Enable DevTools in Tauri release builds.
tauri-spy is a CLI tool that launches any Tauri application with its developer tools (inspector) enabled — even in production/release builds where DevTools are normally disabled.
- You run
tauri-spy <path-to-tauri-app> - The tool injects
libspy.soviaLD_PRELOAD - The injection library hooks
gtk_main()and enables developer extras - DevTools become available via Ctrl+Shift+I or right-click → Inspect Element
# Prerequisites (Debian/Ubuntu)
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libgtk-3-dev pkg-config gcc
# Build
cargo build --release
# Binary at: target/release/tauri-spy
# Library at: target/release/libspy.so# Launch a Tauri app with DevTools enabled
tauri-spy /path/to/tauri-app
# Auto-open the inspector on launch
tauri-spy --auto-open /path/to/tauri-app
# Pass arguments to the target app
tauri-spy /path/to/tauri-app -- --some-flag value| Platform | Architecture | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | x86_64 | ✅ Supported |
| Linux | aarch64 | 🔲 Untested |
| macOS | - | ❌ Not supported |
| Windows | - | ❌ Not supported |
Note: macOS uses WKWebView and Windows uses WebView2 — different injection techniques would be needed. Contributions welcome!