adding-tauri-splashscreen

Guides the user through adding a Tauri splashscreen, splash screen, loading screen, or startup screen to their application. Covers configuration, custom splash HTML, closing the splash when ready, and styling.

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Repository: dchuk/claude-code-tauri-skills
Last source activity: January 20, 2026 at 23:18
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
  <title>Loading</title>
  <style>
    * {
      margin: 0;
      padding: 0;
      box-sizing: border-box;
    }

    html, body {
      height: 100%;
      overflow: hidden;
      background: transparent;
    }

    .splash-container {
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      height: 100vh;
      background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a1a2e 0%, #16213e 100%);
      border-radius: 12px;
      color: white;
      font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, sans-serif;
    }

    .logo {
      width: 80px;
      height: 80px;
      margin-bottom: 24px;
    }

    .app-name {
      font-size: 24px;
      font-weight: 600;
      margin-bottom: 16px;
    }

    .loading-spinner {
      width: 40px;
      height: 40px;
      border: 3px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
      border-top-color: #4f46e5;
      border-radius: 50%;
      animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
    }

    @keyframes spin {
      to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
    }

    .loading-text {
      margin-top: 16px;
      font-size: 14px;
      color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>
  <div class="splash-container">
    <!-- Replace with your logo -->
    <svg class="logo" viewBox="0 0 100 100" fill="none">
      <circle cx="50" cy="50" r="45" stroke="#4f46e5" stroke-width="4"/>
      <path d="M30 50 L45 65 L70 35" stroke="#4f46e5" stroke-width="4" fill="none"/>
    </svg>
    <div class="app-name">My Application</div>
    <div class="loading-spinner"></div>
    <div class="loading-text">Loading...</div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';

// Helper function for delays
function sleep(seconds: number): Promise<void> {
  return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, seconds * 1000));
}

// Frontend initialization
async function initializeFrontend(): Promise<void> {
  // Perform frontend setup tasks here:
  // - Load configuration
  // - Initialize state management
  // - Set up routing
  // - Preload critical assets

  // Example: simulate initialization time
  await sleep(1);

  // Notify backend that frontend is ready
  await invoke('set_complete', { task: 'frontend' });
}

// Start initialization when DOM is ready
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
  initializeFrontend().catch(console.error);
});

import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';
import { getCurrentWindow } from '@tauri-apps/api/window';

async function initializeFrontend(): Promise<void> {
  // Your initialization logic
  const config = await loadConfig();
  await setupRouter();
  await preloadAssets();

  // Signal completion
  await invoke('set_complete', { task: 'frontend' });
}

// Wait for window to be fully ready
getCurrentWindow().once('tauri://created', () => {
  initializeFrontend();
});

cargo add tokio --features time

use std::sync::Mutex;
use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, State};

// Track initialization state
struct SetupState {
    frontend_task: bool,
    backend_task: bool,
}

impl Default for SetupState {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Self {
            frontend_task: false,
            backend_task: false,
        }
    }
}

// Command to mark tasks complete
#[tauri::command]
async fn set_complete(
    app: AppHandle,
    state: State<'_, Mutex<SetupState>>,
    task: String,
) -> Result<(), String> {
    let mut state = state.lock().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;

    match task.as_str() {
        "frontend" => state.frontend_task = true,
        "backend" => state.backend_task = true,
        _ => return Err(format!("Unknown task: {}", task)),
    }

    // Check if all tasks are complete
    if state.frontend_task && state.backend_task {
        // Close splash and show main window
        if let Some(splash) = app.get_webview_window("splashscreen") {
            splash.close().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
        }

        if let Some(main) = app.get_webview_window("main") {
            main.show().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
            main.set_focus().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
        }
    }

    Ok(())
}

// Backend initialization
async fn setup_backend(app: AppHandle) {
    // IMPORTANT: Use tokio::time::sleep, NOT std::thread::sleep
    // std::thread::sleep blocks the entire async runtime

    // Perform backend initialization:
    // - Database connections
    // - Load configuration
    // - Initialize services

    // Example: simulate work
    tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_secs(2)).await;

    // Mark backend as complete
    if let Some(state) = app.try_state::<Mutex<SetupState>>() {
        let _ = set_complete(
            app.clone(),
            state,
            "backend".to_string(),
        ).await;
    }
}

#[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
pub fn run() {
    tauri::Builder::default()
        .manage(Mutex::new(SetupState::default()))
        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![set_complete])
        .setup(|app| {
            let handle = app.handle().clone();

            // Spawn backend initialization
            tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
                setup_backend(handle).await;
            });

            Ok(())
        })
        .run(tauri::generate_context!())
        .expect("error while running tauri application");
}

{
  "app": {
    "windows": [
      {
        "label": "main",
        "visible": false
      },
      {
        "label": "splashscreen",
        "url": "splashscreen.html",
        "width": 400,
        "height": 300,
        "decorations": false
      }
    ]
  }
}

import { invoke } from '@tauri-apps/api/core';

async function init() {
  // Initialize your app
  await setupApp();

  // Close splash, show main
  await invoke('close_splashscreen');
}

document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', init);

use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager};

#[tauri::command]
async fn close_splashscreen(app: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
    if let Some(splash) = app.get_webview_window("splashscreen") {
        splash.close().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
    }

    if let Some(main) = app.get_webview_window("main") {
        main.show().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
        main.set_focus().map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
    }

    Ok(())
}

#[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
pub fn run() {
    tauri::Builder::default()
        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![close_splashscreen])
        .run(tauri::generate_context!())
        .expect("error while running tauri application");
}

<style>
  .splash-container {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    height: 100vh;
    background: #ffffff;
  }

  .logo {
    width: 120px;
    animation: pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes pulse {
    0%, 100% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
    50% { opacity: 0.7; transform: scale(0.95); }
  }
</style>

<style>
  .progress-container {
    width: 200px;
    height: 4px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    border-radius: 2px;
    overflow: hidden;
    margin-top: 20px;
  }

  .progress-bar {
    height: 100%;
    background: #4f46e5;
    animation: progress 2s ease-in-out infinite;
  }

  @keyframes progress {
    0% { width: 0%; }
    50% { width: 70%; }
    100% { width: 100%; }
  }
</style>

<div class="progress-container">
  <div class="progress-bar"></div>
</div>

<style>
  .splash-container {
    background: #0a0a0a;
    color: #ffffff;
  }

  .logo {
    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 20px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.5));
  }

  .app-name {
    text-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(79, 70, 229, 0.5);
  }
</style>

adding-tauri-splashscreen

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Tauri Splashscreen Implementation

Overview

Configuration

Window Configuration

Tauri Splashscreen Implementation

Overview

Configuration

Window Configuration

Splash Screen HTML

Frontend Setup

TypeScript/JavaScript Implementation

Alternative: Using Window Events

Backend Setup

Add Tokio Dependency

Rust Implementation

Simple Implementation

Configuration

Frontend

Backend

Styling Variations

Minimal Splash

Progress Bar Splash

Dark Theme with Glow

Important Notes

Troubleshooting

name	adding-tauri-splashscreen
description	Guides the user through adding a Tauri splashscreen, splash screen, loading screen, or startup screen to their application. Covers configuration, custom splash HTML, closing the splash when ready, and styling.

adding-tauri-splashscreen

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Tauri Splashscreen Implementation

Overview

Configuration

Window Configuration

Tauri Splashscreen Implementation

Overview

Configuration

Window Configuration

Splash Screen HTML

Frontend Setup

TypeScript/JavaScript Implementation

Alternative: Using Window Events

Backend Setup

Add Tokio Dependency

Rust Implementation

Simple Implementation

Configuration

Frontend

Backend

Styling Variations

Minimal Splash

Progress Bar Splash

Dark Theme with Glow

Important Notes

Troubleshooting