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What is Tauri in Rust?
Tauri is an open-source framework for building lightweight, secure, and high-performance desktop (and mobile) applications. It’s primarily written in Rust for the backend, which handles core logic, system interactions, and security, while allowing you to use any web technology (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript) for the frontend. This makes it a popular choice for developers who want to leverage web skills without the overhead of traditional tools like Electron, resulting in much smaller app binaries (often under 10MB).
Key Features:
- Cross-Platform: Supports building for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS from a single codebase.
- Security-Focused: Rust’s memory safety and Tauri’s permission model minimize vulnerabilities; no full browser engine means less attack surface.
- Frontend Flexibility: Works with frameworks like React, Vue, Svelte, or even vanilla JS—whatever compiles to web assets.
- Rust Integration: The backend uses Rust crates for tasks like file I/O, networking, or database access, with easy invocation from the frontend via a secure API.
- Small Footprint: Apps are fast and resource-efficient compared to alternatives, thanks to using the system’s native webview.
Tauri is especially appealing in the Rust ecosystem for creating native-feeling apps without sacrificing developer productivity. It’s actively maintained, with version 2.0 introducing better mobile support and performance tweaks.
For more details, check the official docs or GitHub repo.
Official Tauri Site
Tauri GitHub Repository
Tauri on Wikipedia