# go-ole/go-ole

win32 ole implementation for golang

Repository: https://github.com/go-ole/go-ole
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/go-ole
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-03-30T10:50:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5703, "days_push": 156, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1319, forks 213 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.387997+00:00)

## What it is
Go bindings for Windows COM/OLE implemented via shared libraries instead of cgo. It lets Go programs call COM interfaces and automate Windows applications like Excel.

## Use cases
- automate excel from go
- call com interfaces in golang
- windows ole automation without cgo
- interact with win32 com api from go
- script windows applications with go

## When to choose
- you need COM/OLE interop in a Go program on Windows
- you want to avoid cgo and its build complexity
- you need to automate Windows desktop apps like Excel

## When to avoid
- your code must run on Linux or macOS, since COM is Windows-only
- you need heavy multithreading without extra COM apartment management
- you are not targeting the Windows platform

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: sdk, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, go
- tags: com, ole, win32, go-bindings, windows-automation, automation

## Member repositories
- go-ole/go-ole (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.387997+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 2026-08-30T04:47:54.133346+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/go-ole/go-ole (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.387997+00:00, sha 8be725ea2d6f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.