React Native Gesture Handler
Declarative gesture handling for React Native with native performance.
Desktop and mobile apps npm MIT
Used in agent projects
128
1.0% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in desktop and mobile apps
#5 of 26
by use in those projects
Downloads
9.1M
npm, last 7 days, react-native-gesture-handler
GitHub stars
6,790
last push Oct 9, 2026
How React Native Gesture Handler is used
React Native Gesture Handler is a dependency in 128 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.0%), #5 of 26 in desktop and mobile apps. The most used alternative there is React Native. Projects that use it most often also use React Native (100.0%), react-native-safe-area-context (100.0%), react-native-screens (99.2%).
Often used with React Native Gesture Handler
| React Native | 100.0% of React Native Gesture Handler projects · 61.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| react-native-safe-area-context | 100.0% of React Native Gesture Handler projects · 79.9× more than average |
| react-native-screens | 99.2% of React Native Gesture Handler projects · 81.8× more than average |
| Expo | 95.3% of React Native Gesture Handler projects · 61.7× more than average |
| React Native Reanimated | 92.2% of React Native Gesture Handler projects · 90.7× more than average |
| React Navigation | 76.6% of React Native Gesture Handler projects · 83.1× more than average |
| React Native Web | 74.2% of React Native Gesture Handler projects · 77.9× more than average |
| React Native Async Storage | 64.8% of React Native Gesture Handler projects · 72.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 2.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 1.7% of projects set up for it |
| Claude Code | 1.2% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 2.9% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 2.8% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list React Native Gesture Handler as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install react-native-gesture-handler |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | React Native / Expo (105), TypeScript / JavaScript (18), Ruby (4), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | vega-org/vega-app, Galaxies-dev/wolt-react-native, exactly/exa, Eridanus-Multiverse/Eridanus-EH-UI, callstack/web3-cross-platform-dapp |
Alternatives to React Native Gesture Handler
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| React Native npm Framework for building native iOS and Android apps with React and JavaScript. |
207 (1.6%) | 14.2M | 127K | MIT |
| Expo npm Framework and platform for building native iOS and Android apps with React. |
196 (1.5%) | 10.5M | 52.6K | MIT |
| react-native-safe-area-context npm Handle safe areas in React Native on iOS, Android and web platforms. |
159 (1.3%) | 10.5M | 2,766 | MIT |
| react-native-screens npm Native navigation primitives for React Native with performance optimizations. |
154 (1.2%) | 9.8M | 3,735 | MIT |
| React Navigation npm Navigation library for React Native apps with stack, tab and drawer navigators. |
117 (0.9%) | 6M | 24.5K | MIT |
| React Native Async Storage npm Persistent key-value storage for React Native apps replacing AsyncStorage. |
114 (0.9%) | 7.5M | 5,073 | MIT |
| react-native-svg npm SVG rendering library for React Native enabling scalable vector graphics in mobile apps. |
102 (0.8%) | 8.4M | 8,005 | MIT |
| React Navigation Bottom Tabs npm iOS-style bottom tab navigation component for React Native applications. |
89 (0.7%) | 4.3M | 24.5K | MIT |