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Wails v3.0.0 released: Go applications for desktop, server and mobile

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Hello fellow gophers! I maintain Wails, an open-source framework for building applications with Go and a web frontend. Today we released v3.0.0, including experimental support for iOS and Android alongside Windows, macOS and Linux.

Wails uses the platform’s WebView rather than bundling a browser. Your backend is Go, and your frontend can use plain JavaScript or a framework such as React, Vue or Svelte.

Some highlights of v3:

Modular Go services with startup and shutdown hooks. Public service methods are exposed through generated JavaScript/TypeScript bindings.

Multiple windows, native menus and system tray integration on desktop.

An in-app updater.

Taskfile-based builds you can inspect and customise.

A guided setup flow and new documentation.

Mobile support is experimental, and platform capabilities differ; desktop features such as system tray integration don’t apply everywhere. You can also compile a server build.…

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