# Tauri
URL: https://wwadd.dev/tools/tauri · Official site: https://tauri.app
Kind: Cross-platform desktop framework · License: Open source · Last verified: 2026-09-28

Builds desktop (and mobile) apps from a web frontend plus a Rust backend. It uses the operating system's own webview instead of bundling Chromium, so installers are far smaller than Electron's.

Reach for it when:
- Lightweight desktop tools
- Shipping an existing web UI as a native app

Worth knowing: Rendering varies slightly per OS because each platform's webview differs — test on every target.

Repository: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri
Recorded SPDX baseline: Apache-2.0