Wails
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
3recommend
0warn against
Mar 3, 2026first mention
Oct 23, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“I gave up and switched to Wails (using OS-native webviews). And I found that a good balance”
building their own IDEswitched from OpenGLon “Rune 1.3: adds TypeScript, a Helix editor, Kitty gra…”
“Wails serves our golang and SvelteKit/Svelte provide the UX. It's been tremendous for multiplatform productivity”
startup founder at Orb.neton “SvelteKit 3”
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“I use Wails which is Tauri but for Go and I don't have the kind of issues you're mentioning.”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Threads where it came up
- Rune 1.3: adds TypeScript, a Helix editor, Kitty graphics and OSC-7501 1 mention
- SvelteKit 3 1 mention
- Ask HN: Any true alternatives to electron JavaScript? 1 mention
- Deno Desktop 1 mention
- Claude is an Electron App because we've lost native 1 mention
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All comments 5
“I gave up and switched to Wails (using OS-native webviews). And I found that a good balance”
“Wails serves our golang and SvelteKit/Svelte provide the UX. It's been tremendous for multiplatform productivity”
“There are many alternatives like MoBrowser, Electrobun, Wails.”
“I use Wails which is Tauri but for Go and I don't have the kind of issues you're mentioning.”
“I use something similar to Tauri called Wails: https://wails.io/ that's Go-based.”