Tauri Service

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WebdriverIO service for testing Tauri applications on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Enables cross-platform E2E testing of Tauri apps via the extensive WebdriverIO ecosystem.

Features

• 🚗 Automatic tauri-driver installation and management
• 🔧 Automatic Edge WebDriver management on Windows
• 📦 Automatic Tauri binary path detection
• 🌐 Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS)
• 🔗 Full Tauri API access via browser.tauri.execute()
• 🧩 Mocking support for Tauri's invoke API
• 📊 Backend and frontend log capture
• 🖥️ Multiremote testing support
• 🏃 Per-worker driver spawning for parallel testing
• 🌍 Browser mode — test the Tauri frontend in plain Chrome against a Vite dev server, no Tauri binary or driver required

Installation

Install the service via npm:

npm install --save-dev @wdio/tauri-service

Or with pnpm:

pnpm add -D @wdio/tauri-service

Quick Start

Get started in minutes with the Quick Start Guide.

Minimal Configuration

Add to your wdio.conf.ts:

export const config = {
  services: ['@wdio/tauri-service'],

  capabilities: [
    {
      browserName: 'tauri',
      'tauri:options': {
        application: './src-tauri/target/debug/my-app.exe',
      },
    },
  ],
};

See Configuration Reference for all options.

Documentation

Getting Started

• Quick Start Guide - Set up in minutes
• Plugin Setup - Install tauri-plugin-wdio

Reference

• Configuration - All service options
• API Reference - Complete API documentation

Guides

• Browser Mode - Test the renderer in Chrome without a Tauri binary
• Usage Examples - Common testing patterns
• Log Forwarding - Capture app logs
• Edge WebDriver (Windows) - Windows-specific setup
• Deeplink Testing - Test protocol handlers
• Visual Testing - Visual regression with @wdio/visual-service
• Video Recording - Record video of test runs with wdio-video-reporter

Help & Support

• Troubleshooting - Common issues and solutions
• Development - Contributing guide

Platform Support

Platform	Supported	Driver Providers	Notes
Windows	✅ Yes	embedded, external, crabnebula	external auto-manages the Edge WebDriver
Linux	✅ Yes	embedded, external, crabnebula	external requires WebKitWebDriver
macOS	✅ Yes	embedded, crabnebula	Native via embedded, or CrabNebula

See the Quick Start for each platform's requirements and the supported Linux distributions.

Choosing a driver provider (see ADR 0001 for the naming):

• embedded (default, all platforms) — WebDriver runs inside your app; no external driver needed
• external — a separate tauri-driver process; Windows/Linux only
• crabnebula — CrabNebula's cross-platform driver; requires a subscription (CN_API_KEY for macOS)

Example Projects

Check out the E2E test fixtures in the desktop-mobile repository for complete working examples.

Support

Having trouble? Here are some resources:

1. Troubleshooting Guide - Solutions for common issues
2. GitHub Issues - Bug reports and feature requests for tauri-service
3. WebdriverIO Forum - General community help and discussions

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Development Guide for:

• Setting up your development environment
• Running tests
• Code style guidelines
• Pull request process

Quick start for contributors:

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/webdriverio/desktop-mobile.git
cd desktop-mobile
pnpm install

# Make your changes
# ...

# Run tests
pnpm test

# Submit a pull request

License

MIT License. See LICENSE file for details.

See Also

• WebdriverIO Documentation
• Tauri Documentation
• @wdio/electron-service - Similar service for Electron apps