Nitro
Nitro is a free, open-source mobile app template built with React and React Native. Insanely fast native C++, Swift or Kotlin modules with a statically compiled binding layer to JSI. It has 1,962 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.
- Official
- Mobile app templates
- Actively maintained
Get started
Copy the files into a new folder with degit (no git history), or clone the repository with git.
npx degit margelo/nitro my-app
cd my-app
npm install # then run the dev script from the READMEgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/margelo/nitro.git my-appSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Nitro
Nitro Modules are fast, type-safe native modules for React Native with statically compiled bindings to JSI. They consist of two parts:
Built with
- React
- React Native
- TypeScript
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What is Nitro?
Nitro is a free, open-source mobile app template built with React and React Native. Insanely fast native C++, Swift or Kotlin modules with a statically compiled binding layer to JSI. It has 1,962 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license.
How do I use Nitro?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit margelo/nitro my-app (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Nitro for commercial projects?
Yes. Nitro is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.
Is Nitro maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 6, 2026. Its latest release is v0.37.1. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.