sanbornm/go-selfupdate

Health v2 · maintenance only

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1700 stars · 185 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A Go library and CLI utility that enables Go applications to self-update by checking an HTTP(S) endpoint for a JSON update manifest and applying binary diffs or full binaries. It supports Mac, Linux, ARM, and Windows and uses bsdiff for small incremental updates.

Use cases

• enable my Go CLI to update itself automatically
• ship incremental binary patches to desktop Go apps
• serve app updates from S3 or static hosting
• check for new app version on startup
• distribute cross-platform Go binary updates
• fall back to full binary download when diff fails

When to choose

• you distribute a Go binary and want Chrome-style self-updates
• you want small incremental updates via bsdiff with SHA-verified fallback
• you want to host updates on static hosting or S3 without a backend

When to avoid

• you need signed update verification or advanced update channels
• your application is not written in Go
• you need a managed update service with analytics and rollback

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

developer-tools deployment cli developer-tools cross-platform windows go cli self-update binary-diffs bsdiff go-applications update-server command-line linux macos

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