React Native Auto Skeleton – Lightweight Skeleton Loader for React Native

react-native-auto-skeleton is a modern skeleton loader for React Native, designed to automatically render loading placeholders (shimmer-style) based on your existing layout.

Ideal replacement for react-native-skeleton-placeholder and other manual solutions.

Demo

✅ Platform Support

Platform	Old Arch	Fabric
iOS	✅	✅
Android	✅	✅

Installation

Using npm:

npm install react-native-auto-skeleton

Using yarn:

yarn add react-native-auto-skeleton

Expo

This library works in Expo (with expo prebuild) without additional configuration.

Usage

⚠️ Warning: On Android, automatic detection of a view’s border-radius is not supported. You can override it manually via the defaultRadius prop.

Here's a quick example to get started:

import { AutoSkeletonView, AutoSkeletonIgnoreView } from 'react-native-auto-skeleton';
...

<AutoSkeletonView isLoading={isLoading}>
    ...YOUR VIEWS
  <AutoSkeletonIgnoreView> // Content that will be ignored by the skeleton
    ... Views without skeleton
  </AutoSkeletonIgnoreView>
</AutoSkeletonView>

Full example

import { AutoSkeletonView } from 'react-native-auto-skeleton';

interface IProfile {
  name: string;
  jobTitle: string;
  avatar: string;
}

const getProfile = async (): Promise<IProfile> => {
  // Fetch profile data from your API
};

export default function App() {
  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
  const [profile, setProfile] = useState<IProfile>({} as IProfile);

  useEffect(() => {
    (async () => {
      const res = await getProfile();
      setProfile(res);
      setIsLoading(false);
    })();
  }, []);

  return (
     <AutoSkeletonView isLoading={isLoading}>
      <View style={styles.avatarWithName}>
        <Image style={styles.avatar} source={{ uri: profile.avatar }} />
        <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
          <Text style={styles.name}>{profile.name}</Text>
          <Text style={styles.jobTitle}>{profile.jobTitle}</Text>
        </View>
      </View>

      {/* This buttons block will have skeleton applied */}
      <View style={styles.buttons}>
        <TouchableOpacity style={styles.button}>
          <Text style={styles.buttonTitle}>Add</Text>
        </TouchableOpacity>
        <TouchableOpacity style={styles.button}>
          <Text style={styles.buttonTitle}>Delete</Text>
        </TouchableOpacity>
      </View>

      {/* Alternatively, to exclude buttons from skeleton rendering: */}
      <AutoSkeletonIgnoreView>
        <View style={styles.buttons}>
           ...
        </View>
      </AutoSkeletonIgnoreView>
    </AutoSkeletonView>
  );
}

API

Prop	type	Description
isLoading	boolean	Enables or disables the skeleton state
shimmerSpeed	number	Duration of one shimmer animation cycle in seconds. Lower values = faster shimmer
shimmerBackgroundColor	string	Background color for animation types: pulse and none
gradientColors	[string,string]	Gradient colors for the skeleton gradient
defaultRadius	number	Default corner radius for skeleton elements that don't have a defined borderRadius
animationType	"gradient" | "pulse" | "none"	Skeleton animation

Best Practices

• For rapid implementation, wrap entire UI sections with <AutoSkeletonView>.
• For precise control, wrap individual UI components or groups separately.
• Ensure components have clearly defined dimensions, backgrounds, or styles for optimal skeleton rendering.
• To exclude specific components from skeleton rendering, wrap them with <AutoSkeletonIgnoreView>. Any content inside this wrapper will not be processed by the skeleton system.

🔁 Alternative Solutions

You may also know:

• react-native-skeleton-placeholder
• react-content-loader

If you're looking for a React Native skeleton loader that works automatically, with Fabric support, and no manual configuration, react-native-auto-skeleton is your go-to solution.

License

MIT

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📌 Keywords

React Native Skeleton, React Native Placeholder, react-native skeleton loader, react native shimmer, loading indicator React Native, Fabric placeholder view, auto skeleton view, react native content loader.