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Name: Wails Docs
Author: wenerme

Wails Docs

Wails documentation — build desktop applications using Go and web technologies (HTML/CSS/JS). Covers installation, project creation, development workflow, building/packaging, runtime API (window, dialog, clipboard, events, menu, drag-and-drop, notifications, screen, browser, logging), CLI reference, project config (wails.json), guides (Angular, SvelteKit, frameless windows, file association, custom protocol schemes, dynamic assets, cross-platform build, code signing, Mac App Store, Windows installer, single instance lock, Linux distro support), and migration from v2. USE THIS SKILL WHEN the user asks about Wails setup, Go desktop app development, Wails runtime API, or building cross-platform desktop apps with Go + web frontend.

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Wails Documentation

Official docs for Wails — build beautiful cross-platform desktop apps using Go and web technologies.

CRITICAL: grep references/ for keywords before answering.

Reference Index (54 docs)

Getting Started

references/introduction.mdx — What is Wails
references/howdoesitwork.mdx — Architecture overview
references/gettingstarted/installation.mdx — Installation
references/gettingstarted/firstproject.mdx — First project
references/gettingstarted/development.mdx — Development workflow
references/gettingstarted/building.mdx — Building for production

Runtime API

references/reference/runtime/intro.mdx — Runtime API overview
references/reference/runtime/window.mdx — Window management
references/reference/runtime/dialog.mdx — File/message dialogs
references/reference/runtime/clipboard.mdx — Clipboard access
references/reference/runtime/events.mdx — Event system (Go ↔ JS)
references/reference/runtime/menu.mdx — Application menus
references/reference/runtime/draganddrop.mdx — Drag and drop
references/reference/runtime/notification.mdx — System notifications
references/reference/runtime/screen.mdx — Screen info
references/reference/runtime/browser.mdx — Open URLs in browser
references/reference/runtime/log.mdx — Logging

Reference

references/reference/cli.mdx — CLI commands (init, dev, build, doctor)
references/reference/options.mdx — Application options
references/reference/menus.mdx — Menu configuration
references/reference/project-config.mdx — wails.json project config

Guides (30 docs)

references/guides/frontend.mdx — Frontend frameworks
references/guides/angular.mdx — Angular integration
references/guides/sveltekit.mdx — SvelteKit integration
references/guides/routing.mdx — Frontend routing
references/guides/frameless.mdx — Frameless windows
references/guides/file-association.mdx — File associations
references/guides/custom-protocol-schemes.mdx — Custom protocols
references/guides/dynamic-assets.mdx — Dynamic assets
references/guides/crossplatform-build.mdx — Cross-platform building
references/guides/signing.mdx — Code signing
references/guides/mac-appstore.mdx — Mac App Store submission
references/guides/windows-installer.mdx — Windows installer (NSIS)
references/guides/single-instance-lock.mdx — Single instance lock
references/guides/notifications.mdx — Notifications guide
references/guides/obfuscated.mdx — Code obfuscation
references/guides/troubleshooting.mdx — Troubleshooting
references/guides/migrating.mdx — Migration from v2

Tutorials

references/tutorials/helloworld.mdx — Hello World tutorial
references/tutorials/dogsapi.mdx — Dogs API tutorial

---name: wails-docsdescription: Wails documentation — build desktop applications using Go and web technologies (HTML/CSS/JS). Covers installation, project creation, development workflow, building/packaging, runtime API (window, dialog, clipboard, events, menu, drag-and-drop, notifications, screen, browser, logging), CLI reference, project config (wails.json), guides (Angular, SvelteKit, frameless windows, file association, custom protocol schemes, dynamic assets, cross-platform build, code signing, Mac App Store, Windows installer, single instance lock, Linux distro support), and migration from v2. USE THIS SKILL WHEN the user asks about Wails setup, Go desktop app development, Wails runtime API, or building cross-platform desktop apps with Go + web frontend.---# Wails DocumentationOfficial docs for [Wails](https://wails.io) — build beautiful cross-platform desktop apps using Go and web technologies.CRITICAL: grep `references/` for keywords before answering.## Reference Index (54 docs)### Getting Started- `references/introduction.mdx` — What is Wails- `references/howdoesitwork.mdx` — Architecture overview- `references/gettingstarted/installation.mdx` — Installation- `references/gettingstarted/firstproject.mdx` — First project- `references/gettingstarted/development.mdx` — Development workflow- `references/gettingstarted/building.mdx` — Building for production### Runtime API- `references/reference/runtime/intro.mdx` — Runtime API overview- `references/reference/runtime/window.mdx` — Window management- `references/reference/runtime/dialog.mdx` — File/message dialogs- `references/reference/runtime/clipboard.mdx` — Clipboard access- `references/reference/runtime/events.mdx` — Event system (Go ↔ JS)- `references/reference/runtime/menu.mdx` — Application menus- `references/reference/runtime/draganddrop.mdx` — Drag and drop- `references/reference/runtime/notification.mdx` — System notifications- `references/reference/runtime/screen.mdx` — Screen info- `references/reference/runtime/browser.mdx` — Open URLs in browser- `references/reference/runtime/log.mdx` — Logging### Reference- `references/reference/cli.mdx` — CLI commands (init, dev, build, doctor)- `references/reference/options.mdx` — Application options- `references/reference/menus.mdx` — Menu configuration- `references/reference/project-config.mdx` — wails.json project config### Guides (30 docs)- `references/guides/frontend.mdx` — Frontend frameworks- `references/guides/angular.mdx` — Angular integration- `references/guides/sveltekit.mdx` — SvelteKit integration- `references/guides/routing.mdx` — Frontend routing- `references/guides/frameless.mdx` — Frameless windows- `references/guides/file-association.mdx` — File associations- `references/guides/custom-protocol-schemes.mdx` — Custom protocols- `references/guides/dynamic-assets.mdx` — Dynamic assets- `references/guides/crossplatform-build.mdx` — Cross-platform building- `references/guides/signing.mdx` — Code signing- `references/guides/mac-appstore.mdx` — Mac App Store submission- `references/guides/windows-installer.mdx` — Windows installer (NSIS)- `references/guides/single-instance-lock.mdx` — Single instance lock- `references/guides/notifications.mdx` — Notifications guide- `references/guides/obfuscated.mdx` — Code obfuscation- `references/guides/troubleshooting.mdx` — Troubleshooting- `references/guides/migrating.mdx` — Migration from v2### Tutorials- `references/tutorials/helloworld.mdx` — Hello World tutorial- `references/tutorials/dogsapi.mdx` — Dogs API tutorial

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