# react-native-builder-bob

> CLI to build JavaScript files for React Native libraries

Latest version **0.43.1** (published 2026-09-08) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install react-native-builder-bob
pnpm add react-native-builder-bob
yarn add react-native-builder-bob
bun add react-native-builder-bob
```

Provides the command `bob`.

## Health

**Score 60/100 (C)** — status: active.

Positive: esm support; no vulnerabilities; recently updated; high maintenance score.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; pre 1.0.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.43.1 |
| Published | 2026-09-08 |
| First published | 2020-12-16 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | ESM |
| Node | ^20.19.0 \|\| ^22.12.0 \|\| >= 23.4.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 |
| Unpacked size | 219.7 KB |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 3228 |
| Maintainers | atlj, satya164, krizzu |
| Keywords | react-native, library, build |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-builder-bob
- Repository: https://github.com/callstack/react-native-builder-bob
- Homepage: https://oss.callstack.com/react-native-builder-bob/build
- Issues: https://github.com/callstack/react-native-builder-bob/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/react-native-builder-bob

## Dependencies (22)

- [del](https://npm.io/package/del.md) ^8.0.1
- [glob](https://npm.io/package/glob.md) ^13.0.6
- [json5](https://npm.io/package/json5.md) ^2.2.3
- [kleur](https://npm.io/package/kleur.md) ^4.1.5
- [which](https://npm.io/package/which.md) ^6.0.1
- [yargs](https://npm.io/package/yargs.md) ^18.0.0
- [dedent](https://npm.io/package/dedent.md) ^1.7.2
- [arktype](https://npm.io/package/arktype.md) ^2.2.0
- [prompts](https://npm.io/package/prompts.md) ^2.4.2
- [fs-extra](https://npm.io/package/fs-extra.md) ^11.3.4
- [typescript](https://npm.io/package/typescript.md) ^6.0.3
- [@babel/core](https://npm.io/package/@babel/core.md) ^7.29.0
- [cross-spawn](https://npm.io/package/cross-spawn.md) ^7.0.6
- [browserslist](https://npm.io/package/browserslist.md) ^4.28.2
- [@babel/preset-env](https://npm.io/package/@babel/preset-env.md) ^7.29.2
- [@babel/preset-react](https://npm.io/package/@babel/preset-react.md) ^7.28.5
- [escape-string-regexp](https://npm.io/package/escape-string-regexp.md) ^5.0.0
- [@babel/preset-typescript](https://npm.io/package/@babel/preset-typescript.md) ^7.28.5
- [@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec](https://npm.io/package/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec.md) ^1.5.5
- [babel-plugin-syntax-hermes-parser](https://npm.io/package/babel-plugin-syntax-hermes-parser.md) ^0.34.0
- [@babel/plugin-transform-strict-mode](https://npm.io/package/@babel/plugin-transform-strict-mode.md) ^7.27.1
- [@babel/plugin-transform-flow-strip-types](https://npm.io/package/@babel/plugin-transform-flow-strip-types.md) ^7.27.1

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## Recent versions

- 0.43.1 (latest) — 2026-09-08
- 0.25.0-next.5 (next) — 2024-07-04
- 0.43.0 — 2026-06-16
- 0.42.1 — 2026-06-08
- 0.42.0 — 2026-06-08
- 0.41.0 — 2026-04-01
- 0.40.18 — 2026-02-10
- 0.40.17 — 2025-12-10
- 0.40.16 — 2025-11-24
- 0.40.15 — 2025-11-12
- 0.40.14 — 2025-10-27
- 0.40.13 — 2025-07-20
- 0.40.12 — 2025-06-14
- 0.40.11 — 2025-05-15
- 0.40.10 — 2025-05-05
- … 69 more at https://npm.io/package/react-native-builder-bob/versions

## README

# react-native-builder-bob

CLI to build JavaScript files for React Native libraries.

Quick start:

```sh
cd your-project
npx react-native-builder-bob@latest init
```

See more details on the [documentation website](https://oss.callstack.com/react-native-builder-bob/build).

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