---
title: "Porting a cross-platform GUI application to Rust"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/porting-a-cross-platform-gui-application-to-rust-i9ghjyemc
source_url: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2024/04/porting-a-cross-platform-gui-application-to-rust/
type: article
source: "Mozilla Hacks"
published: 2024-04-23T19:10:16.830Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:15:49.869Z
tags: ["rust", "firefox"]
reading_time: 18
upvotes: 3
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Porting a cross-platform GUI application to Rust

**[Mozilla Hacks](https://daily.dev/sources/hacks)** · 18 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This post details the approach taken to rewrite the crash reporter in Rust. It discusses the reasons for the rewrite, the unique requirements of the crash reporter, and the UI implementations used.

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daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://hacks.mozilla.org/2024/04/porting-a-cross-platform-gui-application-to-rust/>

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