Dioxus Labs
Dioxus Labs, based in San Francisco, is a B2B company specializing in engineering, product, and design tools for app development. It offers a comprehensive range of features for building and deploying apps across various platforms, including desktop, web, and mobile.
Company Overview
Dioxus Labs launched in 2023 and is part of the Y Combinator S23 batch. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA, the company focuses on B2B, particularly within the fields of engineering, product, and design. Offering services and products globally, they support remote and partly remote work arrangements. Trusted by leading companies like Airbus and ESA, Dioxus Labs is at an early stage of development.
Products and Features
Dioxus Labs provides a suite of tools designed to facilitate app development across multiple platforms, including desktop, web, and mobile. Key features include automatic previews, real-time collaboration, integrated hotreloading, and robust dev tools. Deployment capabilities include push-to-deploy, cross-platform bundling, and automated backups. Scale features comprise a Tracing Log Visualizer, Automatic Dashboards, Crash Analytics, and A/B Testing. The Dioxus Deploy platform is specifically designed for app developers, allowing for rapid iteration, team collaboration, and scaling for extensive usage.
Technological Innovations
Dioxus Labs offers a Rust library that allows developers to build applications for various targets, including desktop, web, mobile, AR/VR, and more. Its GUI library for Rust facilitates creating elegant graphical user interfaces, while a React-inspired library focuses on enhancing developer experience. The company supports building lightweight desktop and mobile apps with no configuration required, making them compatible with macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android. They also enable developers to convert CLI tools into interactive Terminal User Interfaces with minimal coding.
Deployment and Scaling Solutions
Dioxus Deploy is an inclusive platform dedicated to the deployment of desktop, web, and mobile applications. The platform supports push-to-deploy functionality, App Store deployment, hosted LiteFS and Sqlite, and a cross-platform bundler. Additionally, it offers automated backups to ensure data safety. For scaling, Dioxus Deploy features a Tracing Log Visualizer, Automatic Dashboards, Crash Analytics, Scale-to-zero, and A/B Testing capabilities. This platform is in its early access phase, available via a waitlist.
Engineering and Development Tools
Dioxus Labs provides comprehensive tools for building fullstack applications, including pre-rendering on the server and hydrating on the client, ensuring high performance and excellent lighthouse scores. They support LiveView and LiveComponents for server-side rendering with zero backend configuration. Their technology aims to offer performance similar to SolidJS and greater robustness than React, particularly when building web applications using Rust and WebAssembly.