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Wails Has a Free API That Builds Desktop Apps With Go Backend and Web Frontend
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Wails Has a Free API That Builds Desktop Apps With Go Backend and Web Frontend

via Dev.to WebdevAlex Spinov5h ago

Wails is like Tauri but with Go instead of Rust. Your web frontend (React, Vue, Svelte) + Go backend = native desktop app using OS webview. Quick Start go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/cmd/wails@latest wails init -n myapp -t react-ts cd myapp && wails dev Go Backend // app.go type App struct { ctx context . Context } func ( a * App ) Greet ( name string ) string { return fmt . Sprintf ( "Hello %s!" , name ) } func ( a * App ) GetUsers () ([] User , error ) { return db . GetAllUsers () } Frontend Calls Go import { Greet , GetUsers } from ' ../wailsjs/go/main/App ' const greeting = await Greet ( ' World ' ) // "Hello World!" const users = await GetUsers () // typed automatically Wails vs Tauri vs Electron Feature Wails Tauri Electron Backend Go Rust Node.js Size 5-15MB 3-10MB 150MB RAM 40MB 30MB 150MB+ Learning Easy (Go) Medium (Rust) Easy (Node) The Bottom Line If you know Go, Wails is your desktop framework. Easier than Tauri's Rust, 10x smaller than Electron. Need to automate d

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