tauri-plugin-prevent-default

Disable default browser shortcuts in your Tauri app, e.g. F3 or Ctrl+J.

Install

Install the plugin by adding the following to your Cargo.toml file:

[dependencies]
tauri-plugin-prevent-default = 0.2

Enable the required permissions:

src-tauri/capabilities/prevent-default.json

{
  "identifier": "prevent-default",
  "windows": ["*"],
  "permissions": ["prevent-default:default"]
}

OPTIONAL: Install the JavaScript package with your preferred package manager:

pnpm add tauri-plugin-prevent-default

Installing the JavaScript package is completely optional. Its only purpose is to provide a way to set simple listeners using JavaScript. event:allow-listen should be added to the capabilities file if you decide to use it.

Usage

Register the plugin with Tauri:

src-tauri/src/main.rs

tauri::Builder::default()
  .plugin(tauri_plugin_prevent_default::init())
  .run(tauri::generate_context!())
  .expect("error while running tauri application");

You can also use flags to determine which shortcuts the plugin should disable. By default, it will disable all of them.

use tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Flags;

let prevent = tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Builder::new()
  .with_flags(Flags::CONTEXT_MENU | Flags::PRINT | Flags::DOWNLOADS)
  .build();

tauri::Builder::default()
  .plugin(prevent)
  .run(tauri::generate_context!())
  .expect("error while running tauri application");

Disable all but a few:

use tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Flags;

// This will disable all shortcuts, except `FIND` and `RELOAD`.
tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Builder::new()
  .with_flags(Flags::all().difference(Flags::FIND | Flags::RELOAD))
  .build()

Disable only keyboard shortcuts:

use tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Flags;

tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Builder::new()
  .with_flags(Flags::keyboard())
  .build()

Disable custom shortcuts:

use tauri_plugin_prevent_default::KeyboardShortcut;
use tauri_plugin_prevent_default::ModifierKey::{CtrlKey, ShiftKey};

tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Builder::new()
  .shortcut(KeyboardShortcut::new("F12"))
  .shortcut(KeyboardShortcut::with_modifiers("E", &[CtrlKey, ShiftKey]))
  .build();

Set a custom event listener:

use tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Flags;

tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Builder::new()
  .on_flag_event(Flags::CONTEXT_MENU, |window| {
     println!("context menu triggered on window {}", window.label());
  })
 .build();

Keep certain shortcuts enabled only when in dev mode:

fn main() {
  tauri::Builder::default()
    .plugin(prevent_default())
    .run(tauri::generate_context!())
    .expect("error while running tauri application");
}

#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
fn prevent_default() -> tauri::plugin::TauriPlugin<tauri::Wry> {
  use tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Flags;

  tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Builder::new()
    .with_flags(Flags::all().difference(Flags::DEV_TOOLS | Flags::RELOAD))
    .build()
}

#[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
fn prevent_default() -> tauri::plugin::TauriPlugin<tauri::Wry> {
  tauri_plugin_prevent_default::Builder::new().build()
}

Note

The plugin should work fine on Windows, but there are still tests to be done on MacOS and Linux. If you encounter any problems on these platforms, please open an issue.

Contributing

If there is any other shortcuts that I can include in the plugin, please let me know!