dominikh/go-mode.el

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1455 stars · 212 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

go-mode is an Emacs major mode for editing Go source code, a complete rewrite of the mode originally shipped with Go. It provides syntax highlighting, indentation, gofmt/goimports integration, godoc lookup, import management, godef navigation, and code coverage display.

Use cases

• edit Go code in Emacs with proper syntax highlighting and indentation
• automatically format Go buffers with gofmt or goimports before saving
• jump to Go function definitions with godef
• look up Go documentation with godoc at point
• add and manage imports in Go files
• view Go test coverage in Emacs
• navigate function signatures and docstrings in Go source

When to choose

• you use Emacs as your primary editor for Go development
• you want gofmt/goimports integration directly in your editor
• you need navigation and documentation lookup for Go without leaving Emacs

When to avoid

• you use a different editor or IDE with its own Go support
• you rely on full LSP features and prefer eglot or lsp-mode with gopls instead of go-mode's tool integrations

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

editor formatter documentation developer-tools text-editors programming-languages editor-plugin cross-platform emacs go golang major-mode gofmt editor-integration

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