react-native-gesture-handler

npmv3.2.1TypeScript

Declarative API exposing native platform touch and gesture system to React Native

Safe to adopt

Yes — react-native-gesture-handler scores well across adoption, maintenance, weight, supply chain, and licensing. No download data reported for this package yet. Last published 26 days ago. 50 releases in the last 2 years.

?Adoption: grade ?, Not reported by this registry.
No download data reported for this package yet.
AMaintenance: grade A, Excellent.
Last published 26 days ago. 50 releases in the last 2 years.
BWeight: grade B, Good.
Pulls in 6 transitive packages, about 4.6 MB installed (at least — some of the tree is still being crawled).
ASupply chain: grade A, Excellent.
No install scripts, 2 maintainers, and a contained dependency surface.
ALicense: grade A, Excellent.
MIT — permissive, with no copyleft found in the dependency tree.

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Install cost

What you actually take on by adding react-native-gesture-handler to a project.

Direct dependencies

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Total installed

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4.6 MB

Install size

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Tree depth

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Licenses in the dependency tree

MIT

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Compatibility

Node.js: No constraint declared
Module format: ESM + CommonJS
TypeScript: Types included
Install scripts: None

Dependencies

Declared by react-native-gesture-handler v3.2.1. Runtime dependencies are installed with the package; dev dependencies are not.

Runtime (2)

@types/react-test-renderer ^19.1.0 invariant ^2.2.4

Peer (2)

react *react-native *

Dev (31)

@babel/core ^7.25.2@babel/preset-env ^7.25.3@babel/preset-typescript ^7.12.7 @react-native/babel-preset 0.87.0 @react-native/jest-preset 0.87.0 @testing-library/react-native ^12.5.1@types/invariant ^2.2.37@types/jest ^29.5.12@types/react ^19.2.0@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin ^6.9.0@typescript-eslint/parser ^6.9.0babel-plugin-module-resolver ^5.0.2clang-format ^1.8.0eslint ^8.57.0eslint-config-satya164 3.3.0eslint-import-resolver-babel-module ^5.2.0eslint-plugin-jest 27.4.3eslint-plugin-prettier ^5.0.1eslint-plugin-react ^7.37.5husky ^8.0.1jest ^29.7.0lint-staged ^12.3.2madge ^6.1.0prettier 3.3.3 react 19.2.3 react-native 0.87.0react-native-builder-bob ^0.40.13react-native-reanimated 4.6.0-nightly-20260811-248dee712 react-native-worklets patch:react-native-worklets@npm%3A0.12.0-nightly-20260810-fb9cb5596#~/.yarn/patches/react-native-worklets-npm-0.12.0-nightly-20260810-fb9cb5596-f08a72b88e.patchreact-test-renderer 19.2.3typescript ~6.0.3

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Release history

50 releases in the last two years, typically about 1 day apart.

Recent versions of react-native-gesture-handler
Version	Published	Size	License
3.3.0-nightly-20260904-ebc923b2b	5 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260902-6f4589524	7 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260828-b6ff24309	13 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260827-0d25288c7	14 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260825-8e8e6c1aa	15 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260824-5de6d2358	16 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260821-439ded45d	19 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260820-d064b6620	20 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260819-5f12fbccf	21 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260818-d29545ab3	22 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260817-b2d23f14b	23 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260814-3e4497eb0	26 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.2.1latest	26 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.3.0-nightly-20260813-44046a694	27 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT
3.2.0	27 days ago	3.0 MB	MIT

Overview

react-native-gesture-handler is an npm package that declarative API exposing native platform touch and gesture system to React Native. It has 3 known dependents in the graph. The latest version is 3.2.1, released under the MIT license.

Who should use it

Teams working in the npm ecosystem who need declarative API exposing native platform touch and gesture system to React Native and value a focused solution.

When not to use it

Consider an alternative if you need to minimize your dependency tree, or if a more actively-maintained option better fits your npm stack.

Pros

Ships TypeScript type definitions.
Clear open-source license (MIT).

Cons

Large dependency tree (35 direct dependencies) increases install size and audit surface.

Auto-generated from collected registry metadata. No external claims are inferred.

Maintainers

m-bert swm-bot

Frequently asked questions

Should I use react-native-gesture-handler?

How do I install react-native-gesture-handler?

Run `npm install react-native-gesture-handler` to add react-native-gesture-handler to your npm project.

How many dependencies does react-native-gesture-handler have?

react-native-gesture-handler declares 35 direct dependencies and pulls in 6 packages in total once its runtime tree is resolved totalling about 4.6 MB on disk.

What license is react-native-gesture-handler released under?

react-native-gesture-handler is distributed under the MIT license.

How popular is react-native-gesture-handler?

npm does not publish download counts. Within PackageGraph's crawl, 3 known packages depend on react-native-gesture-handler.

Is react-native-gesture-handler still maintained?

The most recent release of react-native-gesture-handler (v3.2.1) was published 26 days ago.

Does react-native-gesture-handler run install scripts?

No. react-native-gesture-handler does not define preinstall, install, or postinstall scripts, so installing it does not execute publisher-supplied code.