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Wails vs Fyne

Wails and Fyne both land on Depends.

Wails versus Fyne
CompareWailsFyne
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forGo developers shipping desktop appsGo developers building desktop apps
Who it's not forTeams without Go experienceTeams not writing Go
PrivacyMarch 2025 GitHub Actions supply-chain incident disclosed and addressed by maintainers; no unresolved CVEs found in sources reviewed.⁵Public security advisories page exists; no specific vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support qualityCommunity-driven; no vendor supportCommunity support plus paid Fyne Labs option
Public sentimentGo developers like Wails as a lighter Electron alternative but openly debate v3's stability and question what the catch is.³Go developers on Reddit and Hacker News describe Fyne as a solid, attractive GUI toolkit, though independent reviews are sparse.13
Biggest gotchaMarch 2025 GitHub Actions supply-chain incident . verify dependencies and rebuild from trusted sources⁵Community support only unless you pay Fyne Labs for commercial support

Pick Wails when

  • Go developers shipping desktop apps
  • Teams wanting a lighter Electron alternative
  • Web-frontend devs pairing with Go backends

When Wails is not a fit

  • Teams without Go experience
  • Anyone needing v3 in production . it's beta
  • Enterprises wanting vendor SLAs or paid support
  • Web-only or mobile products . this is desktop-only

Pick Fyne when

  • Go developers building desktop apps
  • Small teams shipping cross-platform tools free
  • Hobby and indie devs
  • Go shops wanting mobile plus desktop from one codebase

When Fyne is not a fit

  • Teams not writing Go
  • Web-only apps needing browser deployment
  • Buyers wanting vendor SLAs out of the box (guess)
  • Non-developers seeking a no-code app builder (guess)

Sources

  1. The Wails Projectwails.io
    official
  2. Wails v3 Beta releasedreddit.com
    review
  3. Anyone using Wails v3? How's the stability?reddit.com
    review
  4. Wails Review (2026): Pros & Cons, Pricing, Alternativestheartofcto.com
    review
  5. Proactive Security Response - GitHub Actions Supply Chainwails.io
    security
  6. Backend accepts messages from other origins (issue #3162)github.com
    security
  7. deps.dev: wails/v2 v2.15.0deps.dev
    security
  8. Tauri vs Wails vs Neutralinojs comparisonsik.limited
    review
  9. Ship Faster with Wails (community-driven project)mikelatimer.ai
    review
  10. For a Production Desktop Product, Wails Is Still the Sanestaligundogdu.com
    review
  11. Build cross-platform desktop apps with Go and Wailstwilio.com
    official
  12. Help needed packaging Wails (NixOS)reddit.com
    review
  13. Fyne is a beautiful GUI package . Reddit r/golangreddit.com
    review
  14. Is Fyne a reliable GUI framework? . Reddit r/golangreddit.com
    review
  15. I've heard some good things about Fyne . Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com
    review
  16. The 'fyne' framework is a Go UI toolkit . Hacker Newsnews.ycombinator.com
    review