How to Set Up NextJS with Tauri

📰 Dev.to · Song Yang

Learn to set up NextJS with Tauri for building small-sized desktop applications

intermediate Published 29 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Install Node.js and a code editor to start the project
  2. Create a new NextJS project using the command 'npx create-next-app my-app'
  3. Install Tauri using the command 'npm install -g @tauri-apps/cli'
  4. Initialize a new Tauri project using the command 'npx tauri new'
  5. Configure Tauri to work with NextJS by updating the 'tauri.conf.json' file
  6. Run the application using the command 'npm run tauri dev'
Who Needs to Know This

Frontend developers and desktop application developers can benefit from this tutorial to create desktop applications with NextJS and Tauri

Key Insight

💡 NextJS and Tauri can be used together to build small-sized desktop applications

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