Add System Tray to Tauri App | Show/Hide/Quit Menu Tutorial

Learn how to add a system tray icon to your Tauri desktop application! In this tutorial, you'll build a menubar app with Show, Hide, and Quit functionality using React, TypeScript, and Rust. What you'll learn: • Enable the tray-icon feature in Cargo.toml • Create tray menu items (Show, Hide, Quit) • Use TrayIconBuilder to create the tray icon • Handle menu events to control window visibility • Build apps that run in the background Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:08 - Prerequisites Check 0:27 - Project Setup 0:52 - Enable Tray Feature 1:13 - Configure Rust Backend 1:59 - Add Tray Icon 2:20 - App Demo 2:45 - End Tech Stack: • Tauri 2.0 • React 19 + TypeScript • Rust Key Code: Enable tray in Cargo.toml: tauri = { version = "2", features = ["tray-icon"] } Create tray menu: let show = tauri::menu::MenuItem::with_id(app, "show", "Show", true, None); let hide = tauri::menu::MenuItem::with_id(app, "hide", "Hide", true, None); let quit = tauri::menu::MenuItem::with_id(app, "quit", "Quit", true, None); Build tray icon: tauri::tray::TrayIconBuilder::new() .menu(menu) .on_menu_event(handler) .build(app) Resources: • Tauri Docs: https://tauri.app • System Tray Guide: https://tauri.app/develop/system-tray/ Tip: Don't forget to add "use tauri::Manager;" for window access! #Tauri #Rust #React #DesktopApp #SystemTray #Menubar #TypeScript #Tutorial #Programming