RustFrame
Build local-first desktop tools with your frontend stack
What it does
RustFrame is an open-source desktop runtime and CLI for TypeScript and JavaScript teams. Add native windows, embedded SQLite, consent-scoped file access, bounded commands, and cross-platform packaging without turning your app into a Rust project.
Build native macOS, Windows, and Linux workflow tools with TypeScript, embedded SQLite, consent-scoped files, and real installers.
Build local desktop tools in TypeScript or JavaScript. RustFrame owns typed SQLite, consent-scoped machine access, the native window, and real installers—until you decide to eject. RC status: Framework CLI artifacts are public. The initial npm frontend package and signed Research Desk downloads remain open release gates. RustFrame sits between them: a deliberately bounded native substrate for applications whose value lives in local structured data, user-selected files, and repeatable machine workflows. Index documents, search locally, annotate findings, and keep focused reader windows synchronized. Attach a user-approved library, track decisions in SQLite, and export a portable review…from othmaneblial.github.io
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