# react-native-skia/react-native-skia

Cross platform React Native solution to draw graphics based on Skia

Repository: https://github.com/react-native-skia/react-native-skia
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-native-skia-react-native-skia
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-06-12T14:16:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2189, "days_push": 1178, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1089, forks 28 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:32.756972+00:00)

## What it is
A React Native renderer based on Google's Skia graphics engine, enabling cross-platform 2D drawing and graphics rendering in mobile apps. This repository is an early proof-of-concept (the production version lives under Shopify) supporting only Linux and macOS builds.

## Use cases
- draw custom graphics in react native apps
- render 2d canvas animations on mobile
- build custom charts and visualizations in react native
- skia-based rendering for react native
- draw shapes and paths with gpu acceleration in react native

## When to choose
- you want to experiment with Skia rendering inside React Native on Linux or macOS
- you need low-level 2D graphics primitives beyond what React Native's core views offer
- you want to contribute to or fork an early-stage Skia renderer project

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready solution - use Shopify's react-native-skia instead
- you need iOS or Android support out of the box
- you want a stable, well-documented library with active maintenance

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: experimental
- function: graphics, ui-components, animation
- domain: mobile-development, graphics, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react-native, skia, 2d-graphics, canvas-drawing, proof-of-concept, linux, macos, mobile

## Member repositories
- react-native-skia/react-native-skia (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.756972+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 2026-08-30T06:49:19.629157+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/react-native-skia/react-native-skia (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.756972+00:00, sha 9ab711f20948)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.