I Rebuilt a Redis GUI on Tauri. The Installer Is 7.9 MB. Here's What It Cost Me.
I keep three Redis GUIs installed: Another Redis Desktop Manager, TinyRDM, and the official RedisInsight. Two of the three are Electron, and those are the heavy ones: ARDM's Windows installer is 59 MB and it sits at 230 MB RSS on my machine once connected; the official RedisInsight is Electron too — its Windows installer is 110 MB. TinyRDM, which uses the system WebView just like Tauri does…
The author of this article discusses the benefits and costs of rebuilding a Redis GUI using Tauri compared to using Electron-based frameworks. Three Redis GUIs are mentioned: RedisME (Tauri), TinyRDM (Wails with system WebView), and the official RedisInsight (Electron). The author argues that a Redis GUI does not require the same level of consistency and maturity found in Electron-based applications, making the larger size and memory usage of Electron unnecessary.
Tauri uses the system WebView, resulting in a smaller installer size (7.9 MB) and faster cold start times (under two seconds). However, the author also highlights several challenges with Tauri, such as different rendering engines across platforms, longer build times, dependency installation on Linux, and fewer ready-made plugins.
Despite these issues, the author believes the benefits of using Tauri outweigh the costs for a Redis GUI.
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