Is freebuff-desktop free?

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Is freebuff-desktop still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 2 months ago.

How widely used is freebuff-desktop?

New, little track record. 0 stars, 2 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

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How to install freebuff-desktop on Windows (Ahojcus/freebuff-desktop) · gitmanual

How to install on Windows

Ahojcus/freebuff-desktop

Rainmeter-style Windows widget overlay built with Tauri 2 - draggable desktop widgets with system stats, now-playing media, and quick files

Node.jsTauriVite

Before you start

Is it free?: UnclearGitHub found no license file, so check the README before reusing the code.
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 2 months ago.
How widely used?: New, little track record0 stars, 2 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 0
Activity: Updated 2 months ago

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Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it runs on Windows

You'll build it yourself with Node.js, Rust.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

4 steps on Windows

Download setup.ps1

Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

Needs Git: winget install Git.Git

git clone https://github.com/Ahojcus/freebuff-desktop.git
cd freebuff-desktop

Install the required runtimes

Node.js LTS (no version pinned), Rust stable

winget install CoreyButler.NVMforWindows
nvm install lts
nvm use lts
winget install Rustlang.Rustup

3
Install dependencies
```
npm ci
```
4
Run it
```
npm run tauri dev
```

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Parts list

1×Node.js LTS (no version pinned)runtime
1×Rust stableruntime
1×npm package manager

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Good to know

Tauri desktop app: it also needs Tauri's system prerequisites (Xcode Command Line Tools on macOS, WebView2 and the C++ build tools on Windows, webkit2gtk on Linux). See https://tauri.app/start/prerequisites/
Nested projects: src-tauri/Cargo.toml

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Branch: master

package.json scripts (6)

devvite
buildtsc && vite build
previewvite preview
tauritauri
tauri:devtauri dev
tauri:buildtauri build

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