react-native

Project Overview

React Native lets you build native apps using React. Written in JavaScript, rendered with native code. Native UI primitives render to native platform UI, meaning your app uses the same native platform APIs other apps do.

Key Features

• Native UI: React Native primitives render to native platform UI — gestures, text scaling, and accessibility behave as expected on each OS
• React everywhere: Declarative UI, components, hooks, and Suspense reused across Android, iOS, and other platforms
• Developer Velocity: Local changes visible in seconds with Fast Refresh, without rebuilding the native app
• Extendable: Native Modules let you call platform code directly from JavaScript
• Expo framework recommended for production-ready apps

Target Audience

• Developers who want to build native mobile apps with React
• Teams needing cross-platform (Android, iOS) development solutions
• Developers looking to reuse React web development skills

Quick Start

1. Create a new Expo project: npx create-expo-app@latest
2. Follow the Expo Getting Started guide
3. Or follow React Native Environment Setup

Core Advantages

• "Learn once, write anywhere" — learn once, develop for multiple platforms
• Native UI performance with React development experience
• Fast Refresh for instant preview of changes
• Rich ecosystem of third-party libraries
• Developed and supported by many companies and core contributors

System Requirements

• OS: Cross-platform (Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Linux)