# expo-sharing

> Provides a way to share files directly with other compatible applications.

Latest version **58.0.23** (published 2026-11-11) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install expo-sharing
pnpm add expo-sharing
yarn add expo-sharing
bun add expo-sharing
```

## Health

**Score 80/100 (A)** — status: active.

Positive: has types; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; recently updated; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo; extremely popular.

Warnings: low downloads; no esm support.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 58.0.23 |
| Published | 2026-11-11 |
| First published | 2019-03-07 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | bundled |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 3 |
| Unpacked size | 300.7 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) |
| GitHub stars | 52430 |
| Author | 650 Industries, Inc. |
| Maintainers | ide, brentvatne, expoadmin, exponent, bycedric, kudochien, alanhughes, tsapeta, expo-bot, philpl, ccheever, szdziedzic, wschurman |
| Keywords | android, expo, expo-sharing, ios, react-native, web |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/expo-sharing
- Repository: https://github.com/expo/expo
- Homepage: https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/sharing/
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/expo-sharing

## Dependencies (3)

- [@expo/plist](https://npm.io/package/@expo/plist.md) ^0.10.2
- [@expo/config-types](https://npm.io/package/@expo/config-types.md) ^58.0.3
- [@expo/config-plugins](https://npm.io/package/@expo/config-plugins.md) ^58.0.13

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## Recent versions

- 58.0.23 (latest) — 2026-11-11
- 57.0.26 (sdk-57) — 2026-11-12
- 55.0.25 (sdk-55) — 2026-10-21
- 56.0.27 (sdk-56) — 2026-10-21
- 58.0.18 (next) — 2026-10-14
- 58.0.0-canary-20260909-ea7a89a (canary) — 2026-09-09
- 56.0.15-canary-20260701-9100865 (canary-sdk-56) — 2026-07-01
- 55.0.11-canary-20260429-a5e59cf (canary-sdk-55) — 2026-04-29
- 12.0.1 (sdk-51) — 2024-04-23
- 11.10.0 (sdk-50) — 2023-12-12
- 57.0.25 — 2026-11-05
- 58.0.22 — 2026-11-03
- 58.0.21 — 2026-10-28
- 58.0.20 — 2026-10-21
- 57.0.24 — 2026-10-21
- … 317 more at https://npm.io/package/expo-sharing/versions

## README

<p>
  <a href="https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/sharing/">
    <img
      src="../../.github/resources/expo-sharing.svg"
      alt="expo-sharing"
      height="64" />
  </a>
</p>

Provides a way to share files directly with other compatible applications and to receive compatible data shared from other apps.

# API documentation

- [Documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/sharing/)
- [Documentation for the main branch](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/unversioned/sdk/sharing/)

# Installation in managed Expo projects

For [managed](https://docs.expo.dev/archive/managed-vs-bare/) Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the [API documentation for the latest stable release](https://docs.expo.dev/versions/latest/sdk/sharing/).

# Installation in bare React Native projects

**_Sharing content into your app is not supported in bare React Native projects._**

For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have [installed and configured the `expo` package](https://docs.expo.dev/bare/installing-expo-modules/) before continuing.

### Add the package to your npm dependencies

```
npx expo install expo-sharing
```

### Configure for Android

No additional set up necessary.

# Contributing

Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the [contributing guide](https://github.com/expo/expo#contributing).

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