Essential cross-platform UI components for React Native
NativeBase is a sleek, ingenious and dynamic front-end framework created by passionate React Loving team at Geekyants.com to build cross platform Android & iOS mobile apps using ready to use generic components of React Native.
Icon is a wrapper around react-native-vector-icons and uses Ionicons as the default iconFamily. To change the icon family you have to set it in the theme variable file. Other iconfamilies (like FontAwesome) won't work out of the box unless the variable file is changed.
- What is NativeBase?
- Why NativeBase?
- Magic of NativeBase
- Getting Started
- Components
- Native Starter Kit
- Featured Apps
NativeBase is a free and open source framework that enables developers to build high-quality mobile apps using React Native iOS and Android apps with a fusion of ES6. NativeBase builds a layer on top of React Native that provides you with basic set of components for mobile application development. This helps you to build world-class application experiences on native platforms. Read More. . .
What is really great with NativeBase is that you can use shared UI cross-platform components, which will drastically increase your productivity. When using NativeBase, you can use any native third-party libraries out of the box. You do not need to use wrappers or do any other actions. The new additions to the native platform are available immediately. NativeBase provides amazing support for adding components, so that you will by no means hit a lifeless stop.
Recommended by 
If you're looking to get started with React Native + CodePush, and are looking for an awesome starter kit, you should check out Native Starter Pro - Microsoft's react-native-code-push repo
Recommended by Awesome React Native
NativeBase added into the list of Frameworks of Awesome React Native and are also used by many other React lovers across the world.
Do you still have a question Why NativeBase?
If yes then go ahead and watch this magic.
[](http://nativebase.io/docs/v0.2.1/assets/img/magic-with-nativebase-020.mp4)Click to watch the magic
System Requirements
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Globally installed node >= 4.0
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Globally installed npm >= 3.0
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Globally installed rnpm (only if React Native version < 0.29)
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Globally installed react-native CLI
Installation
To have NativeBase components running onto your native apps, all you need to do is create a fresh React Native project and install the NativeBase command line tools.
react-native init AwesomeNativeBase
cd AwesomeNativeBase
npm install
Include NativeBase into your React Native project.
npm install native-base --save
Now you are ready to get going with NativeBase. Read More. . .
NativeBase is made from effective building blocks referred to as components. The Components are constructed in pure React Native platform along with some JavaScript functionality with rich set of customisable properties. These components allow you to quickly build the perfect interface.
The most awaited feature, platform precise components with single codebase is now available from the version 0.5.0 of NativeBase. Along with this, there comes in addition of set of Fonts to be readily integrated with your apps. Read More. . .
A simple starter project for React Native + NativeBase + Redux + CodePush + React Native Navigator apps on iOS and Android.
No need of reinventing the wheel. To have immediately something to continue building on, it would be best to start from some starter kit for getting React Native - based applications off the ground in a hurry.
Having tried with the free version, Native Starter Kit and appreciate our product?
Get on the mobile fast track with the featured apps of NativeBase, to build high-quality iOS and Android mobile apps.
Based on React Native and NativeBase, Native Starter Pro, Ecommerce Starter, Flat App Theme are beautifully designed with fusion of Redux and ES6, responsive iOS and Android app source code to quickly get started on your next project.
Native Starter Pro is a bold and flexible React Native theme best suited for developing high-quality mobile apps that makes use of ready-made tools. The theme has several widget areas that allows you to extend your theme functionality with plugins. Native Starter Pro is built using Redux and is performance optimized which helps you to develop world-class application experiences on native platforms. Read More. . .
Ecommerce Starter, a perfect starter kit for e-commerce apps. Readily available pages along with rich collection of UI elements. Read More. . .
Flat App is basically a style of interface design emphasizing minimum use of stylistic elements, typography and flat colors. Read More. . .
Taxi App The ideal starter app with all the needed UI elements and Backend Integration to build your iOS and Android Taxi app like Uber / Ola / Lyft.
Dating App is a well structured iOS and Android, having fully customizable pages along-with a rich collection of UI elements specifically for an ideal dating app to help you quickly get started on your next project. Read More. . .
Go through NativeBase Docs to play with NativeBase.
We are GeekyAnts, a startup based in Bangalore, India with 50+ developers in strength. We have been very active in the React / React Native community where we have developed Strapmobile, StrapUI and StartReact. Our other products include StartLaravel and StartAngular.