# asticode/go-astilectron

Build cross platform GUI apps with GO and HTML/JS/CSS (powered by Electron)

Repository: https://github.com/asticode/go-astilectron
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-astilectron
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, go, gui, cross-platform, desktop-app, electron
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-02-16T13:49:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3420, "days_push": 929, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4871, forks 342 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:01.628448+00:00)

## What it is
Go bindings for Electron (via astilectron) that let developers build cross-platform desktop GUI apps using Go with HTML/JS/CSS frontends. It includes companion bootstrap and bundler tools for creating and packaging apps.

## Use cases
- build a desktop app in Go with an HTML/JS/CSS UI
- create cross-platform GUI applications from Go
- wrap a web-based frontend in a native desktop window
- package a Go desktop app for multiple OS/arch combinations
- build a one-window desktop app quickly with a bootstrap helper

## When to choose
- you want to write desktop apps in Go with web technologies
- you need cross-platform desktop distribution from a single Go codebase
- you want Electron-like capabilities without writing JavaScript for the backend

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained project - it is no longer maintained
- you prefer a pure Go GUI without an Electron/Chromium runtime
- you are starting a new project and want long-term support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, desktop-framework
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: electron-bindings, html-css-js-ui, go-gui, desktop

## Member repositories
- asticode/go-astilectron (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:01.628448+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 2026-08-29T18:18:18.886716+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/asticode/go-astilectron (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:01.628448+00:00, sha 0c19e545bd97)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.