Tauri Apps without Rust? Write Your Backend in Javascript
TL;DR I wrote Tauri-specific rust bindings for BareKit as a Tauri plugin so you can write your backend in javascript without touching rust at all (o…
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I built a Markdown editor under 10MB because Obsidian felt too heavy
I love writing in Markdown. What I don't love is opening a 200MB+ Electron app just to jot down a note. So I built Markify - a desktop Markdown edit…
One Vue app, three homes: desktop with Tauri, Android with Capacitor, and the web
I wanted a Reddit client that lived on my desktop and my phone — without maintaining two separate apps. So I built one Vue app and gave it three hom…
I set out to build the app that would save the world. Embedding YouTube turned out to be the easy 10%.
I set out to build the app that would save the world. Reader, it does not save the world. What it actually does is sit in a small always-on-top wind…
I got tired of heavyweight Markdown editors, so I built one in Rust + Tauri that doesn't ship a browser
TL;DR: I wanted a Markdown editor that just opens instantly and gets out of the way. Nothing quite fit, so I built Bokuchi with Tauri v2 + Rust + Re…
How I Built a Real-Time Windows RAM Optimizer in Rust & Tauri v2
Many memory cleaner utilities on Windows rely on placebo tricks—forcing artificial allocation spikes that trigger Windows pageouts while causing hea…
Building a desktop client for an AI coding agent
Lessons from wrapping grok-build — the architecture, the traps, and why we picked Tauri over Electron. TL;DR grok-build is xAI's open-source Rust co…
I built the cross-platform Nostr desktop client I always wanted
Why I spent a year building Vega — a Tauri-based Nostr client with an embedded relay, Lightning zaps, and first-class long-form writing. Most Nostr…
Reverse-engineering an MMO Aion 2's network protocol to build a real-time DPS meter (Rust + Tauri)
Disclosure: this is a write-up about my own side project — a combat analytics tool for AION 2. No affiliation with the game's publisher. Links at th…
Open Science Desktop: A Local-First Experimental Tool for AI Research
The launch of Open Science Desktop marks a notable entry into the AI research tool space, positioning itself as a local-first, model-agnostic workbe…
Sprint 9 closed: Desktop MVP
Sprint 9 is closed . The goal was to ship the first desktop shell over Meronq's existing packages — a native window that connects a project, shows i…
Bundling a CLI Binary as a Tauri v2 Sidecar: Lessons from Building a Desktop App
When you build a desktop app with Tauri v2 , sooner or later you'll hit a question: how do I bundle and manage an external CLI binary inside my app?…
Why I Built my Own Suite of Android Tools for macOS in Rust
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air (Intel). Every tool in my suite has to earn its place on this machine—if it can't run lean here, it doesn…
lopdf vs pdfium in Rust — What I Learned Building a PDF App
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. I built Hiyoko PDF Vault…
MTP File Transfer in Rust on macOS — Why I Wrote My Own Stack
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. HiyokoMTP transfers file…
Conflict Resolution in a Bidirectional Sync App — How I Handle the Hard Cases
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. HiyokoAutoSync does bidi…
USB Hotplug Detection in Rust on macOS — Reacting to Device Connect/Disconnect
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. HiyokoAutoSync and Hiyok…
Hardware Video Compression in Rust on macOS — ffmpeg with VideoToolbox
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. HiyokoAutoSync optionall…
APK Install and App Manager in Rust + Tauri — Building ADB Tools
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. HiyokoKit includes APK i…
Building a Floating AI Assistant That Lives in the Corner of Your Screen
If this is useful, a ❤️ helps others find it. All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. HiyokoHelper is a 360×440px floating window. Always access…
The Dev Tools I Actually Use as a Solo Rust + Tauri Developer in 2026
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. Not a listicle of everyt…
My $0/Month AI Stack as a Solo Mac Dev — What I Actually Use in 2026
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. I've shipped 7 paid Mac…
Storing API Keys Safely in a Tauri App — Don't Just Use LocalStorage
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. Users enter their Gemini…
Product Hunt Launch for an Indie Mac App — What I Did and What Happened
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. I've launched three apps…
Rust Ownership Made Practical — Patterns I Use in Every Tauri App
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. Rust's ownership system…
I Built a Feature That Automatically Switches Android from USB to Wi-Fi — Here's How It Works
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. You plug in your Android…
QuickLook Integration in a Tauri App — Native macOS File Preview
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. HiyokoKit's MTP file man…
Wi-Fi ADB Lies to You: The Silent Disconnect Problem No One Talks About
All results from shipping Mac×Android tools as a solo developer. Tested across multiple Android versions including Android 16. I lost 4 hours to a s…
Tauri v2 State Management: Patterns From 7 Shipped Apps
All patterns tested across 7 shipped Mac apps. No fluff — just the state management approaches that actually work in production Tauri v2 apps. The f…
Tauri Sandbox Permissions — Why Your Command Silently Does Nothing
All tests run on an 8-year-old MacBook Air. All results from shipping 7 Mac apps as a solo developer. No sponsored opinion. The most common Tauri v2…