# FaridSafi/react-native-gifted-chat

💬 The most complete chat UI for React Native

Repository: https://github.com/FaridSafi/react-native-gifted-chat
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-native-gifted-chat
Homepage: https://gifted.chat
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react-native, chat, component
Last push: 2026-08-11T17:40:19+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3945, "days_push": 22, "days_rel": 75, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 14442, forks 3597 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:07.015408+00:00)

## What it is
A React Native and Web chat UI component library providing a fully customizable message interface with features like typing indicators, quick replies, avatars, and message status. It is now in maintenance mode, with active development continuing in a maintained fork.

## Use cases
- add a chat screen to a react native app
- build a messaging ui for ios and android
- show typing indicators and read receipts in chat
- implement quick reply buttons for a chatbot interface
- render a chat interface on react native web
- customize message bubbles and avatars in a chat app

## When to choose
- you need a batteries-included chat UI for React Native or React Native Web
- you want customizable components for messaging features like replies, reactions, and attachments
- you are maintaining an existing app already using gifted chat

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project and want active development - use the maintained fork @kesha-antonov/react-native-chat instead
- you need a full chat backend with realtime sync - this is UI only
- you are building for native platforms without React Native

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, chat-interface, frontend-framework
- domain: mobile-development, frontend, chatbots, web-development
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react-native, chat-ui, messaging, expo, typescript, component-library, ios, android, web

## Member repositories
- FaridSafi/react-native-gifted-chat (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.015408+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:12:34.227522+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FaridSafi/react-native-gifted-chat (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:07.015408+00:00, sha 8cd102ddd04f)
  - homepage: https://gifted.chat (fetched 2026-08-29T08:06:17.200854+00:00, sha ac7baabc2560)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.