Command-line tool

react-native-cli

brew/react-native-cli

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC · Still published on npm

Tools for creating native apps for Android and iOS

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g react-native-cli

macOS

brew install react-native-cli
npm install -g react-native-cli

Linux

npm install -g react-native-cli

Initialize a new React Native project in a directory of the same name

react-native init project_name

Start the metro bundler

react-native start

Start the metro bundler with a clean cache

react-native start --reset-cache

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