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Builds small, secure desktop and mobile apps from a web frontend and Rust backend using the OS webview.

Builds cross-platform desktop apps with Chromium and Node.js; powers VS Code, Slack, Discord and more.

Go framework for desktop apps with web frontends rendered in native webviews; Go's answer to Electron.

Bun-based desktop framework with a native core, system webview, tiny bundles and delta updates.

Head to head

Metric	Tauri	Electron	Wails	Electrobun
Stars	113k	124k	37k	13.1k
Weekly downloads	4.6M	12.6M	n/a	93k
Download growth	+55%	+72%	n/a	+1%
Popularity score	86/100	90/100	83/100	67/100
Forks	4.2k	17.9k	1.9k	383
Open issues	1.5k	769	395	163
Last commit	5d ago	2d ago	2d ago	today
Latest version	2.12.4	45.3.1	n/a	2.0.6
License	Apache-2.0	MIT	MIT	MIT
First released	2019	2013	2018	2024
Signals	Trending	Trending (detected automatically)Popular	None	New
Listed in	Mobile & Desktop › Desktop Apps with Web Tech	Mobile & Desktop › Desktop Apps with Web Tech	Mobile & Desktop › Desktop Apps with Web Tech	Mobile & Desktop › Desktop Apps with Web Tech

Weekly downloads over time

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