diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+++ b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "tutorialdock",
+  "private": true,
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "vite",
+    "build": "tsc && vite build",
+    "tauri": "tauri"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@tauri-apps/api": "^2.0.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.3.0",
+    "vite": "^5.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "tutorialdock"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "TutorialDock - Video Tutorial Library Manager"
+authors = []
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+name = "tutorialdock_lib"
+crate-type = ["lib", "cdylib", "staticlib"]
+
+[build-dependencies]
+tauri-build = { version = "2", features = [] }
+
+[dependencies]
+tauri = { version = "2", features = ["protocol-asset"] }
+tauri-plugin-dialog = "2"
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1"
+sha2 = "0.10"
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.12", features = ["stream"] }
+zip = "2"
+which = "7"
+regex = "1"
+once_cell = "1"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = "3"
diff --git a/src-tauri/build.rs b/src-tauri/build.rs
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index 0000000..d860e1e
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+++ b/src-tauri/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fn main() {
+    tauri_build::build()
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
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index 0000000..fae53c1
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+++ b/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "../gen/schemas/desktop-schema.json",
+  "identifier": "default",
+  "description": "Default capabilities for TutorialDock",
+  "windows": ["main"],
+  "permissions": [
+    "core:default",
+    "dialog:default"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
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+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]
+pub fn run() {
+    tauri::Builder::default()
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())
+        .run(tauri::generate_context!())
+        .expect("error while running tauri application");
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
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index 0000000..9b48f6b
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+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#![cfg_attr(not(debug_assertions), windows_subsystem = "windows")]
+
+fn main() {
+    tutorialdock_lib::run();
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d87ba98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tauri-apps/tauri/dev/crates/tauri-utils/schema.json",
+  "productName": "TutorialDock",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "identifier": "com.tutorialdock.app",
+  "build": {
+    "devUrl": "http://localhost:1420",
+    "frontendDist": "../dist",
+    "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",
+    "beforeBuildCommand": "npm run build"
+  },
+  "app": {
+    "windows": [
+      {
+        "title": "TutorialDock",
+        "width": 1320,
+        "height": 860,
+        "minWidth": 640,
+        "minHeight": 480
+      }
+    ],
+    "security": {
+      "csp": "default-src 'self'; media-src 'self' tutdock: asset: https://asset.localhost; font-src 'self' tutdock: asset: https://asset.localhost data:; style-src 'self' tutdock: asset: https://asset.localhost 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' tutdock: asset: https://asset.localhost data:; script-src 'self'"
+    }
+  },
+  "bundle": {
+    "active": false,
+    "targets": "all",
+    "icon": [
+      "icons/32x32.png",
+      "icons/128x128.png",
+      "icons/128x128@2x.png",
+      "icons/icon.icns",
+      "icons/icon.ico"
+    ]
+  },
+  "plugins": {
+    "dialog": {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
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+++ b/src/index.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+  <head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <title>TutorialDock</title>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <div id="zoomRoot">
+      <div class="app"></div>
+    </div>
+    <script type="module" src="/main.ts"></script>
+  </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
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+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+console.log("TutorialDock frontend loaded");
diff --git a/src/vite-env.d.ts b/src/vite-env.d.ts
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index 0000000..11f02fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vite-env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/// <reference types="vite/client" />
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
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index 0000000..9793ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2021",
+    "useDefineForClassFields": true,
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "lib": ["ES2021", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "moduleResolution": "bundler",
+    "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "isolatedModules": true,
+    "noEmit": true,
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src"]
+}
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
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index 0000000..05605b3
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+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { defineConfig } from "vite";
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  root: "src",
+  clearScreen: false,
+  server: {
+    port: 1420,
+    strictPort: true,
+    watch: {
+      ignored: ["**/src-tauri/**"],
+    },
+  },
+  build: {
+    outDir: "../dist",
+    emptyOutDir: true,
+  },
+});