Modern Desktop App Template
Modern Desktop App Template is a free, open-source starter template built with React. Tauri v2 & React v19 boilerplate for a modern desktop application. It has 368 GitHub stars and is released under the CC0-1.0 license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.
github.com/elibroftw/modern-desktop-app-template (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub template
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- Actively maintained
Get started
Use this template creates your own GitHub repository from it. To work locally, copy the files with degit (no git history) or clone the repository.
npx degit elibroftw/modern-desktop-app-template my-site
cd my-site
npm install # then run the dev script from the READMEgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elibroftw/modern-desktop-app-template.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Modern Desktop App Template
Tauri and React boilerplate for a modern desktop application. Not a project nor a substitute tutorial for my video tutorials. I didn't use yew (wasm) since its component libraries are not to the calibre of existing React component libraries.
Built with
- React
- TypeScript
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What is Modern Desktop App Template?
Modern Desktop App Template is a free, open-source starter template built with React. Tauri v2 & React v19 boilerplate for a modern desktop application. It has 368 GitHub stars and is released under the CC0-1.0 license, and GitHub's Use this template button creates your own copy in one click.
How do I use Modern Desktop App Template?
Click Use this template on GitHub to create your own repository from it with a fresh history, or copy the files locally with npx degit elibroftw/modern-desktop-app-template my-site. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Modern Desktop App Template for commercial projects?
Yes. Modern Desktop App Template is released under the CC0-1.0 license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.
Is Modern Desktop App Template maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 24, 2026. Its latest release is v0.2.3. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.