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Tech Stack

zipax is built on the Tauri v2 desktop framework: Rust handles the core logic and system capabilities, while React renders the UI. It compiles to native installers (small size, low memory usage).

Frontend

Tech	Version	Purpose
React	19	UI framework
TypeScript	5.6	Type safety
Vite	6	Build tool
Zustand	5	Global state management (persisted config)
HeroUI (@heroui/react)	3	Component library
Tailwind CSS	4	Atomic CSS
framer-motion	12	Animations
lucide-react	1.17	Icons
@tauri-apps/api	2	Tauri frontend API

Rust Workspace

A Cargo workspace with three crates, sharing workspace.dependencies for unified version management:

zipax-core (compression core, platform-independent)

Dependency	Purpose
image 0.25	Image decode/encode (jpeg / png / tiff / gif / webp)
mozjpeg	JPEG compression
oxipng	PNG compression
webp	WebP compression
ravif	AVIF (RAV1E) encoding
libheif-rs	HEIC reading (embedded-libheif)
imagequant	PNG palette quantization
rgb	Pixel data conversion
notify	Filesystem watching (folder automation)
walkdir	Directory traversal
serde / serde_json	Serialization
anyhow / thiserror	Error handling
tracing	Logging

zipax-cli (command-line tool)

Dependency	Purpose
clap 4	CLI argument parsing
indicatif	Progress bars

zipax-app (Tauri shell)

Dependency	Purpose
tauri 2	Desktop framework (tray-icon, macos-private-api)
tauri-plugin-shell	Open external programs / run system commands
tauri-plugin-dialog	Native file picker dialogs
tauri-plugin-autostart	Launch at login
tauri-plugin-updater	Auto-updates (signature verified)
tauri-plugin-process	Process management
tauri-plugin-single-instance	Single instance
auto-launch	Windows/macOS startup registration

Platform Support

Platform	Bundle formats	Notes
macOS	.dmg, .app.tar.gz	Minimum 10.15, supports Apple Silicon (aarch64)
Windows	.exe (NSIS), .msi (WiX)	Multi-DPI icon & GUI subsystem validation
Linux	.deb, .rpm, .AppImage	Requires Ubuntu 22.04+ (WebKitGTK 4.1)

Build / Release Pipeline

• GitHub Actions: parallel builds for macOS / Windows / Linux
• tauri-action: auto-bundles and uploads to GitHub Release
• Signing & updates: signed with TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY, latest.json consumed by the updater

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