zenity
A cross-platform Go package and command-line tool providing Zenity-like graphical dialogs for user interaction.
What is zenity?
Zenity for Go is a cross-platform library and command-line tool that provides Zenity-like graphical dialogs for Go applications. It enables developers to create native dialog boxes for user interaction—such as file selection, password prompts, and message boxes—without writing platform-specific code or dealing with complex dependencies.
Go developers building cross-platform applications that require simple graphical user interaction, particularly those targeting Windows, macOS, and Unix-like systems.
Developers choose Zenity for Go because it offers a pure-Go, dependency-light solution with no cgo requirements, easy cross-compilation, and native platform integration. It provides a familiar Zenity API while addressing platform-specific limitations and offering modern features like context cancellation.
Overview
Zenity dialogs for Golang, Windows, macOS
Use Cases
Best For
- Adding simple file pickers to Go CLI tools
- Creating cross-platform password input dialogs
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