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Replicating the classic Multiple Document Interface (MDI) with Fyne
One of the things that people often ask is "can Fyne build larger applications?" - well MDI is demonstration of its capability. As part of our work for a Collaborative App Builder it was important to have windows (to preview the apps) inside a larger window. Following...
Making graphical application development simple
Working with Fyne and Go, I have gotten back the feeling of simplicity and productivity that I had years ago doing Visual Basic. Yes, the classic one! It is almost there, but with a language that feels more robust. A friend of mine once said that it never was as easy...
The new fyne-cross puts Geoffrey on a rocket!
With the brand new release of fyne-cross v1.4.0, our continuous build and delivery service Geoffrey is getting a serious boost! For developers, fyne-cross is bringing a lot of new features. It now uses the fyne command for all builds, which brings full support for...
Using private repository with Geoffrey
Connecting to private GitHub or GitLab repositories with Geoffrey, our tool to build and deliver cross platform native Fyne applications, is now possible with deploy keys. The simplest way to go over this feature, is to set up a new private repository in Geoffrey....
Building Complex tables with Fyne
The Fyne Table widget is a powerful way to display lots of data with excellent performance on all devices. However it can appear to have limited capabilities at first glance, here we show how to get more complex content whilst maintaining great performance!
Benefits of Platform-Agnostic app development
Have you ever faced (or even asked) the question of "due to available budget we have to focus on one platform - which should we build for first?"? It happens all the time. Typically a response may sound like "Let's build iOS first, that's where people spend in-app" or...
Using Go and Fyne for your next embedded software development
As professional developers, we have for a long time chosen to rely on C and C++ for embedded software. Some maker might pick node.js or python, but today I will make the case that you should consider Go. Go (also better known as Golang when using Google search) is a...
Using webhook to automate your Fyne application build with Fyne Labs “Geoffrey”
Geoffrey, our Continuous Delivery tool for Fyne native applications, is able to integrate with both GitHub and GitLab to trigger a build as soon as you push a new tag to your repository. This enables a very efficient CD pipeline, as you just need to push your tag from...
Easy selfupdate deployment for go application
For the past few months FyneLabs has been working on an automated tool to build and distribute Fyne application in the easiest possible way. We released this as Geoffrey, an online tool that can access your application from GitHub or GitLab and in a few clicks build...
Giving Back to the Community
As a company we believe in open source and giving back - the community made Fyne possible, and we are committed to supporting the work. Without each of the > 100 contributors the project would not be what it is today, and we are excited that every engineer at Fyne...
Scotlands Angels back Fyne Labs
The busy life of a startup rarely eases, but we wanted to take a moment to step back and thank the amazing angel investors who trust in our vision. It is a long road ahead to deliver on our ambitious goals but their confidence and support allows us to take the next...
Nomad – An example branded Fyne app
Here at Fyne Labs we wanted to show it's possible to create a professionally designed app in a short amount of time with the Fyne toolkit. But what did we build? We built Nomad, a time zone converter app which allows the user to select and save any number of global...
Self update for your Fyne application!
Fynelabs has been working on solving the problem of distributing applications to multiple platforms. Our first contribution to the Fyne ecosystem to help solve this problem is an updated selfupdate module and fyneselfupdate to integrate it visually in your Fyne...
Open Source Contribution award winners!
Last night at the Digital Technology awards we were thrilled to be announced as the winners of the open source contribution category! All the short-listed companies were very impressive and in our own category we were up against Edinburgh Linux (who build KDE Neon)...
Go GUI Developer Survey Results
Announcing results of the first Go GUI Developer survey. Following the recently released Go Developer Survey 2021 results we are pleased to present the results of the Go GUI developer survey conducted by developers from the Fyne and Gio communities. Highlights: Up to...
Announcing Go GUI Developer Survey
Today a combined group of Fyne and Gio developers have launched a follow up to the Go Developer Survey - the Go GUI Developer Survey. Just like the official surveys, we would like to understand the community of Go developers that are interested in Graphical User...
Easy MQTT application with Fyne
This small blog will introduce you to how easy it is to use Fyne to quickly get a visual and portable go application that connect to the network and IoT devices. For this example application, we will be connecting the application to a MQTT broker which publishes data...
Fyne Labs levels up
This week marks the start of a very exciting time for Fyne Labs and the entire Fyne community. Why is that you ask? Because we now have a fantastic founding team that is dedicated to making a more sustainable future for the Fyne toolkit and related projects. Welcoming...
Be part of the Fyne future!
You heard it right, FyneLabs is recruiting! We are looking for engineers who know Go, Fyne and would like to be more involved in the community and Fyne development. This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in the future of cross-platform...
Keep all your desktop Fyne apps in sync
One of the projects that the Fyne team are discussing for a future release is the option for apps to stay in sync using some cloud service. Such a feature would enable you to start work on a document, drawing or game on one computer, put it down and immediately...
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Happy Christmas from the Fyne Labs team, enjoy this snowflake app during your holiday break.
Introducing Fyne Labs
Introducing Fyne Labs – a company supporting the growth of Fyne and it’s community