## Supported projects

The following projects can be used to implement Golang applications using the YugabyteDB YSQL and YCQL APIs.

| Project | Documentation and Guides | Latest Driver Version | Supported YugabyteDB Version |
| ------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------ | ---------------------|
| YugabyteDB PGX Driver [Recommended] | [Documentation](yb-pgx/)<br /> [Reference](yb-pgx-reference/) | [v4](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/yugabyte/pgx/) | 2.8 and above |
| PGX Driver | [Documentation](pgx/)<br />[Reference](pgx-reference/) | [v4](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/jackc/pgx/) | 2.8 and above |
| PQ Driver | [Documentation](pq/)<br />[Reference](pq-reference/) | [v1.10.2](https://github.com/lib/pq/releases/tag/v1.10.2/) | 2.6 and above |
| YugabyteDB Go Driver for YCQL | [Documentation](ycql) | [3.16.3](https://github.com/yugabyte/gocql) | |

| Project | Documentation and Guides | Example Apps |
| ------- | ------------------------ | ------------- |
| GORM [Recommended] | [Documentation](gorm/) <br/> [Hello World](../orms/go/ysql-gorm)| [GORM App](https://github.com/YugabyteDB-Samples/orm-examples/tree/master/golang/gorm) |
| GO-PG | [Documentation](pg/) | |

Learn how to establish a connection to a YugabyteDB database and begin basic CRUD operations by referring to [Connect an app](yb-pgx/) or [Use an ORM](gorm/).

## Prerequisites

To develop Golang applications for YugabyteDB, you need the following:

- **Go**

  Install the latest Go (1.16 or later) on your system.

  Run `go --version` in a terminal to check your version of Go. To install Go, visit [Go Downloads](https://golang.org/dl/).

- **Create a Go project**

  For ease-of-use, use an integrated development environment (IDE) such as Visual Studio. To download and install Visual Studio, visit the [Visual Studio Downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) page.

- **YugabyteDB cluster**

  - Create a free cluster on YugabyteDB Aeon. Refer to [Use a cloud cluster](/stable/quick-start-yugabytedb-managed/). Note that YugabyteDB Aeon requires SSL.
  - Alternatively, set up a standalone YugabyteDB cluster by following the steps in [Install YugabyteDB](/stable/quick-start/macos/).

## Next step

[Connect an app](yb-pgx/)