The latest articles on DEV Community by Forestritium (@forestritium). https://dev.to/forestritium https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Forganization%2Fprofile_image%2F13544%2F325dfc6b-b600-474c-aa6a-b322f24b0bb5.png https://dev.to/forestritium en Aarav Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:17:01 +0000 https://dev.to/forestritium/aethium-a-minimal-high-performance-ui-framework-for-go-with-immediate-mode-rendering-supporting-2le5 https://dev.to/forestritium/aethium-a-minimal-high-performance-ui-framework-for-go-with-immediate-mode-rendering-supporting-2le5 <p>Aethium</p> <p><strong><em>A minimal, high-performance UI framework for Go with immediate-mode rendering, supporting both browser (Wasm) and desktop targets.</em></strong></p> <h2> <strong>Features</strong> </h2> <ul> <li>Immediate-mode rendering via a draw command stream</li> <li>TinyGo for browser (≤ 500 KB gzipped)</li> <li>Go 1.22+ for desktop (≤ 5 MB binary)</li> <li>Single codebase for web and desktop</li> <li>Zero dependencies in core framework</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>AGPL-3.0 licensed</em></strong></p> <h2> <strong>Quick Start</strong> </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="c"># Install the CLI</span> go <span class="nb">install </span>github.com/A-Solo-Engineer/aethium/cmd/aethium@latest <span class="c"># Create a new project</span> aethium new <span class="nt">--module</span> example.com/myapp <span class="c"># Build for desktop</span> aethium build <span class="nt">--target</span> desktop <span class="nt">--output</span> dist/ <span class="c"># Build for browser</span> aethium build <span class="nt">--target</span> wasm <span class="nt">--output</span> dist/ </code></pre> </div> <h2> Documentation </h2> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://github.com/A-Solo-Engineer/aethium/blob/main/docs/ARCHITECTURE.md" rel="noopener noreferrer">Architecture</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://github.com/A-Solo-Engineer/aethium/blob/main/docs/BUILD_SYSTEM.m" rel="noopener noreferrer">Build System</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://github.com/A-Solo-Engineer/aethium/blob/main/docs/IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md" rel="noopener noreferrer">Implementation Plan</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://github.com/A-Solo-Engineer/aethium/blob/main/docs/STATE_MANAGEMENT.md" rel="noopener noreferrer">State Management</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://github.com/A-Solo-Engineer/aethium/blob/main/docs/USAGE.md" rel="noopener noreferrer">Usage Guide</a></p></li> <li><p><a href="https://github.com/A-Solo-Engineer/aethium/blob/main/docs/SUPPORT.md" rel="noopener noreferrer">Support</a></p></li> </ul> <h2> <strong>License</strong> </h2> <p><strong><em><a href="https://github.com/A-Solo-Engineer/aethium/blob/main/LICENSE" rel="noopener noreferrer">AGPL-3.0</a></em></strong></p> go ui minimal aethium