# gotk3/gotk3

Go bindings for GTK3

Repository: https://github.com/gotk3/gotk3
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gotk3
Language: Go
License: ISC
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-11-24T19:04:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 53, release rhythm 26, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4038, "days_push": 282, "days_rel": 282, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2213, forks 227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:26.937141+00:00)

## What it is
gotk3 provides Go bindings for GTK 3 and related libraries such as GDK, GLib, and Cairo. It enables building native desktop GUI applications in Go with memory management that integrates with Go's garbage collector.

## Use cases
- build a desktop GUI application in Go
- create native Linux windows and widgets with GTK3 from Go
- write a cross-platform graphical tool in Go
- use GLib and GObject signals from Go
- build a GTK-based settings or utility app in Go

## When to choose
- you want to write a native GTK3 desktop app in Go
- you target Linux desktops and want idiomatic Go bindings
- you need tight integration with GLib/Cairo from Go

## When to avoid
- you need GTK4 features
- you want a pure-Go GUI toolkit without C library dependencies
- you target mobile or web platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: gui, ui-components
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: gtk3, go-bindings, glib, cairo, gdk, desktop-gui, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- gotk3/gotk3 (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:26.937141+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 2026-08-30T02:46:00.957243+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/gotk3/gotk3 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:26.937141+00:00, sha a91647aeb8fb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.