wailsapp/wails

Create beautiful applications using Go observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/wailsapp/wails · homepage · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

98/100

Activity 99
Release rhythm 97
Longevity 100

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: 22.0
age_days: 2818
days_rel: 23
days_push: 7
n_releases_24m: 13

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

36010 stars · 1821 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Wails is a Go framework for building cross-platform desktop applications that combine Go backend code with modern web frontends (React, Vue, Svelte, etc.). It uses the platform's native WebView instead of bundling a browser, producing lightweight single binaries with auto-generated Go-to-JavaScript bindings.

Use cases

build a desktop app in go with a react frontend
lightweight electron alternative for go developers
wrap existing go code with a web ui
create cross-platform desktop application with native menus and dialogs
compile a go desktop app to ios and android
generate typescript bindings for go structs
package a go app as a single small binary

When to choose

you know Go and want to build desktop apps with web technologies
you want small binaries and low memory compared to Electron
you need native elements like menus, dialogs, and system tray
you want one codebase targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux (and mobile in v3)

When to avoid

you need pixel-perfect identical rendering across all platforms via a bundled browser
your team is not familiar with Go
you need deep native widget rendering rather than web-based UI
you require a stable mobile story today (v3 mobile support is in beta)

Facets

framework · maturity active

desktop-framework web-framework gui cli sdk desktop-applications web-development cross-platform developer-tools go windows cross-platform electron-alternative webview go-bindings vite hot-reload single-binary typescript-generation macos linux ios android

9 sources

readme: https://github.com/wailsapp/wails · fetched 2026-08-28 · 11af732a4768
homepage: https://wails.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 67286bca7b1a
site_page: https://wails.io/docs/introduction · fetched 2026-08-29 · e16ff01b4ffd
site_page: https://wails.io/docs/next/introduction · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8c096a1dd710
site_page: https://wails.io/docs/v2.13.0/introduction · fetched 2026-08-29 · 76b215bab402
site_page: https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/installation · fetched 2026-08-29 · e25630d03116
site_page: https://v3.wails.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6a663280f614
site_page: https://wails.io/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 26871dae180f
site_page: https://wails.io/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2197beba541d

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
wailsapp/wails	main	98

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