wails/README.md

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  Build desktop applications using Go & Web Technologies.<br/><br/>
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## Internationalization

[English](README.md) | [简体中文](README.zh-Hans.md)

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## Table of Contents

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- [1. Internationalization](#nav-1)
- [2. Table of Contents](#nav-2)
- [3. Introduction](#nav-3)
  - [3.1 Official Website](#nav-3-1)
- [4. Features](#nav-4)
- [5. Sponsors](#nav-5)
- [6. Installation](#nav-6)
- [7. FAQ](#nav-8)
- [8. Contributors](#nav-9)
- [9. Special Mentions](#nav-10)
- [10. Special Thanks](#nav-11)

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## 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!

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<h3><strong>PLEASE NOTE: As we are approaching the v2 release, we are not accepting any new feature requests or bug reports for v1. If you have a critical issue, please open a ticket and state why it is critical.</strong></h3>
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### Version 2

Wails v2 has been released in Beta for all 3 platforms. Check out the [new website](https://wails.io) if you are
interested in trying it out.

### Legacy v1 Website

The legacy v1 docs can be found at [https://wails.app](https://wails.app).

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## 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
- 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*!

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## Sponsors

This project is supported by these kind people / companies:

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## Roadmap

The project roadmap may be found [here](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/discussions/1484). Please consult
this before open up an enhancement request.

## Installation

The installation instructions are on the [official website](https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/installation).

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## 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 v2 does offer native elements such as menus
  and dialogs, so it is becoming 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)

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## Contributors

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## Special Mentions

Without the following people, this project would never have existed:

- [Dustin Krysak](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/bashfulrobot) - His support and feedback has been immense. More patience than
  you can throw a stick at (Not long now Dustin!).
- [Serge Zaitsev](https://github.com/zserge) - Creator of [Webview](https://github.com/zserge/webview) which Wails uses
  for the windowing.
- [Byron](https://github.com/bh90210) - At times, Byron has single handedly kept this project alive. Without his
  incredible input, we never would have got to v1.

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)

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## Special Thanks

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   A <i>huge</i> thanks to <a href="https://pace.dev">Pace</a> for sponsoring the project and helping the efforts to get Wails ported to Apple Silicon!<br/><br/>
   If you are looking for a Project Management tool that's powerful but quick and easy to use, check them out!<br/><br/>
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   A special thank you to JetBrains for donating licenses to us!<br/><br/>
   Please click the logo to let them know your appreciation!<br/><br/>
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