dsh-tauri-launcher

DSH ships a Tauri desktop companion, but managing its lifecycle—launch, quit, desktop shortcut—used to mean leaving the browser, hunting for icons, and babysacking process windows. dsh-tauri-launcher folds all of that into the DSH settings panel so you can start or stop the desktop app with a single click, get sub-second status feedback, and keep the plugin ecosystem as your single control surface.

Three things define the experience. First, the launch toggle snaps into instant feedback with a three-state indicator (running, stopped, unknown) plus diagnostic details on failure. Second, desktop shortcut management is fully automatic: a .lnk file appears when you enable the app and is removed when you disable it, with an optional manual rebuild while it is running. Third, quitting triggers a confirmation dialog that explicitly warns the shortcut will be deleted, preventing accidental data-trail cleanup. Dark mode is handled through DSH theme tokens end to end, and a polished vector monitor icon replaces the default gear in the settings nav.

Windows is fully supported today, including .lnk shortcut creation and loopback process control; Linux and macOS are on the roadmap. This plugin is ideal for Windows users who run a Tauri desktop app alongside DSH and want a single, unified place to manage both lifecycles.