A minimal cross-platform desktop application built with Tauri, React, and TypeScript. This starter app demonstrates how to build and run a real application using Factory.
Tauri is a framework for building tiny, fast, and secure desktop applications using web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript) alongside a Rust backend. This combination provides:
- Cross-platform compatibility (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- Small bundle sizes
- Native performance
- Enhanced security
- Node.js (v18 or newer)
- Rust
- Platform-specific dependencies:
- Windows: Microsoft Visual Studio C++ Build Tools
- macOS: Xcode Command Line Tools
- Linux: Various packages (see Tauri setup docs)
Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory:
git clone https://github.com/enoreyes/starter-app
cd starter-appInstall dependencies:
npm installRun the desktop application:
npm run tauri:devThis will launch a native desktop window application, not just a browser tab. The first build may take a few minutes as Rust dependencies are compiled.
npm run tauri:dev- Start the desktop application in development modenpm run tauri:build- Build the desktop application for productionnpm test- Run testsnpm run lint- Run linting
starter-app/
├── src/ # Frontend source code (React)
│ ├── App.tsx # Main application component
│ └── backend.ts # Interface to Rust backend
├── src-tauri/ # Rust backend code
│ ├── src/main.rs # Main Rust entry point
│ └── tauri.conf.json # Tauri configuration
└── README.md # This file
After getting the app running, try adding new features or modifying the existing code to see how Tauri works with React and TypeScript.