zserge/lorca
Build cross-platform modern desktop apps in Go + HTML5 observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2859
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 744
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
8204 stars · 539 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Lorca is a small pure-Go library for building cross-platform HTML5 desktop apps that use an installed Chrome/Chromium browser as the UI layer instead of bundling it like Electron. It lets Go code and JavaScript call each other seamlessly via Chrome's DevTools protocol.
Use cases
- build a desktop app in Go with an HTML5 UI
- lightweight Electron alternative for Go apps
- call Go functions from JavaScript in a desktop app
- create small cross-platform GUI apps without cgo
- run headless Chrome UI tests from Go
- package a Go desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux
When to choose
- you want tiny (5-10MB) desktop binaries in pure Go
- users already have Chrome/Chromium installed
- you need simple two-way Go/JavaScript bindings
- you want to package for all three OSes from one machine
When to avoid
- you need control over window chrome, borders, transparency, or native menus
- you can't guarantee Chrome >= 70 on the target machine
- you need a fully self-contained app that bundles its browser runtime
- you're not using Go - consider webview or Electron instead
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
desktop-framework gui web-framework desktop-applications cross-platform web-development developer-tools windows go cross-platform chrome-devtools-protocol html5-ui electron-alternative go-bindings lightweight linux macos desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zserge/lorca · fetched 2026-08-28 · eaabf647be44
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zserge/lorca | main | 32 |
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