GoW is a modern, Laravel-inspired web framework for Go.
It delivers the developer experience and productivity of Laravel while staying 100% native Go.
Current Target: Laravel-lite 1.2 — the 80% of Laravel that 80% of developers use every day, done right.
Note: GoW is production-viable for many real-world apps but some advanced features (full RBAC wiring, queue/mail drivers, etc.) may require additional application-level code.
- ✅ Beautiful routing with groups, resources, model binding, signed URLs
- ✅ Powerful Eloquent-style ORM (relations, scopes, soft deletes, casting, upsert, locking, chunking, etc.)
- ✅ Blade-like templating engine with components, slots, and directives
- ✅ Solid authentication foundation (Session, Fortify, Socialite, 2FA, Email Verification) + RBAC (manual wiring for advanced cases)
- ✅ Form Request validation
- ✅ Queue, Events, Broadcasting (WebSocket), Cache, Session
- ✅ Mail + Notifications (with Markdown support)
- ✅ Full Artisan-style CLI (
gowcommand) with dozens of generators - ✅ Excellent testing tools (
actingAs, fakes, database assertions)
macOS / Linux
curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mechneerd/gow/main/install.sh | shWindows (PowerShell)
iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mechneerd/gow/main/install.ps1 | iexAfter installation:
gow --versiongo install github.com/mechneerd/gow/cmd/gow@latestgow new now includes an interactive wizard by default:
gow new myblogOr use --yes for fast, non-interactive creation:
# Recommended full-stack app (with auth)
gow new myblog --yes
# REST API with PostgreSQL
gow new myapi --api --yes --db=postgres
# Minimal website
gow new mysite --minimal --yesSupported flags (most useful ones):
--yes— Skip prompts and use defaults--auth/--api/--minimal— Choose starter kit--db=sqlite|mysql|postgres— Choose database--module=github.com/user/myapp— Custom module path
cd myblog
gow serve
# or
go run main.goComplete documentation is available in one file:
- Complete User Guide — Everything you need in a single document (includes full
gow newreference)
Individual guides are also available in docs/guide/:
- Getting Started
- Routing
- ORM
- Authentication
- Artisan CLI
- Views
- Validation
- Testing
| Command | Best For | Status |
|---|---|---|
gow new myapp --yes |
Full web app + Auth + RBAC | Ready |
gow new myapp --api --yes |
REST / JSON APIs | Ready |
gow new mysite --minimal --yes |
Simple websites / landing pages | Ready |
minimal-api kit (via --skeleton) |
Ultra-light API only (with basic auth + user table) | Ready |
web-auth / full (via --skeleton) |
Complete Auth + RBAC + Superadmin seeder | Ready |
admin-panel, inertia-*, etc. |
More advanced starters | Planned |
You can also run gow new myapp without flags to use the interactive wizard.
Use --skeleton to load custom or local templates. The official gow-skeleton repo now ships production-ready kits (web-auth, full) with:
- 9 database migrations (users, roles, permissions, pivots, sessions, verification tokens, etc.)
- Full RBAC + Super Admin seeder (
superadmin/12345678) - Real bootstrap, config, routes, and models
The Artisan CLI (gow) has received major upgrades and is now one of GoW’s strongest features.
- Excellent generic container + service provider system
- World-class ORM (one of the most complete in Go)
- Production-ready Authentication stack (Session + Sanctum + Socialite + 2FA)
- Extremely powerful
gow newscaffolding + one of the richest Artisan CLIs in Go (dozens of make:* and migrate:* commands) - Strong testing utilities
- Native WebSocket broadcasting
- Clean, modern Go codebase
- Laravel-like developer experience in Go
We welcome contributions! Please read CONTRIBUTING.md (will be added before release).
MIT License © 2026 GoW Contributors
GoW is now genuinely production-viable for building real-world applications (SaaS, admin panels, APIs, full-stack apps).
Start building today with gow new myblog --yes (or run gow new myblog for the interactive wizard)