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mattn/go-gtk

Go binding for GTK observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/mattn/go-gtk · homepage · Go · BSD-3-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 6124
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 819
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2180 stars · 252 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Go bindings for the GTK+ 2 graphical toolkit, letting developers build native desktop GUI applications in Go. It wraps GTK, GDK, and GDK-Pixbuf APIs with partial coverage of widgets and methods.

Use cases

  • build a desktop gui application in go
  • create cross-platform gtk apps with go
  • write a go program with native widgets on linux
  • embed images in a go gui app
  • port a small gtk tool to go

When to choose

  • you need GTK2 bindings specifically for a Go project
  • you want a lightweight, cgo-based Go GUI without heavy frameworks
  • you maintain or extend an existing go-gtk application

When to avoid

  • you need GTK3 or GTK4 features
  • you want full widget API coverage - bindings are incomplete
  • you prefer a pure-Go GUI toolkit without cgo dependencies
  • starting a new project where more actively developed alternatives like Fyne or Gio fit better

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

gui ui-components desktop-applications cross-platform developer-tools windows go cross-platform gtk go-bindings desktop-gui gtk2 linux macos

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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