Proton: A Go GUI library

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Hey everyone! I’ve been a Go dev for many years now, and I’m sure you’ve noticed that Go has its fair share of headaches when it comes to GUI app development.

I looked at the options out there: Fyne is cool, but CGO? Why? Then there’s Gio… but the learning curve is pretty brutal. Wails is great, but then you’re forced to write HTML, JS, and CSS.

So, I decided to build a pure Go GUI framework right on top of Gio called Proton.

Example code

package main

import "github.com/CzaxStudio/proton"

type UI struct {
    name proton.Editor
    btn  proton.Clickable
}

func main() {
    u := &UI{}
    a := proton.New("my app")
    a.Window("Hello", 480, 300, func(win *proton.Win) {
        proton.H3(win, "Hello from Proton!")
        proton.Gap(win, 8)
        proton.Input(win, &u.name, "Your name")
        proton.Gap(win, 8)
        if proton.Button(win, &u.btn, "Go") {
            println("Hello,", u.name.Text())
        }
    })
    a.Run()
}

It requires zero CGO, it’s dead simple to use, and it’s completely open-source. If this sounds like something you’ve been looking for, please give it a spin! If you try it and don’t like it, I’d love to hear your feedback on what I can fix or improve. Let me know what you think!