# ying32/govcl

Cross-platform Go/Golang GUI library.

Repository: https://github.com/ying32/govcl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/govcl
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang, ui, goui, golangui, golcl, go, lazarus, gui, gogui, go-ui, go-gui, golang-library, gui-toolkit, linux-desktop, windows-desktop, macos-app, lcl
Last push: 2025-12-30T15:53:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3265, "days_push": 246, "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 2402, forks 242 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:43.883033+00:00)

## What it is
GoVCL is a cross-platform native GUI library for Go, binding to liblcl (built with Lazarus/Free Pascal). It provides a Visual Component Library-style toolkit for building desktop applications on Windows, Linux, and macOS without HTML or DirectUI.

## Use cases
- build a native desktop app in Go
- create cross-platform GUI applications for Windows, Linux and macOS
- design forms with Lazarus and wire them to Go code
- build a native GUI without HTML or web technologies
- make a small desktop utility with buttons, forms and dialogs

## When to choose
- you need truly native desktop UI in Go across Windows, Linux and macOS
- you are familiar with Lazarus/LCL or Delphi-style VCL development
- you want a stable, maintenance-mode library with no breaking changes

## When to avoid
- you need a rapidly evolving toolkit with new components and features
- you want a web-based or Electron-style UI
- you target mobile or web platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, ui-components
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: windows, go
- tags: lcl, lazarus, native-gui, gui-toolkit, vcl, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ying32/govcl (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.883033+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 2026-08-30T02:34:14.395543+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ying32/govcl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:43.883033+00:00, sha 6050e427e3f3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.