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TLDR

A curated community list of libraries, tools, tutorials, and resources for building mobile apps with React Native across iOS and Android.

Mindmap

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    What it does
      Curated resource list
      Organizes by category
      Community maintained
    Resource types
      UI components
      Navigation libraries
      Tutorials and books
      Conference talks
    Categories covered
      Forms and styling
      Media handling
      Backend integrations
      Monetization tools
    Use cases
      Find right library
      Discover new tools
      Learn best practices
    Audience
      New developers
      Experienced builders
      Mobile engineers

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Find the best navigation library for your React Native app without searching through dozens of options.

USE CASE 2

Discover UI component libraries and styling tools recommended by the community for your mobile project.

USE CASE 3

Learn React Native through curated tutorials, books, and conference talks from experienced developers.

USE CASE 4

Explore backend integration options, analytics, and monetization tools for your mobile application.

Tech stack

React NativeJavaScriptiOSAndroid

Getting it running

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In plain English

awesome-react-native is a curated community list of libraries, tools, tutorials, articles, and other resources for React Native developers. React Native is a framework that lets you build mobile applications for iOS and Android using JavaScript and React, the same technology used to build web applications. The problem this list solves is that the React Native ecosystem contains thousands of third-party libraries covering everything from navigation and animations to storage, analytics, and native device integrations, making it very hard to find the right tool without a guide. The repository organizes resources into categories including UI components, navigation libraries, forms, geolocation, internationalization, styling, build tools, media handling, backend integrations, monetization, and more. It also links to open-source example apps, books, video tutorials, conference talks, and newsletters relevant to React Native development. There are separate sections for conferences focused specifically on React Native. This is an "awesome list", a format common on GitHub where community members collaboratively maintain a well-organized directory of quality resources on a topic. Anyone can submit additions via pull request. A developer who is new to React Native and wants to know what tools exist for a specific task, or an experienced React Native developer looking for a new library they might not have encountered, would use this repository. No code is involved, it is a Markdown reference document. The JavaScript language label reflects some automation tooling in the repository rather than the nature of the content itself.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I'm building a React Native app and need a good form validation library. What does awesome-react-native recommend in the forms section?
Prompt 2
Show me the geolocation and mapping libraries listed in awesome-react-native and explain which one might work best for location tracking.
Prompt 3
What are the top-rated animation libraries in awesome-react-native and how do they compare for building smooth mobile UI transitions?
Prompt 4
I want to learn React Native from scratch. What books and video tutorials does awesome-react-native recommend for beginners?
Prompt 5
Find me open-source React Native example apps in awesome-react-native that I can study to understand best practices.
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