wails

Wails is an open-source framework that lets developers build desktop applications using Go for the backend and standard web technologies (HTML/JS/CSS) for the user interface. Rather than exposing a Go program through a built-in web server and a browser, Wails wraps both the Go code and the web frontend into a single binary, with tooling that handles project creation, compilation and bundling. Key capabilities described in the README: - Use standard Go for the backend and any familiar frontend technology for the UI. - Pre-built templates for quickly creating rich frontends for Go programs. - Call Go methods from JavaScript, with auto-generated TypeScript definitions for Go structs and methods. - Native dialogs and menus, plus native dark/light mode support. - Support for modern translucency and "frosted window" effects. - A unified eventing system between Go and JavaScript. - A CLI tool for generating and building projects. - Multiplatform support. - Uses native rendering engines rather than an embedded browser. Two active versions are documented: v2 (stable) and v3 (beta), each with its own install command and documentation site. The README also notes a public roadmap, a Wails Enhancement Proposal (WEP) process for new functionality and public behaviour changes, sponsor and contributor information, and licensing details. The project is aimed at Go programmers who want to bundle an HTML/JS/CSS frontend with their applications without running a separate server and browser, and it is described as a possible lightweight alternative to Electron depending on requirements.