React Native Reanimated

React Native Reanimated is a powerful animation library for React Native applications that provides a low-level, declarative API for creating smooth and performant animations. It runs animations on the native UI thread instead of the JavaScript thread, avoiding performance bottlenecks and enabling complex 60fps animations. The library supports gesture-based interactions, physics-based animations, and shared element transitions.

Also known as: Reanimated, React Native Reanimated 2, Reanimated 2, RN Reanimated, Reanimated library

Why learn React Native Reanimated?

Developers should use React Native Reanimated when building React Native apps that require complex, high-performance animations or gesture-driven interactions, such as in gaming apps, interactive dashboards, or media-rich applications. It is essential for avoiding janky animations caused by JavaScript thread limitations and enables advanced features like animating non-style properties or synchronizing animations with user gestures.

Learning Resources

• docs: React Native Reanimated Documentation
• video: React Native Reanimated Tutorial by William Candillon
• course: React Native Reanimated Course on Udemy
• docs: React Native Reanimated GitHub Repository
• tutorial: React Native Reanimated Blog Post by Software Mansion