tauri

What problem does it solve?

Developing cross-platform desktop and mobile applications often involves large binaries, security concerns, and complex native integrations. This Skill provides comprehensive guidance for building lightweight, secure, and performant apps using the Tauri framework, allowing you to leverage web technologies for UI and Rust for native capabilities.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Cross-Platform Development: Build native desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) and mobile (Android, iOS) applications from a single Rust codebase with web-based UIs, significantly reducing development effort.
• Security-First Architecture: Leverage Tauri's multi-process model and Principle of Least Privilege for robust, secure applications with minimal attack surface, protecting your app and users.
• Native System Integrations: Seamlessly interact with the operating system for features like file system access, notifications, and system tray management, extending web capabilities to native environments.
• Use Case: Create a desktop utility that needs to access local files, display system notifications, and run a web-based UI, all compiled into a small, secure binary, or develop a mobile app with native camera access using web technologies.

Quick Start

Example: Creating a Tauri Command in Rust

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

In main.rs, register the command

fn main() { tauri::Builder::default() .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![greet]) .run(tauri::generate_context!()) .expect("error while running tauri application"); }