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Version: v2.0.0

Frameless Applications

Wails supports application that have no frames. This can be achieved by using the frameless field in Application Options.

Wails offers a simple solution for dragging the window: Any HTML element that has the CSS style --wails-draggable:drag will act as a "drag handle". This property applies to all child elements. If you need to indicate that a nested element should not drag, then use the attribute '--wails-draggable:no-drag' on that element.

<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/main.css" />
</head>

<body style="--wails-draggable:drag">
<div id="logo"></div>
<div id="input" style="--wails-draggable:no-drag">
<input id="name" type="text" />
<button onclick="greet()">Greet</button>
</div>
<div id="result"></div>

<script src="/main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

For some projects, using a CSS variable may not be possible due to dynamic styling. In this case, you can use the CSSDragProperty and CSSDragValue application options to define a property and value that will be used to indicate draggable regions:

main.go
package main

import (
"embed"

"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2"
"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/options"
)

//go:embed all:frontend/dist
var assets embed.FS

func main() {
// Create an instance of the app structure
app := NewApp()

// Create application with options
err := wails.Run(&options.App{
Title: "alwaysontop",
Width: 1024,
Height: 768,
Assets: assets,
Frameless: true,
CSSDragProperty: "widows",
CSSDragValue: "1",
Bind: []interface{}{
app,
},
})

if err != nil {
println("Error:", err)
}
}
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" name="viewport" />
<title>alwaysontop</title>
</head>
<body style="widows: 1">
<div id="app"></div>
<script src="./src/main.js" type="module"></script>
</body>
</html>
Fullscreen

If you allow your application to go fullscreen, this drag functionality will be disabled.