A cross-platform VR sideloading application for managing, downloading, and installing content onto Android-based VR headsets like the Meta Quest. Built with Rust + Tauri v2 on the backend and React 19 + TypeScript on the frontend.
⚠️ IMPORTANT: You MUST enable Developer Mode on your Quest headset before using this app!
Browse a full catalog of VR titles with search, sorting (by name, popularity, date, or size), and filtering. Each game card shows metadata at a glance, including size, version, and download popularity. Favorites, "New", and "Popular" badges help you find what you're looking for quickly.
Click any title to open a detailed view with an embedded YouTube trailer, package metadata, release notes, and one-click download/install actions.
Queue multiple games for download with full progress tracking, speed indicators, and ETA estimates. Pause, resume, cancel, or retry individual downloads. Completed downloads can be installed directly from the queue.
View all applications installed on your connected device, organized into sections: updates available, games in catalog, and other installed apps. Update or uninstall apps with a single click.
Back up and restore save data for any installed app. Select an app, create a timestamped backup, and restore it later if needed.
Monitor device connection status, catalog sync state, and download queue health at a glance. An internal log viewer with level filtering (Error, Warn, Info) helps with troubleshooting, along with backend recovery tools.
- Automatic device detection via ADB
- Wireless ADB connection with auto-reconnect
- Battery level, storage details, and connection state displayed in the sidebar
- Device selection when multiple headsets are connected
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| Backend | Rust, Tauri v2 |
| Frontend | React 19, TypeScript, Vite |
| IPC | tauri-specta (auto-generated type-safe bindings) |
| Downloads | Rclone RCD API |
| Device Comms | ADB (USB + Wireless) |
| Extraction | 7-Zip |
cd veteran-desktop
# Install frontend dependencies
cd frontend && npm install && cd ..
# Development (starts backend + frontend with HMR)
cargo tauri dev
# Production build
./scripts/download-binaries.sh
cargo tauri build./scripts/build-all.sh # All platforms
./scripts/build-all.sh mac-arm # macOS Apple Silicon
./scripts/build-all.sh mac-x86 # macOS Intel
./scripts/build-all.sh linux # Linux x86_64
./scripts/build-all.sh windows # Windows x86_64- Rust (latest stable)
- Node.js (LTS)
- ADB and Rclone on your
PATH - Cross-compilation from macOS:
- Linux:
brew install messense/macos-cross-toolchains/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu - Windows:
cargo install cargo-xwin
- Linux:
See veteran-desktop/README.md for the full development guide, including TypeScript binding regeneration, project structure, and contributing guidelines.