Nitro Modules
Fast, type-safe native modules for React Native with statically compiled JSI bindings.
Desktop and mobile apps npm MIT
Used in agent projects
20
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in desktop and mobile apps
#26 of 26
by use in those projects
Downloads
2M
npm, last 7 days, react-native-nitro-modules
GitHub stars
1,963
last push Oct 6, 2026
How Nitro Modules is used
Nitro Modules is a dependency in 20 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #26 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%), Expo (95.0%), react-native-safe-area-context (95.0%).
Often used with Nitro Modules
| React Native | 100.0% of Nitro Modules projects · 61.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| Expo | 95.0% of Nitro Modules projects · 61.5× more than average |
| react-native-safe-area-context | 95.0% of Nitro Modules projects · 75.9× more than average |
| react-native-screens | 90.0% of Nitro Modules projects · 74.2× more than average |
| React Native Reanimated | 85.0% of Nitro Modules projects · 83.7× more than average |
| React Native Gesture Handler | 80.0% of Nitro Modules projects · 79.4× more than average |
| React Native Worklets | 80.0% of Nitro Modules projects · 133.7× more than average |
| react-native-svg | 75.0% of Nitro Modules projects · 93.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 0.4% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Nitro Modules as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install react-native-nitro-modules |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | React Native / Expo (15), TypeScript / JavaScript (4), Ruby (1) |
| Example projects | Galaxies-dev/wolt-react-native, huytdps13400/react-native-ssl-manager, exactly/exa, Wealthometer/Wolt-clone |
Alternatives to Nitro Modules
| 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 Native Gesture Handler npm Declarative gesture handling for React Native with native performance. |
128 (1.0%) | 9.1M | 6,790 | 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 |