BraveChat

Cross-platform AI chat application built with React Native and Tauri.

Prerequisites

• Node.js >= 22
• Rust (for desktop builds)
• Xcode (for iOS/macOS)
• Android Studio (for Android)

Install Dependencies

npm install

Build Instructions

Android

npm run android

Requires Android Studio with SDK and an emulator or connected device.

iOS

npm run ios

Requires Xcode and CocoaPods. Run cd ios && pod install first if needed.

macOS

npm run tauri:build -- --target universal-apple-darwin

Produces a .dmg installer in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

Windows

npm run tauri:build

Produces an .msi installer in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

Linux

npm run tauri:build

Produces .deb and .AppImage packages in src-tauri/target/release/bundle/.

Development

# Mobile
npm start          # Start Metro bundler

# Desktop
npm run tauri:dev  # Start Tauri dev server