Desktop apps in Go, webview or native

The problem

Shipping a desktop tool still pushes many Go developers into a stack they did not want.

Who would pay for this?

Go developers building internal or indie desktop apps.

How could it make money?

A possible model is open source. That is an editorial guess from the shape of the launch, not a published price, and not evidence that MyGo uses it.

What would the MVP look like?

A template that opens a window, with a documented path to a native control.

Product that inspired this idea

A Go framework for desktop apps, either in a webview or with a native UI. The post points at mygo.egoist.dev.

Posted by @localhost_5173. Launch page. No separate product site is listed unless the post itself is the source.

• go
• desktop

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