React Navigation
Navigation library for React Native apps with stack, tab and drawer navigators.
Desktop and mobile apps npm MIT
Used in agent projects
117
0.9% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in desktop and mobile apps
#6 of 26
by use in those projects
Downloads
6M
npm, last 7 days, @react-navigation/native
GitHub stars
24.5K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How React Navigation is used
React Navigation is a dependency in 117 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.9%), #6 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 (99.1%), react-native-screens (99.1%).
Often used with React Navigation
| React Native | 100.0% of React Navigation projects · 61.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| react-native-safe-area-context | 99.1% of React Navigation projects · 79.2× more than average |
| react-native-screens | 99.1% of React Navigation projects · 81.7× more than average |
| Expo | 92.3% of React Navigation projects · 59.8× more than average |
| React Native Gesture Handler | 83.8% of React Navigation projects · 83.1× more than average |
| React Native Reanimated | 82.1% of React Navigation projects · 80.8× more than average |
| React Navigation Bottom Tabs | 74.4% of React Navigation projects · 106.1× more than average |
| Babel (JavaScript) | 69.2% of React Navigation projects · 18.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 1.9% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 1.3% of projects set up for it |
| Claude Code | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list React Navigation as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install @react-navigation/native |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | React Native / Expo (95), TypeScript / JavaScript (15), Ruby (4), Next.js (3) |
| Example projects | vega-org/vega-app, Galaxies-dev/wolt-react-native, solana-mobile/solana-mobile-expo-template, callstack/web3-cross-platform-dapp, DHR-Store/Vega-Next |
Alternatives to React Navigation
| 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 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 |