I used to use Electron for desktop apps as I already knew JavaScript, HTML and CSS and I was inspired by apps such as Discord, Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Teams, etc.

However, recently I have used Tauri because it results in much lower bundle sizes and has security options to keep users safer. Using the Tauri APIs, my apps interact with the user's filesystem as well as running other applications embedded in the program as what it calls sidecars.

The launcher for Polus.GG: Rewritten was made using Tauri, interacting with the user's filesystem and running sidecars (embedded executables) for downloading and updating the mod. I also used Tauri for my dialogue creator program Chronicle.