint/gallium (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:13.025181+00:00, sha 0dd4bd19b488)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.