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The best Wails alternatives

3 tools that do a similar job to Wails, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

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Wails

A Go framework for building desktop apps with a web-based user interface.

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    Electron

    Open source · MIT · ★ 124k

    A framework for building desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

    Best for: Web developers who want to ship a desktop app using skills they already have; Teams that need one codebase running on macOS, Windows, and Linux

    Full review Wails vs Electron
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    NativeScript

    Open source · MIT · ★ 25.7k

    Build native iOS and Android apps by writing JavaScript or TypeScript that calls native APIs directly.

    Best for: JavaScript or TypeScript developers who want to build native iOS or Android apps; Teams that already use Angular, React, Vue, Svelte, or Solid and want to reuse those skills on mobile

    Full review Wails vs NativeScript
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    Clean Architecture Solution Template

    Open source · MIT · ★ 20.7k

    A .NET project template that generates a starter ASP.NET Core app with Clean Architecture layers.

    Best for: Developers starting a new ASP.NET Core web app or Web API who want a structured layout; Teams that want a Clean Architecture starting point with a chosen database and frontend

    Full review

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Wails. We don't take payment for placement.