react-scripts
Build configuration and scripts for Create React App zero-configuration setup.
Build tools and bundlers npm MIT
Used in agent projects
231
1.8% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in build tools and bundlers
#6 of 81
by use in those projects
Downloads
2.4M
npm, last 7 days, react-scripts
GitHub stars
103K
last push Feb 15, 2025
How react-scripts is used
react-scripts is a dependency in 231 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.8%), #6 of 81 in build tools and bundlers. The most used alternative there is Vite. Projects that use it most often also use Web Vitals (73.2%), Testing Library (72.3%), React (99.1%).
Often used with react-scripts
| Web Vitals | 73.2% of react-scripts projects · 41.8× more than average |
|---|---|
| Testing Library | 72.3% of react-scripts projects · 10.0× more than average |
| React | 99.1% of react-scripts projects · 2.3× more than average |
| React Router | 50.6% of react-scripts projects · 6.6× more than average |
| Emotion | 23.4% of react-scripts projects · 8.9× more than average |
| React Three Fiber | 40.7% of react-scripts projects · 2.2× more than average |
| Solana Web3.js | 38.5% of react-scripts projects · 2.3× more than average |
| React Icons | 21.6% of react-scripts projects · 4.0× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 0.4% 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 react-scripts as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install react-scripts |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (221), Python (4), Next.js (4), Rust (1) |
| Example projects | thepower/PowerDapp, project-serum/sol-wallet-adapter, renproject/bridge-v2, blopa/top-down-react-phaser-game-template, jsoneaday/solana-chat-app |
Alternatives to react-scripts
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vite npm Fast native-ESM powered web development build tool and dev server. |
2,897 (22.8%) | 194M | 83.3K | MIT |
| Babel (JavaScript) npm JavaScript compiler for transforming modern JavaScript to compatible code. |
484 (3.8%) | 187M | 44.1K | MIT |
| Turborepo npm High-performance build system for monorepos with task parallelization. |
399 (3.1%) | 29.5M | 31.2K | MIT |
| esbuild npm Extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier written in Go. |
342 (2.7%) | 3M | 40.1K | MIT |
| webpack npm Module bundler that packages JavaScript, assets and dependencies for browser deployment. |
255 (2.0%) | 54.9M | 66.1K | MIT |
| React Compiler Babel Plugin npm Babel plugin for React Compiler that optimizes React component rendering. |
202 (1.6%) | 17.8M | 251K | MIT |
| webpack CLI npm Command-line interface for webpack bundler and related build tools. |
201 (1.6%) | 10.4M | 2,617 | MIT |
| vite-tsconfig-paths npm Vite plugin that resolves TypeScript path aliases from tsconfig.json automatically. |
184 (1.4%) | 26.7M | 1,631 | MIT |