# go-vgo/robotgo

RobotGo, Go Native cross-platform RPA, GUI automation, Auto test and Computer use  @vcaesar

Repository: https://github.com/go-vgo/robotgo
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/robotgo
Homepage: https://atomai.cc
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: go, robot, golang, automation, robotgo, c, hook, image, opencv, mouse, window, rpa, ai, auto-test, computer-use
Last push: 2026-07-29T19:47:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3628, "days_push": 35, "days_rel": 35, "gap_med": 34.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 10781, forks 960 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:44.265002+00:00)

## What it is
RobotGo is a native cross-platform Go library for desktop automation, RPA, and AI computer use. It controls the mouse and keyboard, reads the screen, manages window handles, processes images/bitmaps with OpenCV, and listens to global events on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

## Use cases
- automate mouse and keyboard input in Go
- build RPA bots for desktop applications
- capture and analyze the screen for UI automation
- write automated GUI tests for desktop apps
- control windows and window handles programmatically
- implement AI computer-use agents that operate a desktop
- listen to global keyboard and mouse events

## When to avoid
- you need a pure-Go solution without cgo or native build dependencies
- you're automating web browsers only (use a browser automation tool instead)
- you need mobile or web automation rather than desktop
- your stack is Python/JS and you don't want Go bindings

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, image-processing, computer-vision, gui, testing
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: go, cross-platform, windows
- tags: rpa, gui-automation, mouse-keyboard-control, screen-capture, computer-use, cgo, window-management, global-event-listener, opencv, automation, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- go-vgo/robotgo (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.265002+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 2026-08-29T17:17:52.077027+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/go-vgo/robotgo (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:44.265002+00:00, sha 00d184bcb7af)
  - homepage: https://atomai.cc (fetched 2026-08-29T08:16:44.619910+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.