denoland · akazwz · Jun 27, 2026
diff --git a/runtime/desktop/frameworks.md b/runtime/desktop/frameworks.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-last_modified: 2026-06-25
+last_modified: 2026-06-27
 title: "Frameworks"
-description: "Run Next.js, Astro, Fresh, Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit, SolidStart, TanStack Start, and Vite projects as desktop apps with no code changes."
+description: "Run Next.js, Astro, Fresh, Remix, React Router, Nuxt, SvelteKit, SolidStart, TanStack Start, and Vite projects as desktop apps."
 ---
 
 :::info Available in Deno 2.9
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ framework's production server (or dev server under `--hmr`) with the webview
 pointed at it.
 
 ```sh
-# Inside a Next.js / Astro / Fresh / etc. project:
+# Inside a Next.js / Astro / Fresh / React Router / etc. project:
 deno desktop .
 ```
 
-No code changes, no special adapter. The same project that runs as a web app
-ships as a desktop app.
+Most supported frameworks need no special adapter. Some frameworks have
+runtime-specific entry files; check the per-framework notes below before
+building.
 
 ## Detection
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ match wins.
 | Astro          | `astro.config.{mjs,ts,js}`                               |
 | Fresh          | `fresh.gen.ts` or `_fresh/` directory                    |
 | Remix          | `@remix-run/react` or `@remix-run/dev` in `package.json` |
+| React Router   | `@react-router/dev` in `package.json`                    |
 | Nuxt           | `nuxt.config.{ts,js,mjs}`                                |
 | SvelteKit      | `svelte.config.{js,ts}`                                  |
 | SolidStart     | `@solidjs/start` in `package.json`                       |
@@ -112,6 +114,75 @@ deno desktop .
 Production: runs `remix-serve` against the `build/` directory. Dev (under
 `--hmr`): `@remix-run/dev` CLI.
 
+### React Router
+
+React Router framework mode is detected by `@react-router/dev` in
+`package.json`. Both SPA mode (`ssr: false`) and server-side rendering are
+supported once the project builds successfully with Deno.
+
+React Router's default server entry targets Node.js and uses
+`renderToPipeableStream` from `react-dom/server`. Deno resolves
+`react-dom/server` to a Web Streams build that uses `renderToReadableStream`
+instead. Add a Deno-compatible `app/entry.server.tsx` before running
+`react-router build`; React Router also uses this file to prerender the SPA
+fallback when `ssr: false`.
+
+```tsx title="app/entry.server.tsx"
+import type { EntryContext } from "react-router";
+import { ServerRouter } from "react-router";
+import { renderToReadableStream } from "react-dom/server";
+import { isbot } from "isbot";
+
+export default async function handleRequest(
+  request: Request,
+  responseStatusCode: number,
+  responseHeaders: Headers,
+  routerContext: EntryContext,
+) {
+  if (request.method.toUpperCase() === "HEAD") {
+    return new Response(null, {
+      status: responseStatusCode,
+      headers: responseHeaders,
+    });
+  }
+
+  let statusCode = responseStatusCode;
+
+  const body = await renderToReadableStream(
+    <ServerRouter context={routerContext} url={request.url} />,
+    {
+      signal: request.signal,
+      onError(error: unknown) {
+        statusCode = 500;
+        console.error(error);
+      },
+    },
+  );
+
+  if (
+    isbot(request.headers.get("user-agent") || "") || routerContext.isSpaMode
+  ) {
+    await body.allReady;
+  }
+
+  responseHeaders.set("Content-Type", "text/html");
+  return new Response(body, {
+    headers: responseHeaders,
+    status: statusCode,
+  });
+}
+```
+
+Then build and package the app:
+
+```sh
+deno task build
+deno desktop .
+```
+
+Production serves static client assets from `build/client` and, for SSR
+projects, routes requests through `build/server/index.js`.
+
 ### Nuxt
 
 ```sh
@@ -147,8 +218,8 @@ Both use the Nitro framework underneath; detection handles them via the
 
 Vite projects are detected by a `vite.config.*` file or a `vite` dependency.
 This sits at the lowest bundler priority, so the meta-frameworks built on Vite
-(Astro, SvelteKit, Nuxt, Remix, SolidStart, TanStack Start) are matched by their
-own config or dependency first.
+(Astro, SvelteKit, Nuxt, Remix, React Router, SolidStart, TanStack Start) are
+matched by their own config or dependency first.
 
 - **SSR** (a `server.{ts,js,mjs}` entry alongside `vite.config.*`): the SSR
   entry runs directly in production, and dev (under `--hmr`) runs the Vite dev

diff --git a/runtime/desktop/index.md b/runtime/desktop/index.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-last_modified: 2026-06-25
+last_modified: 2026-06-27
 title: "Desktop apps"
 description: "Build self-contained desktop applications from a Deno project, with framework auto-detection, hot reload, native windowing, auto-update, and cross-platform distribution."
 ---
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ integration.
   the bundled Chromium (CEF) backend when you need identical rendering across
   macOS, Windows, and Linux.
 - **Framework auto-detection.** Point `deno desktop` at a Next.js, Astro, Fresh,
-  Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit, SolidStart, TanStack Start, or Vite SSR project and it
-  runs: the production server in release mode, the dev server with hot reload
-  under `--hmr`. No code changes are required to take an existing web project to
-  the desktop.
+  Remix, React Router, Nuxt, SvelteKit, SolidStart, TanStack Start, or Vite SSR
+  project and it runs: the production server in release mode, the dev server
+  with hot reload under `--hmr`. Most frameworks need no special adapter; see
+  [Frameworks](/runtime/desktop/frameworks/) for per-framework requirements.
 - **In-process bindings instead of IPC.** Backend and UI communication goes
   through in-process channels, not socket-based IPC. Values are still encoded as
   they cross the call boundary, but there is no cross-process round-trip between

diff --git a/runtime/reference/cli/compile.md b/runtime/reference/cli/compile.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-last_modified: 2026-06-25
+last_modified: 2026-06-27
 title: "deno compile"
 oldUrl:
   - /runtime/manual/tools/compile/
@@ -43,14 +43,15 @@ Supported frameworks:
 - Astro
 - Fresh (1.x and 2.x)
 - Remix
+- React Router
 - SvelteKit
 - Nuxt
 - SolidStart
 - TanStack Start
 - Vite (SSR, plus SPA/MPA projects served as static output)
 
 ```sh
-# In a Next.js / Astro / Fresh / etc. project
+# In a Next.js / Astro / Fresh / React Router / etc. project
 deno compile .
 
 # Or pointing at a specific app directory
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ Generated entrypoints use `import.meta.dirname` so framework asset paths resolve
 correctly against the [virtual filesystem](#including-data-files-or-directories)
 inside the compiled binary.
 
+React Router projects must build successfully under Deno before they can be
+compiled. Because React Router's default server entry targets Node.js, add a Web
+Streams-compatible `app/entry.server.tsx` when building with Deno. See the
+[React Router desktop framework notes](/runtime/desktop/frameworks/#react-router)
+for an example.
+
 If the project doesn't match any supported framework, `deno compile` will error
 out.
 

diff --git a/runtime/reference/cli/desktop.md b/runtime/reference/cli/desktop.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-last_modified: 2026-06-25
+last_modified: 2026-06-27
 title: "deno desktop"
 openGraphLayout: "/open_graph/cli-commands.jsx"
 openGraphTitle: "deno desktop"
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ deno desktop --output MyApp.app main.ts
 ```
 
 The entrypoint is optional. A bare `deno desktop` (or `deno desktop .`) detects
-a supported framework (Next.js, Astro, Fresh, and others) in the current
-directory and builds it without any code changes. See
-[Frameworks](/runtime/desktop/frameworks/).
+a supported framework (Next.js, Astro, Fresh, React Router, and others) in the
+current directory and builds the appropriate desktop entrypoint. See
+[Frameworks](/runtime/desktop/frameworks/) for supported frameworks and
+per-framework requirements.
 
 This page covers the command-line flags. For the full guide (backends,
 [`Deno.BrowserWindow`](/api/deno/~/Deno.BrowserWindow), bindings, auto-update,