tauri-app-autostart

When to use this skill

ALWAYS use this skill when the user mentions:

• Enabling or disabling app autostart / launch at login
• Platform-specific autostart behavior (macOS Login Items, Windows Registry, Linux XDG autostart)
• User-controlled autostart toggle in app settings

Trigger phrases include:

• "autostart", "startup", "login items", "boot launch", "launch on startup"

How to use this skill

1. Install the autostart plugin and add it to Cargo.toml and tauri.conf.json:
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   cargo add tauri-plugin-autostart
   

2. Register the plugin in your Tauri builder with the desired macro type:
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   use tauri_plugin_autostart::MacosLauncher;
   tauri::Builder::default()
       .plugin(tauri_plugin_autostart::init(
           MacosLauncher::LaunchAgent,
           Some(vec!["--minimized"]),
       ))
   

3. Configure capabilities in src-tauri/capabilities/default.json:
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   { "permissions": ["autostart:allow-enable", "autostart:allow-disable", "autostart:allow-is-enabled"] }
   

4. Toggle autostart from the frontend:
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   import { enable, disable, isEnabled } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-autostart';
   await enable();   // register autostart
   await disable();  // remove autostart
   const status = await isEnabled(); // check current state
   

5. Handle platform differences: macOS uses LaunchAgent or AppleEvent, Windows uses the Registry, Linux uses XDG autostart directories
6. Verify by restarting the system or checking platform-specific autostart entries

Outputs

• Autostart plugin setup with platform-appropriate launcher type
• User-facing toggle for enable/disable with status check
• Platform-specific verification checklist

References

• https://v2.tauri.app/plugin/autostart/

Keywords

tauri autostart, startup, login items, launch on boot, enable disable