# Modern Desktop App Template (Other)

> 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.

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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/elibroftw/modern-desktop-app-template |
| Built with | React, TypeScript |
| Live demo | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmWYh0f8jKSjt9VC5sq2T3mFETasG2p2L |
| GitHub template repository | yes (Use this template) |
| GitHub stars | 368 |
| License | CC0-1.0 |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Official | no |
| Category | Other |
| Latest release | v0.2.3 (Dec 28, 2022) |
| Last commit | Aug 24, 2026 |

## Get started

Use this template on GitHub: https://github.com/elibroftw/modern-desktop-app-template/generate

### Copy with degit

```sh
npx degit elibroftw/modern-desktop-app-template my-site
cd my-site
npm install   # then run the dev script from the README
```

### Or clone with git

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/elibroftw/modern-desktop-app-template.git my-site
```

Commercial use depends on the CC0-1.0 license. Sources: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/creating-a-repository-from-a-template, https://github.com/Rich-Harris/degit

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