go-rice ☆

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Description:
Easily embed resources like HTML, JS, CSS, images, and templates in Go

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: go embedding web-development assets static-files

Install: brew install go-rice

About:
GoRice is a Go package that provides a simple API for embedding static resources such as HTML templates, JavaScript, CSS, and images directly into your Go application binary. It allows you to treat these files as if they were on disk, while also supporting the `go get` workflow for easy distribution. This tool simplifies deployment by removing external file dependencies.

Key Features:

Embeds HTML, JS, CSS, and image files into Go binaries
Supports both embedded resources and reading from disk for development
Compatible with the standard `go get` command
Provides an `http.FileServer` compatible interface

Use Cases:

Distributing single-file Go web applications
Packaging command-line tools with embedded templates or assets
Simplifying deployment of web services by removing static file dependencies

Alternatives:

packr – Packr is a similar tool but often requires a separate CLI step, whereas go.rice focuses on standard Go tooling.
go:embed – The standard library `embed` package (Go 1.16+) offers native embedding, making external tools like go.rice less necessary for new projects.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 11, 2025 12:01pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	2cff65d6