Exploring Tauri: A Fresh Approach to Desktop Applications
When it comes to building desktop applications, Electron has long been the go-to choice for developers. However, a new contender is on the rise – Tauri. While Tauri may not have the same level of mainstream adoption as Electron just yet, it is gaining traction in both the commercial and open-source sectors.
Applications like pgMagic, a PostgreSQL GUI client, Payload, a file transfer tool, and Noor, a team chat app, showcase the capabilities of Tauri. These apps are just a glimpse of what can be achieved with this innovative framework.
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Which is better: Tauri or Electron?
While Electron continues to dominate the desktop application development landscape, Tauri presents a compelling alternative. Electron is known for its system integration and rich GUI, but criticisms regarding its memory consumption and binary size are valid.
Tauri, on the other hand, is built from the ground up to be more efficient in terms of disk space and memory usage. However, adopting Tauri means embracing Rust, a newer programming language with a growing ecosystem. Developers interested in Tauri must be willing to work with both Rust and JavaScript for the backend and frontend, respectively.