inconshreveable/go-update

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

A Go library that lets programs update themselves by safely replacing their own executable file with a new version. It supports checksum verification, code signing, binary patching, and works cross-platform including Windows.

Use cases

• make my Go CLI auto-update itself
• implement self-updating desktop application in Go
• verify code signature before applying a binary update
• apply binary patches instead of full downloads
• update an arbitrary single file from a URL safely

When to choose

• you ship a single-file Go binary that needs in-place self-updates
• you need secure update application with checksum or signature verification
• you want to build your own updater UX on top of a low-level library

When to avoid

• you want a full hosted update service with channels and metrics (use equinox.io or similar)
• you need to update multi-file applications or plugins
• you need a library with frequent maintenance and modern Go module practices

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

deployment security cryptography developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform go self-update binary-patching code-signing go-library automation linux macos

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