Installation

Prerequisites

Go 1.22+

# macOS
brew install go

# Linux
sudo apt install golang-go

# Windows - download from https://go.dev/dl/

Wails v3

go install github.com/wailsapp/wails/v3/cmd/wails3@latest

Task (Build Automation)

# macOS
brew install go-task

# Linux
sh -c "$(curl --location https://taskfile.dev/install.sh)" -- -d

# Windows
choco install go-task

Install Core

go get github.com/Snider/Core@latest

Verify Installation

# Check Go
go version

# Check Wails
wails3 version

# Check Task
task --version

IDE Setup

VS Code

Install the Go extension and configure:

{
  "go.useLanguageServer": true,
  "gopls": {
    "ui.semanticTokens": true
  }
}

GoLand / IntelliJ

Go support is built-in. Enable the Wails plugin for additional features.

Next Steps

Continue to Quick Start to create your first application.