𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝘃 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘆 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝘃 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹

Building a desktop app? You must pick a framework.

I built Quantamind. It is a workspace for local AI models. You use it to test prompts and compare models.

Many people use Electron. It is a standard choice. But Electron uses too much RAM.

Local AI models need every bit of memory. Your tools should not fight your models for resources.

Electron uses 600MB of RAM while idle. This wastes memory your LLM needs.

I used Tauri instead.

The difference is clear:

• Electron Idle RAM: 600MB
• Tauri Idle RAM: 80MB

Tauri uses 85% less memory. This is a requirement for local AI tools.

Source: https://dev.to/quantamind/why-i-chose-tauri-over-electron-for-my-local-ai-dev-tool-80mb-vs-600mb-ram-5d7e