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Create Desktop applications using Go Web Technologies. The official account of the Wails Project. Sponsor: github.com/sponsors/leaantho…

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Wails@wailsapp
18 Aug 2024
📢 Calling all @wailsapp users and Go enthusiasts! We want your thoughts on Wails. Quick survey, big impact. Help shape the future of desktop apps with Go! 🚀 👉forms.gle/LuikoxmDSQ2RbpvFA #Golang #Wails #DeveloperSurvey

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Help Shape the Future of Cross-Platform Development! Dear Wails Community Member, Thank you for taking the time to participate in our survey. Your input is invaluable to us! At Wails, we're passion...

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Wails v3 alpha.76 alpha.77 shipped 🐉 • alpha.76 — macOS: set CFBundleIconName directly when Assets.car exists (thanks @symball) • alpha.77 — fix ScreenManager data race that deadlocked WebKit DisplayLink on display hot-plug github.com/wailsapp/wails/re…

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Wails v3 shipped 17 alpha releases in Q1 2026. Here's what landed: ↓
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If you're still here, thank you. Posting this was painful. Blog post next time! 😅
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Still alpha, but shipping fast. Full changelog: v3.wails.io/changelog/ Install: go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3… Discord: discord.com/invite/JDdSxwjhG… Feedback especially welcome on GTK4 and server mode — both are experimental and need real-world testing.

Changelog

Version history and release notes for Wails v3

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alpha.68 added a full Web API example set: • 41 browser API demos: Storage, Network, Media, Device, Performance, UI • WebView API compatibility checker — tests 200 APIs across platforms Check out: v3/examples/web-apis/ · v3/examples/webview-api-check/
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alpha.55 cut binary size and improved runtime perf: • Removed 3 deps → ~1.5MB smaller • Switched to goccy/go-json → 21–63% faster JSON, 40–60% fewer allocations • Stack-allocated arg buffer for methods with ≤8 args Less weight, faster calls.
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alpha.72 fixed a painful one: wails3 build and wails3 dev hanging 20–30 min on projects with heavy JS deps (MUI etc). Cause: go-task's sources: "*/" was checksumming every file in node_modules/ — 50–100k files on NTFS. Fix: exclude node_modules/. Builds are instant again.
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Drag-and-drop reworked in alpha.56, fixes through .69: • File drop at non-100% Windows scaling ✓ • HTML5 DnD no longer broken with file drop on ✓ • Drop coords fixed (physical vs CSS pixels) ✓ • Linux hover reliable ✓ New API: EnableFileDrop WindowFilesDropped.
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macOS this quarter (alphas .65–.74): • Modal sheets • .icon files for Liquid Glass / asset catalogs • <input type="file"> picker fix • Off-thread AppKit ghost windows fix • Frameless window minimise • Systray menu highlight fix
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alpha.68 landed experimental GTK4 WebKitGTK 6.0 for Linux. wails3 build -tags gtk4 Big deal for distros moving off GTK3. GTK3/WebKit2GTK 4.1 stays default - gtk4 is opt-in while we stabilise. Also fixes DPI, window position, max size, menu dedup.
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alpha.64 added experimental server mode. Build your Wails app as an HTTP server - no native GUI required: `wails3 build -tags server` Same Go backend, same bindings, zero WebView. Docs: v3.wails.io/guides/server-bu…

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Run Wails applications as HTTP servers without a native GUI window

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Wails v3 alpha.75 is out. Fixes: - wails3 doctor now correctly detects WebKitGTK 4.1 packages on Fedora, Arch, openSUSE & NixOS - Fixed silent JS error when custom.js is missing in desktop dev mode github.com/wailsapp/wails/re…

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Wails v3 Alpha Release - v3.0.0-alpha.75 Fixed Fix wails3 doctor reporting incorrect WebKitGTK packages on Fedora, openSUSE, Arch, and NixOS — 4.0 fallback entries have been removed since v3 requi...

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Wails v2.12.0 released macOS Tahoe crash fix, Linux signal handler fix, and more. go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2… github.com/wailsapp/wails/re…

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Addzeey👨‍💻🎨@addzeeyy
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looks like the Hytale launcher is using @wailsapp 👀W choice
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Wails@wailsapp
27 Nov 2025
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Lea Anthony / Bannau Brycheiniog@leaanthonycymru
27 Nov 2025
I'm developing an application to ease the burden on OS maintainers who need to maintain project with high volume stars and issues. AI triage, one click responses, one click bulk issue closing, AI fixes... What do you think that's worth? $5/m? $15/m?
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Wails@wailsapp
27 Nov 2025
Ian is an absolute legend and has started a series of live coded sessions. Not only will you learn things and be on a journey with him , but you'll be showing support for an absolute legend! ianmjones.com/2025/11/gleami…
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k0vac
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6 Oct 2025
1st impressions on @golang and @wailsapp Wails makes it stupidly easy to build desktop apps without electron bloat, also runs fast. Still sort of getting used to go, I'm appreciating the simplified threading and rich documentation, is easy to get started on. Deffo recommend!
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