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Build desktop apps with Go and your frontend.

Overview

Glide combines a Go backend with a web-based frontend so you can build native desktop apps using your preferred JS framework.

Requirements

Go 1.21+
Node.js 14+
Air (Go hot-reload)
One package manager: npm, yarn, pnpm, bun, or deno

Installation

TipOn Linux, add $(go env GOPATH)/bin to your PATH to use glide globally.

Go install

bash
go install github.com/JasnRathore/glide@latest

Ensure your Go bin directory is on PATH so the glide command is available.

powershell
glide --help

Download Release Setup

Download the latest release Setup

Download latest releaseFile: GlideSetup.exe

Run the installer and follow the prompts

Run the binary

powershell
glide --help

Download binary

Download the latest release asset and add it to your PATH.

Download latest releaseFile: glide.exe

Add the exe to your PATH

Run the binary

powershell
glide --help

Build from source

bash
git clone https://github.com/JasnRathore/glide
cd glide

bash
go build -o glide

Create a Project

bash
glide init

The initializer scaffolds a Vite frontend, sets up the Go backend, and configures hot reload.

Development Workflow

bash
glide dev

Starts the frontend dev server.
Runs the Go backend with hot reload via Air.
Connects the frontend and backend bridge.

Go ↔ JS Bridge

javascript
import { callWindowFunction } from './glide/glide.js'

const greeting = callWindowFunction('Greet', 'World')
console.log(greeting)

go
func Greet(name string) string {
    return fmt.Sprintf("Hello, %s", name)
}

func App() *glide.App {
    funcs := []interface{}{Greet}
    app.InvokeHandler(funcs)
    return app
}

Build

bash
glide build

The compiled binary lands in src-glide/target and includes your frontend assets.

Project Structure

text
your-project/
├── src/                # Frontend (Vite)
│   └── glide/          # Glide JS/TS utilities
├── src-glide/          # Go backend
│   ├── app/
│   ├── main.go
│   ├── build.go
│   └── .air.toml
└── glide.config.json

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