--- title: Tauri tutorial: build a desktop app with web technologies description: A step-by-step guide to building a desktop notes app using Tauri 2, combining a web frontend (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) with a Rust backend. Covers project setup,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/tauri-tutorial-build-a-desktop-app-with-web-technologies-ijnx4nydb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Tauri tutorial: build a desktop app with web technologies | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step guide to building a desktop notes app using Tauri 2, combining a web frontend (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) with a Rust backend. 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