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TinyGo
Compile Go programs for microcontrollers and WebAssembly with TinyGo, an LLVM-based command-line compiler. This download is the Windows x64 ZIP package.
- Operating system
- Windows 10 documented by the publisher; no exact Windows build minimum stated
- Architecture
- x64 (amd64)
- Download package
- ZIP archive
TinyGo 0.44.0; Go 1.25–1.27 per official matrix. Extract and add bin to PATH. Binaryen is required for Windows WASM/WASI; flashing dependencies vary by board.
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What is TinyGo?
TinyGo is an alternative Go compiler for projects aimed at small devices and WebAssembly runtimes. It uses LLVM and provides target-specific build and flash commands, making it useful when you want to write Go for a supported microcontroller or produce WASM/WASI output rather than a conventional desktop application.
The Windows download is a ZIP archive, not a graphical installer. The publisher describes extracting its tinygo folder to C:\ and adding C:\tinygo\bin to PATH. A separate supported Go toolchain is required: the compatibility matrix lists Go 1.25 through 1.27 for this TinyGo series. Windows WebAssembly/WASI work also requires Binaryen, and some boards need additional flashing tools.
TinyGo is not a drop-in guarantee for every Go project. Standard-library imports can succeed even when particular functions or types remain unsupported. Check your target board and dependencies before choosing it. The screenshot shows the publisher’s allocation-report workflow in Go’s browser-based coverage viewer; it is not a native TinyGo editor.
What it offers
- Compile Go for supported microcontrollers using an LLVM-based toolchain.
- Produce WebAssembly for browser and WASI environments.
- Build and flash supported boards with target-specific command-line commands.
- Inspect heap-allocation locations through -print-allocs output and Go’s coverage viewer.
Good to know
- Not every Go program or standard-library function is supported.
- Requires a separate compatible Go installation; Windows WASM/WASI compilation also needs Binaryen.
- Some boards require additional flashing utilities; this ZIP is not a one-click IDE installer.
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Sources
References used for this listing. Retrieval dates do not indicate hands-on testing.
- TinyGo - Download ↗Retrieved
- TinyGo — Go compiler for small places ↗Retrieved
- Windows | TinyGo ↗Retrieved
- Go compatibility matrix | TinyGo ↗Retrieved
- Release 0.44.0 · tinygo-org/tinygo ↗Retrieved
- TinyGo project README — scope and license ↗Retrieved
- Packages supported by TinyGo | TinyGo ↗Retrieved
- TinyGo 0.41 - The Big Release | TinyGo ↗Retrieved
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