react-native-shared-element

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2331 stars · 113 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A React Native library providing native shared element transition primitives for smooth element transitions between screens. It offers low-level building blocks intended for use by navigation or transition libraries, with a separate binding available for React Navigation.

Use cases

• animate an image expanding from a grid thumbnail to a full-screen detail view in React Native
• create flicker-free shared element transitions between screens on Android and iOS
• add magic-move transitions to a React Navigation app
• transition borders, shadows, background colors, and image resizeMode between views
• build custom router or transition libraries with native shared element support

When to choose

• you need performant, native shared element transitions in a React Native app
• you want to avoid flicker and bridge overhead during transitions
• you use React Navigation and want shared element transitions via its binding

When to avoid

• your project is not React Native
• you need a full navigation or router solution rather than transition primitives
• you rely on Expo Go, since the library requires a development build as of Expo SDK 49

Facets

library · maturity stable

animation ui-components mobile-framework mobile-development frontend cross-platform windows cross-platform react-native shared-element-transition magic-move navigation expo ios android

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