Dialog

API Reference

Native system dialogs for opening and saving files along with message dialogs.

Setup

Install the dialog plugin to get started.

Automatic
Manual

Use your project’s package manager to add the dependency:

npm run tauri add dialog

yarn run tauri add dialog

pnpm tauri add dialog

bun tauri add dialog

cargo tauri add dialog

Run cargo add tauri-plugin-dialog to add the plugin to the project’s dependencies in Cargo.toml.

Modify lib.rs to initialize the plugin:

#[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
pub fn run() {
    tauri::Builder::default()
        // Initialize the plugin
        .plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())
        .run(tauri::generate_context!())
        .expect("error while running tauri application");
}

If you’d like create dialogs in JavaScript, install the npm package as well:

npm install @tauri-apps/plugin-dialog

yarn add @tauri-apps/plugin-dialog

pnpm add @tauri-apps/plugin-dialog

bun add @tauri-apps/plugin-dialog

Usage

The dialog plugin is available in both JavaScript and Rust. Here’s how you can use it:

in JavaScript:

Create Yes/No Dialog
Create Ok/Cancel Dialog
Create Message Dialog
Open a File Selector Dialog
Save to File Dialog

in Rust:

Build an Ask Dialog
Build a Message Dialog
Build a File Selector Dialog

JavaScript

See all Dialog Options at the JavaScript API reference.

Create Yes/No Dialog

Shows a question dialog with Yes and No buttons.

import { ask } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';

// Create a Yes/No dialog
const answer = await ask('This action cannot be reverted. Are you sure?', {
  title: 'Tauri',
  kind: 'warning',
});

console.log(answer);
// Prints boolean to the console

Create Ok/Cancel Dialog

Shows a question dialog with Ok and Cancel buttons.

import { confirm } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';

// Creates a confirmation Ok/Cancel dialog
const confirmation = await confirm(
  'This action cannot be reverted. Are you sure?',
  { title: 'Tauri', kind: 'warning' }
);

console.log(confirmation);
// Prints boolean to the console

Create Message Dialog

Shows a message dialog with an Ok button. Keep in mind that if the user closes the dialog it will return false.

import { message } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';

// Shows message
await message('File not found', { title: 'Tauri', kind: 'error' });

Open a File Selector Dialog

Open a file/directory selection dialog.

The multiple option controls whether the dialog allows multiple selection or not, while the directory, whether is a directory selection or not.

import { open } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';

// Open a dialog
const file = await open({
  multiple: false,
  directory: false,
});
console.log(file);
// Prints file path and name to the console

Save to File Dialog

Open a file/directory save dialog.

import { save } from '@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog';
// Prompt to save a 'My Filter' with extension .png or .jpeg
const path = await save({
  filters: [
    {
      name: 'My Filter',
      extensions: ['png', 'jpeg'],
    },
  ],
});
console.log(path);
// Prints the chosen path

Rust

Refer to the Rust API reference to see all available options.

Build an Ask Dialog

Shows a question dialog with Absolutely and Totally buttons.

use tauri_plugin_dialog::DialogExt;

let answer = app.dialog()
        .message("Tauri is Awesome")
        .title("Tauri is Awesome")
        .ok_button_label("Absolutely")
        .cancel_button_label("Totally")
        .blocking_show();

If you need a non blocking operation you can use show() instead:

use tauri_plugin_dialog::DialogExt;

app.dialog()
    .message("Tauri is Awesome")
    .title("Tauri is Awesome")
    .ok_button_label("Absolutely")
    .cancel_button_label("Totally")
    .show(|result| match result {
        true => // do something,
        false =>// do something,
    });

Build a Message Dialog

Shows a message dialog with an Ok button. Keep in mind that if the user closes the dialog it will return false.

use tauri_plugin_dialog::{DialogExt, MessageDialogKind};

let ans = app.dialog()
    .message("File not found")
    .kind(MessageDialogKind::Error)
    .title("Warning")
    .blocking_show();

If you need a non blocking operation you can use show() instead:

use tauri_plugin_dialog::{DialogExt, MessageDialogKind};

app.dialog()
    .message("Tauri is Awesome")
    .kind(MessageDialogKind::Info)
    .title("Information")
    .ok_button_label("Absolutely")
    .show(|result| match result {
        true => // do something,
        false => // do something,
    });

Build a File Selector Dialog

Pick Files

use tauri_plugin_dialog::DialogExt;

let file_path = app.dialog().file().blocking_pick_file();
// return a file_path `Option`, or `None` if the user closes the dialog

If you need a non blocking operation you can use pick_file() instead:

use tauri_plugin_dialog::DialogExt;

app.dialog().file().pick_file(|file_path| {
    // return a file_path `Option`, or `None` if the user closes the dialog
    })

Save Files

use tauri_plugin_dialog::DialogExt;

let file_path = app
    .dialog()
    .file()
    .add_filter("My Filter", &["png", "jpeg"])
    .blocking_save_file();
    // do something with the optional file path here
    // the file path is `None` if the user closed the dialog

or, alternatively:

use tauri_plugin_dialog::DialogExt;

app.dialog()
    .file()
    .add_filter("My Filter", &["png", "jpeg"])
    .pick_file(|file_path| {
        // return a file_path `Option`, or `None` if the user closes the dialog
    });