# Tauri Modern Desktop App Starter Kit

Minimal Tauri v2 + React + shadcn desktop app starter with tray and autostart

https://topboilerplates.com/tauri-modern-desktop-app-starter-kit

Framework: Tauri | Pricing: Free

## Verdict

Best for: Developers who want a minimal, easy-to-customize Tauri v2 desktop app starter with tray icon and autostart already wired.

Skip if: You need a widely-adopted, actively-maintained starter with a real community - this is a small hobby project with no GitHub stars yet.

## Description

This is a free, MIT-licensed starter template for building desktop apps with Tauri v2, React and Vite. It comes with a custom titlebar, shadcn-based VS Code-like color styling, a system tray icon with minimize-to-tray, OS autostart toggling, and native notification support, aimed at developers who want a lightweight, easy-to-customize base rather than a heavyweight framework.

## Pros and cons

+ Simple, minimal project structure that's easy to understand and customize

+ Practical desktop-specific niceties included: system tray, minimize-to-tray, OS autostart, custom titlebar

+ Modern stack - Tauri v2, React, Vite, shadcn/ui

- Very small, unproven project with zero GitHub stars and no community validation

- Hasn't been updated in several months as of this review

- No auth, backend, or app-level scaffolding - purely a desktop shell starting point

## Features

- dark-mode
- open-source
- mit-licensed
- free-tier

## Stack

- TypeScript
- Tailwind
- shadcn/ui

## Links

- Website: https://topboilerplates.com/go/tauri-modern-desktop-app-starter-kit
- GitHub: https://github.com/DaksshDev/tauri-modern-desktop-app-starter-kit

## Alternatives

- [IndieKit](https://topboilerplates.com/indiekit)
- [Carrot Seed](https://topboilerplates.com/carrot-seed)
- [ShipFast](https://topboilerplates.com/shipfast)