Best Go Tools & Libraries

293 curated Go tools, libraries, and open-source projects โ€” hand-picked and ranked by the community.

plandex

github

Open source AI coding agent. Designed for large projects and real world tasks.

CLI Tools
โ˜… 15,292

mysql

github

Go MySQL Driver is a MySQL driver for Go's (golang) database/sql package

Database
โ˜… 15,229

mcp-toolbox

github

MCP Toolbox for Databases is an open source MCP server for databases.

Database
โ˜… 15,149

server

github

A simple server for sending and receiving messages in real-time per WebSocket. (Includes a sleek web-ui)

Self-hosted
โ˜… 15,025

duf

github

Disk Usage/Free Utility - a better 'df' alternative

CLI Tools
โ˜… 14,989

devpod

github

Codespaces but open-source, client-only and unopinionated: Works with any IDE and lets you use any cloud, kubernetes or just localhost docker.

DevOps
โ˜… 14,858

bolt

github

An embedded key/value database for Go.

Database
โ˜… 14,636

sampler

github

Tool for shell commands execution, visualization and alerting. Configured with a simple YAML file.

CLI Tools
โ˜… 14,569

gron

github

Make JSON greppable!

CLI Tools
โ˜… 14,427

thanos

github

Highly available Prometheus setup with long term storage capabilities. A CNCF Incubating project.

DevOps
โ˜… 14,086

bytebase

github

World's most advanced database DevSecOps solution for Developer, Security, DBA and Platform Engineering teams. The GitHub/GitLab for database DevSecOps.

Database
โ˜… 13,956

gophish

github

Open-Source Phishing Toolkit

Security
โ˜… 13,806

fscan

github

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Security
โ˜… 13,695

semaphore

github

Modern UI and powerful API for Ansible, Terraform/OpenTofu/Terragrunt, PowerShell and other DevOps tools.

DevOps
โ˜… 13,490

crowdsec

github

CrowdSec - the open-source and participative security solution offering crowdsourced protection against malicious IPs and access to the most advanced real-world CTI.

Security
โ˜… 13,248

gf

github

A powerful framework for faster, easier, and more efficient project development.

Frameworks
โ˜… 13,112

nightingale

github

Nightingale is to monitoring and alerting what Grafana is to visualization.

DevOps
โ˜… 13,036

chromedp

github

A faster, simpler way to drive browsers supporting the Chrome DevTools Protocol.

Testing
โ˜… 13,005

infracost

github

Cloud cost estimates for Terraform in pull requests๐Ÿ’ฐ๐Ÿ“‰ Shift FinOps Left!

Cloud
โ˜… 12,271

grype

github

A vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems

Security
โ˜… 12,148

vuls

github

Agent-less vulnerability scanner for Linux, FreeBSD, Container, WordPress, Programming language libraries, Network devices

Security
โ˜… 12,131

earthly

github

Super simple build framework with fast, repeatable builds and an instantly familiar syntax โ€“ like Dockerfile and Makefile had a baby.

DevOps
โ˜… 12,014

toxiproxy

github

:alarm_clock: :fire: A TCP proxy to simulate network and system conditions for chaos and resiliency testing

Testing
โ˜… 12,006

kubeshark

github

eBPF-powered network observability for Kubernetes. Indexes L4/L7 traffic with full K8s context, decrypts TLS without keys. Queryable by AI agents via MCP and humans via dashboard.

DevOps
โ˜… 11,872