# Tauri

Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop and mobile applications with a web frontend.

Repository: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tauri
Homepage: https://tauri.app
Language: Rust
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: rust, webview, high-performance, desktop-app, mobile-app, native-app, web-frontend
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:03:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 79, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2608, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 63, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 466}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 110586, forks 3895 (observed 2026-08-28T04:12:23.848773+00:00)

## What it is
Tauri is a Rust-based framework for building small, fast, and secure desktop and mobile applications using any web frontend (HTML, JS, CSS). It renders UI through the system webview (WKWebView, WebView2, WebKitGTK) and provides a Rust backend binary with APIs, app bundling, and a built-in self-updater.

## Use cases
- build a cross-platform desktop app with a web frontend
- package a web app as a native macOS, Windows, and Linux application
- build a mobile app with web UI and Rust backend
- find a lightweight Electron alternative with smaller binaries
- bundle installers like dmg, deb, AppImage, and msi
- add native system tray and notifications to a web-based app
- ship auto-updating desktop applications

## When to choose
- you want tiny, fast binaries compared to Electron
- you want to reuse web frontend skills or frameworks
- you need desktop and mobile targets from one codebase
- you prefer a Rust backend with a secure IPC API

## When to avoid
- you need full Chromium consistency across platforms instead of system webviews
- your team has no Rust experience for backend logic
- you need deep native mobile features beyond the plugin ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: desktop-framework, mobile-framework, web-framework, gui, sdk
- domain: cross-platform, web-development, desktop-applications, mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: rust, cross-platform, windows
- tags: webview, system-webview, app-bundler, electron-alternative, native-apps, self-updater, macos, linux, android, ios

## Member repositories
- tauri-apps/tauri (main) score 92
- tauri-apps/awesome-tauri (docs) score 77
- tauri-apps/wry (backend) score 98
- tauri-apps/cargo-mobile2 (backend) score 98
- tauri-apps/plugins-workspace (plugin) score 93
- tauri-apps/create-tauri-app (plugin) score 96
- tauri-apps/tauri-action (infra) score 92
- tauri-apps/tauri-docs (docs) score 77
- tauri-apps/window-vibrancy (plugin) score 88

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.848773+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:12:05.809808+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri (fetched 2026-08-28T04:12:23.848773+00:00, sha bb41f6525212)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.