# react-native-image-picker/react-native-image-picker

:sunrise_over_mountains: A React Native module that allows you to use native UI to select media from the device library or directly from the camera.

Repository: https://github.com/react-native-image-picker/react-native-image-picker
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-native-image-picker
Language: Java
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react-native, image-picker, picker
Last push: 2026-03-17T06:44:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 72, release rhythm 40, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4104, "days_push": 169, "days_rel": 486, "gap_med": 4.5, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8634, forks 2077 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:23.939189+00:00)

## What it is
A React Native module that lets apps select photos and videos from the device library or capture them directly with the camera using native UI. It supports both the old and new React Native architectures on iOS and Android.

## Use cases
- pick a photo from the phone gallery in a react native app
- launch the camera to take a picture from javascript
- select videos or images with native picker ui
- upload profile pictures from a mobile app
- capture video with camera in react native
- access device photo library without writing native code

## When to avoid
- you need a fully custom in-app gallery UI rather than the native picker
- your app is not React Native (e.g. Flutter, native iOS/Android)
- you need advanced image editing or cropping features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: file-upload, ui-components, image-processing
- domain: mobile-development, frontend, media, photography
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react-native, image-picker, camera, photo-library, media-selection, native-ui, android, ios, mobile

## Member repositories
- react-native-image-picker/react-native-image-picker (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.939189+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 2026-08-29T17:25:51.470626+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/react-native-image-picker/react-native-image-picker (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:23.939189+00:00, sha bf0888c38b6f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.