wailsapp/wails

Create beautiful applications using Go observed · 2026-10-18

github.com/wailsapp/wails · homepage · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-10-18

Health v2 · maintenance only

96/100

Activity 100
Release rhythm 90
Longevity 100

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

gap_med: 10
age_days: 2866
days_rel: 71
days_push: 3
n_releases_24m: 12

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

36583 stars · 1888 forks observed · 2026-10-18

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-28, confidence 0.97

Wails is a Go framework that lets developers build native desktop applications using Go for the backend and any web technology for the UI. It bundles the Go binary and web assets into a single cross‑platform executable.

Use cases

Create a cross‑platform desktop app with Go and React
Build a lightweight Electron‑like app using Go and Vue
Add a modern web UI to an existing Go CLI tool
Develop a native Windows app with WebView2 and Go
Package a Go service with a bundled Svelte frontend for macOS

When to choose

You need a small, fast desktop binary without a heavy Chromium runtime
Your backend is already written in Go and you want to reuse it
You prefer using familiar web frameworks (React, Vue, Svelte) for the UI
You require native OS features like menus, dialogs, and theming

When to avoid

You need deep integration with platform‑specific SDKs not exposed by Wails
Your project targets mobile platforms (iOS/Android) rather than desktop
You require a full‑featured browser engine beyond WebView2/WebKit

Facets

framework · maturity active

gui desktop-framework cli desktop-applications web-development cross-platform windows go electron-alternative webview2 vite-integration typescript-models native-menus macos linux

9 sources

readme: https://github.com/wailsapp/wails · fetched 2026-10-18 · 11af732a4768
homepage: https://wails.io · fetched 2026-09-14 · 67286bca7b1a
site_page: https://wails.io/docs/introduction · fetched 2026-09-14 · e16ff01b4ffd
site_page: https://wails.io/docs/next/introduction · fetched 2026-09-14 · 8c096a1dd710
site_page: https://wails.io/docs/v2.13.0/introduction · fetched 2026-09-14 · 76b215bab402
site_page: https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/installation · fetched 2026-09-14 · e25630d03116
site_page: https://v3.wails.io/ · fetched 2026-09-14 · 12baec5f6884
site_page: https://wails.io/faq · fetched 2026-09-14 · 26871dae180f
site_page: https://wails.io/changelog · fetched 2026-09-14 · 6cbd06f7c910

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
wailsapp/wails	main	96

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