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A React Native library for creating graphics using Skia.
Android
iOS
Web
Bundled version:
V2.0.0-next.4
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@shopify/react-native-skia brings the Skia Graphics Library to React Native. Skia serves as the graphics engine for Google Chrome and Chrome OS, Android, Flutter, Mozilla Firefox and Firefox OS, and many other products.
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- npx expo install @shopify/react-native-skia
If you are installing this in an existing React Native app
, make sure to install expo
in your project. Then, follow the installation instructions
provided in the library's README or documentation.
If you want to use Skia on web, you will need to follow web installation instructions to load CanvasKit.
Visit official documentation
Get full information on API and its usage.