tauri-plugin-widgets 0.4.3

Tauri plugin for App Widgets on Android, iOS, and macOS (WidgetKit); Windows Widgets Board (Adaptive Cards) + desktop webview; Linux desktop webview with X11 DESKTOP pin.
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title: Guide
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# Guide

**tauri-plugin-widgets** renders home-screen and desktop widgets from one declarative JSON config across Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Linux.

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![From one JSON config to native widget surfaces](/illustrations/guide.jpg)

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App code calls `setWidgetConfig` → plugin host writes shared storage → native renderers (Glance, WidgetKit, `widget.html`, Adaptive Cards) read and draw.

## What it is

- Shared **widget IR** (`WidgetConfig` / `WidgetElement`) defined in Rust, generated for TypeScript
- Platform backends that map that IR to Glance, SwiftUI, HTML, or Adaptive Cards
- Host APIs for config, key/value data, actions, diagnostics, desktop windows

## What it is not

- A visual designer
- A guarantee that every extended element looks identical everywhere — see [Core vs extended](/guide/tiers)

## Path

1. [Install](/guide/install)
2. [First widget](/guide/first-widget) (desktop)
3. [Concepts](/guide/concepts) · [Transport](/guide/transport)
4. [Platform setup](/guide/setup/) when you need a native surface
5. [Elements](/elements/) · [Showcase](/showcase)

Contributor docs: [Contributing](/contributing/).