
Tauri Has a Free Framework for Desktop Apps — 10x Smaller Than Electron
Your Electron app is 200MB. The same app built with Tauri is 20MB. What is Tauri? Tauri lets you build desktop apps using web technologies (HTML, CSS, JS) with a Rust backend. Instead of bundling Chromium like Electron, it uses the OS's native webview — making apps dramatically smaller and faster. Why Developers Are Leaving Electron 1. Tiny Bundle Size App Type Electron Tauri Hello World 180MB 3MB Todo App 195MB 8MB Complex App 250MB+ 15-30MB Tauri uses the system's WebView (WebView2 on Windows, WebKit on macOS/Linux). 2. Rust Backend Power #[tauri::command] fn read_file ( path : String ) -> Result < String , String > { std :: fs :: read_to_string ( & path ) .map_err (| e | e .to_string ()) } #[tauri::command] fn calculate_hash ( data : String ) -> String { use sha2 ::{ Sha256 , Digest }; let result = Sha256 :: digest ( data .as_bytes ()); format! ( "{:x}" , result ) } // Call from frontend import { invoke } from ' @tauri-apps/api/core ' ; const content = await invoke ( ' read_file ' ,
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