diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 3e889ed7..76acd0b6 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mod windows;
 
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use state::AppState;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tauri::{Emitter, Manager};
 use windows::WindowsState;
@@ -40,12 +40,21 @@ pub fn specta_builder() -> tauri_specta::Builder<tauri::Wry> {
 }
 
 pub fn export_bindings(builder: &tauri_specta::Builder<tauri::Wry>) {
+    let target = Path::new(concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/../src/bindings.ts"));
+    // Rewritten only when it changes: every debug launch exports, also a second instance that just
+    // hands its path over, and a rewrite makes Vite reload the running app's windows.
+    let fresh = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("openidea-bindings-{}.ts", std::process::id()));
     builder
         .export(
             specta_typescript::Typescript::default().header("// @ts-nocheck\n/* eslint-disable */\n// Generated by tauri-specta. Do not edit; run `pnpm gen:bindings`."),
-            concat!(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"), "/../src/bindings.ts"),
+            &fresh,
         )
         .expect("failed to export TypeScript bindings");
+    let text = std::fs::read(&fresh).expect("exported TypeScript bindings");
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&fresh);
+    if std::fs::read(target).ok().as_deref() != Some(text.as_slice()) {
+        std::fs::write(target, text).expect("failed to write TypeScript bindings");
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg_attr(mobile, tauri::mobile_entry_point)]