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founded-labs/react-native-reusables

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TLDR

A component library that brings shadcn/ui-style UI components to React Native, letting you build consistent interfaces on iOS, Android, and web using Tailwind CSS class names instead of a separate mobile styling system.

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    What it does
      shadcn/ui for mobile
      Cross-platform components
      MIT licensed
    Tech Stack
      React Native
      TypeScript
      Nativewind
      Radix UI
    Use Cases
      Mobile UI components
      Cross-platform apps
      Tailwind on mobile
    Audience
      Web developers
      React Native devs
      Mobile app builders
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Add polished, accessible UI components to a React Native app without designing them from scratch.

USE CASE 2

Use Tailwind utility class names in a mobile app so web developers can style React Native screens the same way they style websites.

USE CASE 3

Build a cross-platform app that shares components between iOS, Android, and web via React Native Web.

USE CASE 4

Scaffold a mobile app with a consistent shadcn/ui aesthetic that matches an existing web product.

Tech stack

TypeScriptReact NativeNativewindTailwind CSSRadix UIReact Native Web

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires an existing React Native project with Nativewind already configured before adding components.

MIT license, use freely for any purpose, including commercial projects, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

React Native Reusables is a component library that brings the shadcn/ui design system to React Native apps. Shadcn/ui is a popular web-focused component collection built for React running in browsers, this project adapts those same components so they work on iOS and Android through React Native, and also on the web via React Native Web. The library uses Nativewind for styling, which lets you apply Tailwind CSS-style utility class names inside a React Native project. The goal is that developers who already know Tailwind from building websites can use the same styling approach when building mobile apps, without learning a separate styling system for each platform. Components are open source and licensed under the MIT license. The project also uses Radix UI primitives as part of its foundation (listed in the repository topics), following the same approach as shadcn/ui on the web, where unstyled accessible components provide the base layer. Full documentation is at reactnativereusables.com/docs. The repository also includes a community resources file that lists third-party components, templates, and libraries that others have built on top of this project. The README is short and delegates most detail to external documentation. The description calls the components beautifully crafted and almost as easy to use as the original shadcn/ui, which the project positions as its main appeal. If you are building a React Native app and want pre-built, consistent UI components that match the Tailwind and shadcn aesthetic, this library is intended to fill that gap. The project is listed as part of the Vercel OSS Program.

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Prompt 1
Using react-native-reusables, show me how to add a shadcn-style Dialog component to a React Native screen with Nativewind styling.
Prompt 2
Set up a new React Native project with Nativewind and react-native-reusables, then build a login form with a Button and Input component.
Prompt 3
How do I customize the color theme in react-native-reusables to match my brand's primary color palette?
Prompt 4
Give me a React Native bottom sheet component built on react-native-reusables primitives with Tailwind utility classes.
Prompt 5
Show me how to share a react-native-reusables component between a React Native mobile app and a Next.js web app.
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