---
modificationDate: June 29, 2026
title: react-native-screens
description: A library that provides native primitives to represent screens for better operating system behavior and screen optimizations.
sourceCodeUrl: 'https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens'
packageName: react-native-screens
platforms: ['android', 'ios', 'tvos', 'web', 'expo-go']
inExpoGo: true
---

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# react-native-screens

A library that provides native primitives to represent screens for better operating system behavior and screen optimizations.
Android, iOS, tvOS, Web, Included in Expo Go

`react-native-screens` provides native primitives to represent screens instead of plain `<View>` components to better take advantage of operating system behavior and optimizations around screens. This capability is used by library authors and is unlikely to be used directly by most app developers. It also provides the native components needed for React Navigation's [`createNativeStackNavigator`](https://reactnavigation.org/docs/native-stack-navigator).

## Installation

```sh
# npm
npx expo install react-native-screens

# yarn
yarn expo install react-native-screens

# pnpm
pnpm expo install react-native-screens

# bun
bun expo install react-native-screens
```

If you are installing this in an [existing React Native app](/bare/overview.md), make sure to [install `expo`](/bare/installing-expo-modules.md) in your project. Then, follow the [installation instructions](https://github.com/software-mansion/react-native-screens#installation) provided in the library's README or documentation.

## Learn more

[Visit official documentation](https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-screens/) — Get full information on API and its usage.