Development Kit - Tauri Desktop SaaS Starter

A Tauri + Rust foundation for desktop SaaS apps with licensing and Stripe billing

Development Kit - Tauri Desktop SaaS StarterCheck Development Kit - Tauri Desktop SaaS Starter

Best for: Developers building a licensed, offline-first desktop SaaS app on Tauri who want billing and license verification pre-architected.
Skip if: You want a proven, community-tested starter - this project has essentially no adoption yet (0 stars).

Development Kit is a reusable foundation for building desktop SaaS applications with Tauri v2, React, and a Rust/Axum backend. It provides local-first SQLite storage with optional PostgreSQL cloud sync, asymmetric-cryptography license token verification, Stripe billing integration, and enforced architectural boundaries between client and backend meant to be agent-buildable from a PRD.

Pros

Local-first SQLite with cloud Postgres sync is a less common but useful pattern for desktop apps
License token verification via asymmetric cryptography is built in, not left as an exercise
Stripe billing already integrated for a desktop app context
Extensive documentation (CONTEXT.md, ADRs, PRDs) for an agent-buildable structure

Cons

Brand new with zero GitHub stars/forks - unproven and unverified in production
Rust/Axum backend plus Tauri adds real complexity versus a simpler desktop starter
License terms weren't visible - confirm before using commercially