Overview

Compile-time Tailwind CSS for React Native with zero runtime overhead. Transform className props to optimized StyleSheet.create calls at build time using a Babel plugin.

Features

• ⚡ Zero Runtime Overhead - All transformations happen at compile time
• 🔧 No Dependencies - Direct-to-React-Native style generation without tailwindcss package
• 🎯 Babel-only Setup - No Metro configuration required
• 📝 TypeScript-first - Full type safety and autocomplete support
• 🚀 Optimized Performance - Compiles down to StyleSheet.create for optimal performance
• 🔀 Dynamic className - Conditional styles support with compile-time optimization
• 📦 Small Bundle Size - Only includes actual styles used in your app
• 🎯 State Modifiers - active:, hover:, focus:, and disabled: modifiers for interactive components
• 📱 Platform Modifiers - ios:, android:, and web: modifiers for platform-specific styling
• 🌓 Color Scheme Modifiers - dark: and light: and scheme: modifiers for automatic theme adaptation
• 🎨 Custom Colors - Extend the default palette via tailwind.config.*
• 📐 Arbitrary Values - Use custom sizes and borders: w-[123px], rounded-[20px]
• 📜 Special Style Props - Support for contentContainerClassName, columnWrapperClassName, and more

📊 How It Compares - See how this library stacks up against other React Native styling solutions.

Demo

Quick Start

Installation

npm install @mgcrea/react-native-tailwind
# or
yarn add @mgcrea/react-native-tailwind
# or
pnpm add @mgcrea/react-native-tailwind

1. Add Babel Plugin

Update your babel.config.js:

module.exports = {
  presets: ["module:@react-native/babel-preset"],
  plugins: [
    "@mgcrea/react-native-tailwind/babel", // Add this line
  ],
};

2. Enable TypeScript Support (Optional)

Create a type declaration file to enable className prop autocomplete:

// src/types/react-native-tailwind.d.ts
import "@mgcrea/react-native-tailwind/react-native";

3. Start Using className

import { View, Text } from "react-native";

export function MyComponent() {
  return (
    <View className="flex-1 bg-gray-100 p-4">
      <Text className="text-xl font-bold text-blue-500">Hello, Tailwind!</Text>
    </View>
  );
}

How It Works

The Babel plugin transforms your code at compile time:

Input (what you write):

<View className={`rounded-lg p-4 ${isSelected ? "bg-blue-500 border border-blue-700" : "bg-gray-200"}`} />

Output (what Babel generates):

import { StyleSheet } from "react-native";

<View
  style={[
    _twStyles._rounded_lg,
    _twStyles._p_4,
    isSelected ? _twStyles._bg_blue_500_border_border_blue_700 : _twStyles._bg_gray_200,
  ]}
/>;

const _twStyles = StyleSheet.create({
  _rounded_lg: { borderRadius: 8 },
  _p_4: { padding: 16 },
  _bg_blue_500_border_border_blue_700: { backgroundColor: "#3B82F6", borderWidth: 1, borderColor: "#1D4ED8" },
  _bg_gray_200: { backgroundColor: "#E5E7EB" },
});

Documentation

📚 Full Documentation

• Getting Started - Installation and setup
• Guides - Usage examples and patterns
• API Reference - Complete utility reference
• Advanced - Configuration and customization

Examples

Dynamic Styles

import { useState } from "react";
import { Pressable, Text } from "react-native";

export function ToggleButton() {
  const [isActive, setIsActive] = useState(false);

  return (
    <Pressable
      onPress={() => setIsActive(!isActive)}
      className={isActive ? "bg-green-500 p-4" : "bg-red-500 p-4"}
    >
      <Text className="text-white">{isActive ? "Active" : "Inactive"}</Text>
    </Pressable>
  );
}

State Modifiers

import { Pressable, Text } from "@mgcrea/react-native-tailwind";

export function MyButton() {
  return (
    <Pressable className="bg-blue-500 active:bg-blue-700 p-4 rounded-lg">
      <Text className="text-white font-semibold">Press Me</Text>
    </Pressable>
  );
}

Dark Mode

import { View, Text } from "react-native";

export function ThemeCard() {
  return (
    <View className="bg-white dark:bg-gray-900 p-4 rounded-lg">
      <Text className="text-gray-900 dark:text-white">Adapts to device theme</Text>
    </View>
  );
}

Platform-Specific Styles

import { View, Text } from "react-native";

export function PlatformCard() {
  return (
    <View className="p-4 ios:p-6 android:p-8 bg-white rounded-lg">
      <Text className="text-base ios:text-blue-600 android:text-green-600">Platform-specific styles</Text>
    </View>
  );
}

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide for details.

Credits

• Tailwind CSS - The utility-first CSS framework that revolutionized the way we style applications. If you enjoy this library, consider supporting them by purchasing Tailwind Plus.

Authors

• Olivier Louvignes - @mgcrea

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