CargoRise

Fast Rust project creation for Windows

Lightweight, Fast & Portable Rust Project Launcher

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CargoRise is a lightweight Windows tool for creating Rust projects and opening them in your IDE with less friction.

It is designed for RustRover, VS Code, and terminal-first workflows. After you finish a main.rs, CargoRise helps you create the next project faster and with fewer window switches.

The English README is the primary project documentation. A Chinese translation is available in README.zh-CN.md.

Features

• Fast terminal command for creating a Rust project
• GUI window for project creation
• Optional automatic IDE launch after creation
• Support for RustRover and VS Code
• Remembered save path for repeated use
• Copy the current main.rs into the new project when needed
• Portable Windows release that can be placed on PATH

Package Layout

CargoRise/
  CargoRise.py
  CargoRise.pyw
  CargoRise.vbs
  cargorise.exe
  cargorise.cmd
  cargorise-new.cmd
  cargorise-open.cmd
  cargo_rise_core.exe
  backend/
  launcher/
  build_all.cmd
  install_windowsapps.cmd
  install_user_path.cmd
  install_powershell_profile.cmd
  assets/
    logo_dark.png
    app_icon.png
    app_icon_*.png
    CargoRise.ico
  README.zh-CN.md

Quick Start

1. Fastest terminal workflow

cargorise-new hello_world

Specify a save directory:

cargorise-new hello_world C:\Projects\Rust

2. Open an existing project

cargorise-open C:\Projects\Rust\hello_world

Force a specific IDE:

cargorise-open C:\Projects\Rust\hello_world --ide vscode
cargorise-open C:\Projects\Rust\hello_world --ide rustrover

3. GUI mode

cargorise

The window lets you enter:

• Project name
• Save path
• Whether to open the IDE after creation
• IDE mode: auto, rustrover, or vscode

Installation

Recommended quick setup:

.\install_user_path.cmd

The legacy WindowsApps installer is kept as a compatibility wrapper and now uses the same PATH-first installation:

.\install_windowsapps.cmd

If you use a PowerShell profile:

.\install_powershell_profile.cmd

After installation, restart RustRover or VS Code, then test from a new terminal:

where.exe cargorise
cargorise

Notes

• cargorise is the GUI launcher.
• cargorise-new is the fastest create command.
• cargorise-open opens a project and can launch the IDE immediately.
• RustRover and VS Code usually do not need extra .json files in each project.
• If an IDE is not detected, make sure rustrover or code is available on PATH.
• If an editor still launches an older CargoRise copy, run install_user_path.cmd from the latest CargoRise folder, then fully restart the editor so it reloads the updated PATH.

Requirements

• Windows 10 / 11
• Python 3
• Rust toolchain and MinGW windres only if you want to rebuild the Windows launcher from source

Build From Source

.\build_all.cmd

This rebuilds:

cargorise.exe
cargo_rise_core.exe

Release Notes

• v0.2.3: Improved the Windows taskbar and title-bar icon path. The cargorise command now prefers the Rust launcher, and the GUI uses cleaned multi-size icon assets for sharper small icons.
• v0.2.2: Updated installation so the latest portable CargoRise folder is placed first in the user PATH, avoiding stale RustRover, VS Code, and WindowsApps command shims.
• v0.2.1: Added the CargoRise project icon to the GUI window and embedded it into the Windows launcher executable. The Rust build script now handles icon embedding automatically.
• v0.2.0: Added cargorise-open, optional IDE launch after GUI creation, and a faster direct project skeleton generator.