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## Table of Contents
Click me to Open/Close the directory listing - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents) - [Introduction](#introduction) - [Roadmap](#roadmap) - [Features](#features) - [Sponsors](#sponsors) - [Getting Started](#getting-started) - [FAQ](#faq) - [Contributors](#contributors) - [License](#license)
## Introduction The traditional method of providing web interfaces to Go programs is via a built-in web server. Wails offers a different approach: it provides the ability to wrap both Go code and a web frontend into a single binary. Tools are provided to make this easy for you by handling project creation, compilation and bundling. All you have to do is get creative! ## Features - Use standard Go for the backend - Use any frontend technology you are already familiar with to build your UI - Quickly create rich frontends for your Go programs using pre-built templates - Easily call Go methods from Javascript - Auto-generated Typescript definitions for your Go structs and methods - Native Dialogs & Menus - Native Dark / Light mode support - Supports modern translucency and "frosted window" effects - Unified eventing system between Go and Javascript - Powerful cli tool to quickly generate and build your projects - Multiplatform - Uses native rendering engines - _no embedded browser_! ### Roadmap The project roadmap may be found [here](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/discussions/1484). Please consult this before open up an enhancement request. ## Sponsors This project is supported by these kind people / companies:



## Getting Started The installation instructions are on the [official website](https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/installation). ## FAQ - Is this an alternative to Electron? Depends on your requirements. It's designed to make it easy for Go programmers to make lightweight desktop applications or add a frontend to their existing applications. Wails does offer native elements such as menus and dialogs, so it could be considered a lightweight electron alternative. - Who is this project aimed at? Go programmers who want to bundle an HTML/JS/CSS frontend with their applications, without resorting to creating a server and opening a browser to view it. - What's with the name? When I saw WebView, I thought "What I really want is tooling around building a WebView app, a bit like Rails is to Ruby". So initially it was a play on words (Webview on Rails). It just so happened to also be a homophone of the English name for the [Country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales) I am from. So it stuck. ## Stargazers over time [![Stargazers over time](https://starchart.cc/wailsapp/wails.svg)](https://starchart.cc/wailsapp/wails) ## Contributors The contributors list is getting too big for the readme! All the amazing people who have contributed to this project have their own page [here](https://wails.io/credits#contributors). ## License [![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.com/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fwailsapp%2Fwails.svg?type=large)](https://app.fossa.com/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fwailsapp%2Fwails?ref=badge_large) ## Inspiration This project was mainly coded to the following albums: - [Manic Street Preachers - Resistance Is Futile](https://open.spotify.com/album/1R2rsEUqXjIvAbzM0yHrxA) - [Manic Street Preachers - This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours](https://open.spotify.com/album/4VzCL9kjhgGQeKCiojK1YN) - [The Midnight - Endless Summer](https://open.spotify.com/album/4Krg8zvprquh7TVn9OxZn8) - [Gary Newman - Savage (Songs from a Broken World)](https://open.spotify.com/album/3kMfsD07Q32HRWKRrpcexr) - [Steve Vai - Passion & Warfare](https://open.spotify.com/album/0oL0OhrE2rYVns4IGj8h2m) - [Ben Howard - Every Kingdom](https://open.spotify.com/album/1nJsbWm3Yy2DW1KIc1OKle) - [Ben Howard - Noonday Dream](https://open.spotify.com/album/6astw05cTiXEc2OvyByaPs) - [Adwaith - Melyn](https://open.spotify.com/album/2vBE40Rp60tl7rNqIZjaXM) - [Gwidaith Hen Fran - Cedors Hen Wrach](https://open.spotify.com/album/3v2hrfNGINPLuDP0YDTOjm) - [Metallica - Metallica](https://open.spotify.com/album/2Kh43m04B1UkVcpcRa1Zug) - [Bloc Party - Silent Alarm](https://open.spotify.com/album/6SsIdN05HQg2GwYLfXuzLB) - [Maxthor - Another World](https://open.spotify.com/album/3tklE2Fgw1hCIUstIwPBJF) - [Alun Tan Lan - Y Distawrwydd](https://open.spotify.com/album/0c32OywcLpdJCWWMC6vB8v)