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List of Go software and tools

This is a list of Go software and tools, including compilers, development environments, build tools, testing frameworks, web frameworks, database tools, and related software for the Go programming language.

Core toolchain

  • Go — programming language and toolchain
  • go command — build and package tool
  • gofmt — source code formatter
  • go vet — static analysis tool

Compilers and runtimes

  • gc — default Go compiler
  • gccgo — GCC front end for Go
  • GopherJS — Go-to-JavaScript compiler
  • gollvm — Go compiler using the LLVM backend
  • llgo — experimental Go frontend for LLVM
  • TinyGo — compiler for embedded systems and WebAssembly
  • Yaegi — Go interpreter

Development environments and editors

  • Emacs — text editor with Go support
  • GoLand — JetBrains integrated development environment
  • LiteIDE — Go-focused integrated development environment
  • Neovim — text editor with Go support
  • TextMate — text editor with Go support
  • Vim — text editor with Go support
  • Visual Studio Code — editor with Go support

Language servers and editor tools

  • delve — debugger
  • gopls — Go language server
  • golangci-lint — lint runner
  • revive — linter
  • staticcheck — static analysis tool

Build, dependency and release tools

  • Air — live reload development tool
  • dep — deprecated dependency manager
  • Go modules — dependency management system
  • Goreleaser — release automation tool
  • Mage — build tool
  • Task — task runner

Testing and benchmarking

  • benchstat — benchmark comparison tool
  • Ginkgo — testing framework
  • GoMock — mock generation tool
  • testify — testing toolkit
  • testing — standard testing package

Web frameworks and HTTP tools

  • Beego — web framework
  • Caddy — web server
  • Chi — router
  • Echo — web framework
  • Fiber — web framework
  • Gin — web framework
  • Gorilla Mux — router
  • Hugo — static site generator
  • Revel — web framework
  • Traefik — reverse proxy and load balancer

RPC and API tools

  • Goa — API design framework
  • gRPC — remote procedure call framework
  • grpc-gateway — REST gateway
  • oapi-codegen — OpenAPI code generator
  • Swag — OpenAPI documentation tool

Database and ORM tools

  • Bun — SQL toolkit and ORM
  • CockroachDB client libraries — database drivers and tools
  • ent — entity framework
  • GORM — object–relational mapper
  • sqlx — SQL toolkit

Command-line and terminal tools

  • Bubble Tea — terminal user interface framework
  • Cobra — command-line framework
  • pflag — flag parsing library
  • urfave/cli — command-line framework
  • Viper — configuration library

GUI toolkits and application frameworks

  • Fyne — cross-platform graphical user interface toolkit

Documentation, generation and analysis

  • errcheck — unchecked error checker
  • godoc — documentation tool
  • goimports — import management tool
  • mockgen — mock generator
  • pkgsite — package documentation site
  • Prometheus — monitoring and alerting toolkit
  • stringer — code generation tool
  • wire — dependency injection code generator

Package hosting and community services

  • GoCenter — former Go package repository
  • pkg.go.dev — package documentation and discovery site
  • proxy.golang.org — module proxy

Major applications written in Go

  • Consul — service networking platform
  • Docker — containerization platform
  • InfluxDB — time-series database written in Go
  • Kubernetes — container orchestration platform
  • Terraform — infrastructure as code tool
  • Vault — secrets management tool

See also

References