Tutorial
Tauri Course
A practical course for building secure, lightweight desktop and mobile-ready apps with web technologies and Rust using Tauri.
Chapters
01
01 - Introduction to Tauri
02
02 - Environment Setup
03
03 - Project Structure
04
04 - Frontend ↔ Backend Bridge
05
05 - Commands and State Management
06
06 - Window Management
07
07 - Menus, Tray, and Shortcuts
08
08 - Native Capabilities
09
09 - Security and Hardening
10
10 - Storage, Updates, and Config
11
11 - Testing and Debugging
12
12 - Performance and Optimization
13
13 - Packaging, Signing, and Release
14
14 - Mobile and Ecosystem
15
15 - Production Checklist
About this tutorial
A practical course for building secure, lightweight desktop (and mobile-ready) apps with web technologies and Rust using Tauri.
Contents
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| 01-introduction.md | What Tauri is, where it fits, and how it compares to Electron |
| 02-environment-setup.md | Install prerequisites and create your first Tauri app |
| 03-project-structure.md | Understand src-tauri, frontend code, config, and build flow |
| 04-frontend-backend-bridge.md | Use invoke, events, and channels between UI and Rust |
| 05-commands-and-state.md | Build commands, managed state, and error handling |
| 06-window-management.md | Control windows, lifecycle events, and multi-window patterns |
| 07-menus-tray-and-shortcuts.md | App menus, system tray, and global shortcuts |
| 08-native-capabilities.md | Filesystem, dialogs, notifications, shell, and OS integration |
| 09-security-and-hardening.md | Permissions, CSP, allowlists, validation, and secure patterns |
| 10-storage-updates-and-config.md | Persist data, app config, migrations, and updates |
| 11-testing-and-debugging.md | Unit, integration, and end-to-end tests plus debugging workflows |
| 12-performance-and-optimization.md | Startup time, binary size, frontend performance, and profiling |
| 13-packaging-signing-and-release.md | Build installers, sign artifacts, and ship cross-platform releases |
| 14-mobile-and-ecosystem.md | Mobile support, plugin ecosystem, and long-term project strategy |
| 15-production-checklist.md | Checklist before shipping and maintaining your app |
Prerequisites
- Basic HTML/CSS/JavaScript (or TypeScript)
- Basic command line usage
- Rust fundamentals (ownership/borrowing knowledge is helpful)
Quick Start
- Complete setup in 02-environment-setup.md
- Learn app structure in 03-project-structure.md
- Build your first useful command in 05-commands-and-state.md
- Secure your app with 09-security-and-hardening.md
- Ship with 13-packaging-signing-and-release.md