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24 alternatives to Gow

The lightweight alternative to Cygwin

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Gow launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Gondola▲69

   The web framework for Go programming language

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Gogs▲56

   A self-hosted Git service written in Go

   2014 · gogs.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Limitless▲90

   A productivity companion for Chrome

   2013 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Forestry▲187

   A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

   2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Sandstorm.io▲101

   A better way to run a personal server

   2015 · sandstorm.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Restyaboard▲197

   An open source alternative to Trello

   2015 · restya.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Gowebly▲130

   A next-generation CLI tool to build web apps easier

   2024 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   NW.js▲77

   A new way of writing desktop apps with Web technologies

   2015 · nwjs.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Min▲85

   A smarter web browser

   2016 · palmeral.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Project Maelstrom▲88

    An Internet Powered By You; Not A Central Server

    2014 · bittorrent.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Gomerge▲83

    Bulk merge & approve pull requests from your terminal

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    GoWeb OS▲4

    An immutable, framework-free single-file Web OS prototype

    Jun 2026 · go-web-os.web.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Go Programming Language▲60

    The authoritative resource for learning Go

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Shrinkray▲83

    Lightweight alternative to electron for making apps

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hello Tech Pros: GoLang Will Make Your Plumbing Code Sexy▲55

    Go will take over the world

    2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    everything.io▲59

    The Operating System for Your Stuff

    2014 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LittleBits - the bitLab▲84

    The Marketplace For User-Generated Hardware

    2014 · edu.sphero.com · its alternatives →

18. 18GA
    Gondola, a Django like web framework in Go▲7

    2014 · gondolaweb.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Spreed▲66

    Speed reading in Chrome

    2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Cameron's World▲70

    A browser-killing tribute to GeoCities

    2015 · cameronsworld.net · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Boundary Free▲74

    Server and App Monitoring

    2014 · domaineasy.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Go-Bt: Minimalist Behavior Trees for Go▲62

    Hey HN, I just published v0.1.0 of go-bt and would love some feedback from the Go veterans here. Thanks in advance!

    Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23CF
    Cygnal: fork of Cygwin DLL for native Windows apps▲5

    2016 · kylheku.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Forestry.io▲11

    A simple CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

    2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →