Lorca – a tiny library for building cross-platform HTML5 GUI apps in Go

In plain words

Lorca is a Go library that enables developers to build graphical user interface applications for multiple platforms using HTML5. It combines Go's backend capabilities with web technologies for the frontend, allowing developers to create desktop applications that work across different operating systems. The library is lightweight and targets Go developers who want to leverage their existing skills and web development tools to build cross-platform GUI applications.

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