Show HN: Proton – A pure Go GUI library with zero CGO dependencies

Category: library

Tags: gui, golang, immediate-mode, gio, native-desktop

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 6, Documentation: 3, Utility: 5)

Proton is a pure Go GUI library that avoids CGO dependencies by building on top of Gio, offering an immediate-mode API for native desktop utilities. It targets developers frustrated with webview overhead and cross-compilation issues, providing a lightweight alternative for Go desktop apps.

Target audience: Go developers building native desktop utilities

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