diff --git a/plugins/store/README.md b/plugins/store/README.md
index 3c3f7c7e..807fd072 100644
--- a/plugins/store/README.md
+++ b/plugins/store/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,39 @@ const val = await store.get("some-key");
 assert(val, { value: 5 });
 ```
 
+## Usage from Rust
+
+You can also access Stores from Rust, you can create new stores:
+
+```rust
+use tauri_plugin_store::store::StoreBuilder;
+use serde_json::json;
+
+fn main() {
+    tauri::Builder::default()
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_store::Builder::default().build())
+        .setup(|app| {
+            let mut store = StoreBuilder::new(app.handle(), "path/to/store.bin".parse()?).build();
+
+            store.insert("a".to_string(), json!("b")) // note that values must be serd_json::Value to be compatible with JS
+        })
+        .run(tauri::generate_context!())
+        .expect("error while running tauri application");
+}
+```
+
+As you may have noticed, the Store crated above isn't accessible to the frontend. To interoperate with stores created by JS use the exported `with_store` method:
+
+```rust
+use tauri::Wry;
+use tauri_plugin_store::with_store;
+
+let stores = app.state::<StoreCollection<Wry>>();
+let path = PathBuf::from("path/to/the/storefile");
+
+with_store(app_handle, stores, path, |store| store.set("a".to_string(), json!("b")))
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 PRs accepted. Please make sure to read the Contributing Guide before making a pull request.
diff --git a/plugins/store/src/error.rs b/plugins/store/src/error.rs
index 6919827d..03d29182 100644
--- a/plugins/store/src/error.rs
+++ b/plugins/store/src/error.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum Error {
     #[error("Failed to serialize store. {0}")]
-    Serialize(Box<dyn std::error::Error>),
+    Serialize(Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>),
     #[error("Failed to deserialize store. {0}")]
-    Deserialize(Box<dyn std::error::Error>),
+    Deserialize(Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>),
     /// JSON error.
     #[error(transparent)]
     Json(#[from] serde_json::Error),
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// Store not found
     #[error("Store \"{0}\" not found")]
     NotFound(PathBuf),
+    /// Some Tauri API failed
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Tauri(#[from] tauri::Error),
 }
 
 impl Serialize for Error {
diff --git a/plugins/store/src/lib.rs b/plugins/store/src/lib.rs
index 6c641dbc..26588b71 100644
--- a/plugins/store/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/store/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,251 +5,201 @@
 pub use error::Error;
 use log::warn;
 use serde::Serialize;
-use serde_json::Value as JsonValue;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, path::PathBuf, sync::Mutex};
+pub use serde_json::Value as JsonValue;
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    sync::Mutex,
+};
 pub use store::{Store, StoreBuilder};
 use tauri::{
     plugin::{self, TauriPlugin},
-    AppHandle, Manager, RunEvent, Runtime, State, Window,
+    AppHandle, Manager, RunEvent, Runtime, State,
 };
 
 mod error;
 mod store;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Clone)]
-struct ChangePayload {
-    path: PathBuf,
-    key: String,
-    value: JsonValue,
+struct ChangePayload<'a> {
+    path: &'a Path,
+    key: &'a str,
+    value: &'a JsonValue,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default)]
-struct StoreCollection {
-    stores: Mutex<HashMap<PathBuf, Store>>,
+pub struct StoreCollection<R: Runtime> {
+    stores: Mutex<HashMap<PathBuf, Store<R>>>,
     frozen: bool,
 }
 
-fn with_store<R: Runtime, T, F: FnOnce(&mut Store) -> Result<T, Error>>(
-    app: &AppHandle<R>,
-    collection: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
-    path: PathBuf,
+pub fn with_store<R: Runtime, T, F: FnOnce(&mut Store<R>) -> Result<T, Error>>(
+    app: AppHandle<R>,
+    collection: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
+    path: impl AsRef<Path>,
     f: F,
 ) -> Result<T, Error> {
     let mut stores = collection.stores.lock().expect("mutex poisoned");
 
-    if !stores.contains_key(&path) {
+    let path = path.as_ref();
+    if !stores.contains_key(path) {
         if collection.frozen {
-            return Err(Error::NotFound(path));
+            return Err(Error::NotFound(path.to_path_buf()));
         }
-        let mut store = StoreBuilder::new(path.clone()).build();
+        let mut store = StoreBuilder::new(app, path.to_path_buf()).build();
         // ignore loading errors, just use the default
-        if let Err(err) = store.load(app) {
+        if let Err(err) = store.load() {
             warn!(
                 "Failed to load store {:?} from disk: {}. Falling back to default values.",
                 path, err
             );
         }
-        stores.insert(path.clone(), store);
+        stores.insert(path.to_path_buf(), store);
     }
 
     f(stores
-        .get_mut(&path)
+        .get_mut(path)
         .expect("failed to retrieve store. This is a bug!"))
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn set<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    window: Window<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
     key: String,
     value: JsonValue,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path.clone(), |store| {
-        store.cache.insert(key.clone(), value.clone());
-        let _ = window.emit("store://change", ChangePayload { path, key, value });
-        Ok(())
-    })
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| store.insert(key, value))
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn get<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
     key: String,
 ) -> Result<Option<JsonValue>, Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path, |store| {
-        Ok(store.cache.get(&key).cloned())
-    })
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| Ok(store.get(key).cloned()))
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn has<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
     key: String,
 ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path, |store| {
-        Ok(store.cache.contains_key(&key))
-    })
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| Ok(store.has(key)))
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn delete<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    window: Window<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
     key: String,
 ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path.clone(), |store| {
-        let flag = store.cache.remove(&key).is_some();
-        if flag {
-            let _ = window.emit(
-                "store://change",
-                ChangePayload {
-                    path,
-                    key,
-                    value: JsonValue::Null,
-                },
-            );
-        }
-        Ok(flag)
-    })
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| store.delete(key))
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn clear<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    window: Window<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path.clone(), |store| {
-        let keys = store.cache.keys().cloned().collect::<Vec<String>>();
-        store.cache.clear();
-        for key in keys {
-            let _ = window.emit(
-                "store://change",
-                ChangePayload {
-                    path: path.clone(),
-                    key,
-                    value: JsonValue::Null,
-                },
-            );
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    })
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| store.clear())
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn reset<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    window: Window<R>,
-    collection: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    collection: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    let has_defaults = collection
-        .stores
-        .lock()
-        .expect("mutex poisoned")
-        .get(&path)
-        .map(|store| store.defaults.is_some());
-
-    if Some(true) == has_defaults {
-        with_store(&app, collection, path.clone(), |store| {
-            if let Some(defaults) = &store.defaults {
-                for (key, value) in &store.cache {
-                    if defaults.get(key) != Some(value) {
-                        let _ = window.emit(
-                            "store://change",
-                            ChangePayload {
-                                path: path.clone(),
-                                key: key.clone(),
-                                value: defaults.get(key).cloned().unwrap_or(JsonValue::Null),
-                            },
-                        );
-                    }
-                }
-                store.cache = defaults.clone();
-            }
-            Ok(())
-        })
-    } else {
-        clear(app, window, collection, path).await
-    }
+    with_store(app, collection, path, |store| store.reset())
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn keys<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<Vec<String>, Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path, |store| {
-        Ok(store.cache.keys().cloned().collect())
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| {
+        Ok(store.keys().cloned().collect())
     })
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn values<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<Vec<JsonValue>, Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path, |store| {
-        Ok(store.cache.values().cloned().collect())
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| {
+        Ok(store.values().cloned().collect())
     })
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn entries<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<Vec<(String, JsonValue)>, Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path, |store| {
-        Ok(store.cache.clone().into_iter().collect())
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| {
+        Ok(store
+            .entries()
+            .map(|(k, v)| (k.to_owned(), v.to_owned()))
+            .collect())
     })
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn length<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<usize, Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path, |store| Ok(store.cache.len()))
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| Ok(store.len()))
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn load<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path, |store| store.load(&app))
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| store.load())
 }
 
 #[tauri::command]
 async fn save<R: Runtime>(
     app: AppHandle<R>,
-    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection>,
+    stores: State<'_, StoreCollection<R>>,
     path: PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    with_store(&app, stores, path, |store| store.save(&app))
+    with_store(app, stores, path, |store| store.save())
 }
 
-#[derive(Default)]
-pub struct Builder {
-    stores: HashMap<PathBuf, Store>,
+// #[derive(Default)]
+pub struct Builder<R: Runtime> {
+    stores: HashMap<PathBuf, Store<R>>,
     frozen: bool,
 }
 
-impl Builder {
+impl<R: Runtime> Default for Builder<R> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            stores: Default::default(),
+            frozen: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<R: Runtime> Builder<R> {
     /// Registers a store with the plugin.
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -265,7 +215,7 @@ impl Builder {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn store(mut self, store: Store) -> Self {
+    pub fn store(mut self, store: Store<R>) -> Self {
         self.stores.insert(store.path.clone(), store);
         self
     }
@@ -285,7 +235,7 @@ impl Builder {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn stores<T: IntoIterator<Item = Store>>(mut self, stores: T) -> Self {
+    pub fn stores<T: IntoIterator<Item = Store<R>>>(mut self, stores: T) -> Self {
         self.stores = stores
             .into_iter()
             .map(|store| (store.path.clone(), store))
@@ -331,7 +281,7 @@ impl Builder {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn build<R: Runtime>(mut self) -> TauriPlugin<R> {
+    pub fn build(mut self) -> TauriPlugin<R> {
         plugin::Builder::new("store")
             .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
                 set, get, has, delete, clear, reset, keys, values, length, entries, load, save
@@ -339,7 +289,7 @@ impl Builder {
             .setup(move |app_handle| {
                 for (path, store) in self.stores.iter_mut() {
                     // ignore loading errors, just use the default
-                    if let Err(err) = store.load(app_handle) {
+                    if let Err(err) = store.load() {
                         warn!(
               "Failed to load store {:?} from disk: {}. Falling back to default values.",
               path, err
@@ -356,10 +306,10 @@ impl Builder {
             })
             .on_event(|app_handle, event| {
                 if let RunEvent::Exit = event {
-                    let collection = app_handle.state::<StoreCollection>();
+                    let collection = app_handle.state::<StoreCollection<R>>();
 
                     for store in collection.stores.lock().expect("mutex poisoned").values() {
-                        if let Err(err) = store.save(app_handle) {
+                        if let Err(err) = store.save() {
                             eprintln!("failed to save store {:?} with error {:?}", store.path, err);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/plugins/store/src/store.rs b/plugins/store/src/store.rs
index af106e30..5ca2f8e9 100644
--- a/plugins/store/src/store.rs
+++ b/plugins/store/src/store.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-use crate::Error;
+use crate::{ChangePayload, Error};
 use serde_json::Value as JsonValue;
 use std::{
     collections::HashMap,
@@ -10,25 +10,28 @@ use std::{
     io::Write,
     path::PathBuf,
 };
-use tauri::{AppHandle, Runtime};
+use tauri::{AppHandle, Manager, Runtime};
 
-type SerializeFn = fn(&HashMap<String, JsonValue>) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
-type DeserializeFn = fn(&[u8]) -> Result<HashMap<String, JsonValue>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
+type SerializeFn =
+    fn(&HashMap<String, JsonValue>) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>;
+type DeserializeFn =
+    fn(&[u8]) -> Result<HashMap<String, JsonValue>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>;
 
 fn default_serialize(
     cache: &HashMap<String, JsonValue>,
-) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
     Ok(serde_json::to_vec(&cache)?)
 }
 
 fn default_deserialize(
     bytes: &[u8],
-) -> Result<HashMap<String, JsonValue>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+) -> Result<HashMap<String, JsonValue>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
     serde_json::from_slice(bytes).map_err(Into::into)
 }
 
 /// Builds a [`Store`]
-pub struct StoreBuilder {
+pub struct StoreBuilder<R: Runtime> {
+    app: AppHandle<R>,
     path: PathBuf,
     defaults: Option<HashMap<String, JsonValue>>,
     cache: HashMap<String, JsonValue>,
@@ -36,7 +39,7 @@ pub struct StoreBuilder {
     deserialize: DeserializeFn,
 }
 
-impl StoreBuilder {
+impl<R: Runtime> StoreBuilder<R> {
     /// Creates a new [`StoreBuilder`].
     ///
     /// # Examples
@@ -49,8 +52,9 @@ impl StoreBuilder {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(app: AppHandle<R>, path: PathBuf) -> Self {
         Self {
+            app,
             path,
             defaults: None,
             cache: Default::default(),
@@ -147,8 +151,9 @@ impl StoreBuilder {
     ///
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
-    pub fn build(self) -> Store {
+    pub fn build(self) -> Store<R> {
         Store {
+            app: self.app,
             path: self.path,
             defaults: self.defaults,
             cache: self.cache,
@@ -159,18 +164,20 @@ impl StoreBuilder {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct Store {
+pub struct Store<R: Runtime> {
+    app: AppHandle<R>,
     pub(crate) path: PathBuf,
-    pub(crate) defaults: Option<HashMap<String, JsonValue>>,
-    pub(crate) cache: HashMap<String, JsonValue>,
+    defaults: Option<HashMap<String, JsonValue>>,
+    cache: HashMap<String, JsonValue>,
     serialize: SerializeFn,
     deserialize: DeserializeFn,
 }
 
-impl Store {
+impl<R: Runtime> Store<R> {
     /// Update the store from the on-disk state
-    pub fn load<R: Runtime>(&mut self, app: &AppHandle<R>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let app_dir = app
+    pub fn load(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let app_dir = self
+            .app
             .path_resolver()
             .app_data_dir()
             .expect("failed to resolve app dir");
@@ -184,8 +191,9 @@ impl Store {
     }
 
     /// Saves the store to disk
-    pub fn save<R: Runtime>(&self, app: &AppHandle<R>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let app_dir = app
+    pub fn save(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let app_dir = self
+            .app
             .path_resolver()
             .app_data_dir()
             .expect("failed to resolve app dir");
@@ -199,9 +207,107 @@ impl Store {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    pub fn insert(&mut self, key: String, value: JsonValue) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        self.cache.insert(key.clone(), value.clone());
+        self.app.emit_all(
+            "store://change",
+            ChangePayload {
+                path: &self.path,
+                key: &key,
+                value: &value,
+            },
+        )?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn get(&self, key: impl AsRef<str>) -> Option<&JsonValue> {
+        self.cache.get(key.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    pub fn has(&self, key: impl AsRef<str>) -> bool {
+        self.cache.contains_key(key.as_ref())
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete(&mut self, key: impl AsRef<str>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+        let flag = self.cache.remove(key.as_ref()).is_some();
+        if flag {
+            self.app.emit_all(
+                "store://change",
+                ChangePayload {
+                    path: &self.path,
+                    key: key.as_ref(),
+                    value: &JsonValue::Null,
+                },
+            )?;
+        }
+        Ok(flag)
+    }
+
+    pub fn clear(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let keys: Vec<String> = self.cache.keys().cloned().collect();
+        self.cache.clear();
+        for key in keys {
+            self.app.emit_all(
+                "store://change",
+                ChangePayload {
+                    path: &self.path,
+                    key: &key,
+                    value: &JsonValue::Null,
+                },
+            )?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn reset(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let has_defaults = self.defaults.is_some();
+
+        if has_defaults {
+            if let Some(defaults) = &self.defaults {
+                for (key, value) in &self.cache {
+                    if defaults.get(key) != Some(value) {
+                        let _ = self.app.emit_all(
+                            "store://change",
+                            ChangePayload {
+                                path: &self.path,
+                                key,
+                                value: defaults.get(key).unwrap_or(&JsonValue::Null),
+                            },
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+                self.cache = defaults.clone();
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            self.clear()
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn keys(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &String> {
+        self.cache.keys()
+    }
+
+    pub fn values(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &JsonValue> {
+        self.cache.values()
+    }
+
+    pub fn entries(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&String, &JsonValue)> {
+        self.cache.iter()
+    }
+
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.cache.len()
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.cache.is_empty()
+    }
 }
 
-impl std::fmt::Debug for Store {
+impl<R: Runtime> std::fmt::Debug for Store<R> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         f.debug_struct("Store")
             .field("path", &self.path)