Tauri macOS Spotlight Example

This is an example project that shows how to create a macOS Spotlight app using Tauri.

Tauri 2.0 RC is now live! The v2 branch includes a newer implementation of the spotlight app.

Check out the file-upload branch for an example of the spotlight app, now featuring file upload functionality. See it in action here.

This template is based on Tauri + React + Typescript template. It should help get you started developing with Tauri, React and Typescript in Vite.

Prerequisites

• Node.js
• Tauri CLI

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/ahkohd/tauri-macos-spotlight-example.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd tauri-macos-spotlight-example

3. Run the demo

pnpm install
pnpm tauri dev

4. Press Cmdk to toggle the spotlight window

Recommended IDE Setup

• VS Code + Tauri + rust-analyzer

Related

The following are related to this project:

• tauri-nspanel: Tauri plugin to convert a window to panel.
• tauri-plugin-spotlight: Tauri plugin that provides a MacOS Spotlight-like search functionality for Tauri windows.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.