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Get Started with macOS

This guide will help you get started on setting up your very first React Native for macOS app.

For information around how to set up:

• React Native for iOS and Android: See React Native Getting Started Guide
• React Native for Windows: See React Native for Windows Getting Started Guide

Make sure you have installed all the development dependencies

Install React Native for macOS

Remember to call react-native init from the place you want your project directory to live.

npx react-native init <projectName> --template react-native@^0.64.0

Navigate into this newly created directory

Once your project has been initialized, React Native will have created a new sub directory where all your generated files live.

cd <projectName>

Install the macOS extension

Install the React Native for macOS packages.

npx react-native-macos-init

Running a React Native macOS App

• Without using Xcode: In your React Native macOS project directory, run:

  npx react-native run-macos
  

• Using Xcode: Open macos\test.xcworkspace in Xcode or run xed -b macos; yarn start:macos. Hit the Run button.

A new Command Prompt window will open with the React packager as well as a react-native-macos app. This step may take a while during first run since it involves building the entire project and all dependencies. You can now start developing! 🎉

ProjectName has not been registered

There is an existing bug where the casing of the project name affects it's ability to register properly. If you see this error, you can workaround it by navigating to your app.json and lower-casing the name field.