Tauri Has a Free Rust-Based Framework for Building Lightweight Desktop Apps

Tauri builds desktop apps with web technologies and a Rust backend. Apps are 10x smaller than Electron — around 600KB.

What You Get for Free

• Tiny bundles — 600KB vs Electron 60MB
• Rust backend — fast, memory-safe
• Any frontend — React, Vue, Svelte
• System tray — native OS integration
• Auto-update — built-in updater
• Multi-platform — Windows, macOS, Linux

Call Rust from JS

#[tauri::command]
fn greet(name: &str) -> String {
    format!("Hello, {}!", name)
}

import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
const msg = await invoke('greet', { name: 'World' });

Tauri vs Electron

Feature	Tauri	Electron
Size	600KB	60MB
Memory	Low	High
Backend	Rust	Node.js

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Need desktop apps? Check my work on GitHub or email [e-mail] for consulting.