How do I open a .go file?

On Windows use Visual Studio Code; on macOS use Visual Studio Code; on Linux use Visual Studio Code. Source code in Go, Google's language for servers and command-line tools.

Can I convert a .go file?

Yes. It is usually converted to .exe or .txt, either by exporting from one of the programs listed above or with a format converter.

.go files

.go file

Go Source

Source code in Go, Google's language for servers and command-line tools.

What opens a .go file

Windows: Visual Studio Code, GoLand, Notepad (built in)
macOS: Visual Studio Code, GoLand, TextEdit (built in)
Linux: Visual Studio Code, GoLand, Text Editor (built in)
In a browser: Go Playground

What a .go file is

Go was released by Google in 2009 and is built around fast compilation, simple concurrency and static binaries with no runtime dependencies. A .go file is plain text; go build turns a package into a single executable you can copy to another machine of the same platform and run. Docker, Kubernetes and much modern infrastructure are written in it.

Converting it

A .go file is commonly converted to .exe or .txt. It is a plain text format, so any text editor can open and edit it directly.

Details

Extension: .go
Full name: Go Source
Category: Code and scripts
Created by: Google
Format: Plain text

Common questions

How do I open a .go file?: On Windows use Visual Studio Code; on macOS use Visual Studio Code; on Linux use Visual Studio Code. Source code in Go, Google's language for servers and command-line tools.
What is a .go file?: Go Source. Go was released by Google in 2009 and is built around fast compilation, simple concurrency and static binaries with no runtime dependencies. A .go file is plain text; go build turns a package into a single executable you can copy to another machine of the same platform and run.
Can I convert a .go file?: Yes. It is usually converted to .exe or .txt, either by exporting from one of the programs listed above or with a format converter.

.html — HyperText Markup Language A web page — plain text marked up with tags, rendered by any browser.
.js — JavaScript Source The programming language of the web, in a plain-text file.
.css — Cascading Style Sheet The text file that tells a web page how to look.
.py — Python Source A Python program in plain text — needs the Python interpreter to run.
.java — Java Source Java source code in plain text, compiled to .class files before it runs.
.tsx — TypeScript Source (JSX) TypeScript with embedded JSX markup — the standard file type for React component
.cpp — C++ Source Source code in C++, the language of games, browsers and performance-critical sof
.php — PHP Source Server-side web code — it runs on the server, so browsers never see the source.
.c — C Source Source code in C, the language most operating systems are written in.
.cs — C# Source Source code in C#, Microsoft's language for .NET and Unity games.
.rs — Rust Source Source code in Rust, a systems language with memory safety enforced at compile t
.rb — Ruby Source Source code in Ruby, the language behind Rails and Homebrew.

Sources

Media Types Registry — IANA
Official vendor product documentation — At One Place

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