# Tauri

> Tauri (v2, CLI 2.12.4 Oct 2026, ~112k stars) builds desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux, plus iOS and Android, from any HTML/JS/CSS front end with a Rust core. It renders with the OS web view (WebView2 on Windows, WebKit on macOS and Linux), so apps stay far smaller and lighter than Electron apps, which ship their own Chromium. Built-in bundler for .exe/.msi/.dmg/.deb/.AppImage, self-updater, tray icons and notifications. MIT or Apache-2.0. A library for developers, not an end-user app.

- Repository: https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri
- Official docs: https://v2.tauri.app/start/
- Checked: 2026-10-22

## What it replaces
Nothing people pay for: a free tool, listed because people search for it.

## Used in these builds
- [Coding agents with a browser](https://repoquarry.dev/builds/agents-with-a-browser.md): App window

## Facts, with sources

| Question | Status | Answer | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs on my machine? | Confirmed | Yes; you build and run the apps on your own machine, and they ship as normal installers | https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#features | 2026-10-22 |
| Code licence | Confirmed | MIT or Apache-2.0 (your choice); the logo is CC-BY-NC-ND | https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#licenses | 2026-10-22 |
| Model weights licence | Confirmed | No separate model weights | https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#readme | 2026-10-22 |
| Commercial use | Confirmed | Yes, MIT or Apache-2.0; you can ship paid apps built with it (don't reuse the Tauri logo) | https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#licenses | 2026-10-22 |
| Paid services needed? | Confirmed | None required | https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#readme | 2026-10-22 |
| Hardware | Partial | No minimum hardware documented; Tauri builds small native binaries that use the system webview (WebView2, WKWebView, WebKitGTK) instead of bundling a browser engine | https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#readme | 2026-10-22 |
| Operating systems | Confirmed | Windows 10+, macOS 10.15+, Linux (webkit2gtk 4.1, e.g. Ubuntu 22.04), plus iOS and Android | https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri#platforms | 2026-10-22 |
| Setup effort | Confirmed | Medium; install Rust and the OS prerequisites (on Windows the Microsoft C++ Build Tools and WebView2), then npm create tauri-app | https://v2.tauri.app/start/prerequisites/ | 2026-10-22 |


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