react-share-lite v1.1.0
React-Share-Lite
react-share-lite is a simple and easy-to-use library for adding social media share buttons to your React, Next and Preact applications. With react-share-lite, you can quickly integrate share buttons for popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and more.
If you want to add share count functionality to your share buttons in your React, Next.js, or Preact projects built with JavaScript and TypeScript, react-share-kit is the solution. It seamlessly enhances your applications, allowing users to easily track the popularity of your content.

Table of Contents
Installation
To install react-share-lite, simply run:
npm install react-share-liteor
yarn add react-share-liteš Share Button Global Props
Each button supports a set of global props that are consistent across all buttons. However, in addition to these global props, each button also possesses its own unique set of specific properties. These specific properties are tailored to the individual functionality and customization options of each button.
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | The URL of the shared page. | TRUE | |
| title | string | The title of the shared page. | FALSE | |
| windowWidth | number | 550 | Opened window width. | FALSE |
| windowHeight | number | 400 | Opened window height. | FALSE |
| blankTarget | boolean | false | Open share window in a new tab if set to true. | FALSE |
| bgColor | string | related color | Icon background color. | FALSE |
| round | boolean | false | The "round" attribute creates a fully circular button shape, giving it a 100% rounded appearance. | FALSE |
| borderRadius | number | 0px | Custom round share. | FALSE |
| size | number | 64px | The button size. | FALSE |
| buttonTitle | string | The title of button used instead of icon. | FALSE |
šØāš» Example
import React from 'react'
import { FacebookShare } from 'react-share-lite'
const ShareButtons = () => {
const shareUrl = 'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'
const title = 'Check out this awesome website!'
return <FacebookShare url={shareUrl} quote={title} />
}š” Usage of ShareButtons
Facebook Share
šØāš» Example
import { FacebookShare } from 'react-share-lite';
<FacebookShare
url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'}
quote={'react-share-lite - social share buttons for next & react apps.'}
hashtag={'#react-share-lite'}
/>š Props: Supports only on Facebook
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| quote | string | A quote to be shared. | FALSE | |
| hashtag | string | Hashtag to be shared. | FALSE |
Twitter Share
šØāš» Example
import {
TwitterShare
} from 'react-share-lite'
<TwitterShare
url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'}
title={'react-share-lite - social share buttons for next & react apps.'}
hashtags=["#react-share-lite", "#front-end"]
/>š Props: Supports only on Twitter
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| via | string | A screen name to associate with the Tweet. | FALSE | |
| hashtags | array | A comma-separated list of hashtags to be appended to default Tweet text. | FALSE | |
| related | array | A comma-separated list of accounts related to the content of the shared URI. | FALSE |
Linkedin Share
šØāš» Example
import { LinkedinShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<LinkedinShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'} />Whatsapp Share
šØāš» Example
import { WhatsappShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<WhatsappShare
url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'}
title={'react-share-lite - social share buttons for next & react apps.'}
separator=":: "
/>š Props: Supports only on WhatsApp
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| separator | string | FALSE |
Telegram Share
šØāš» Example
import { TelegramShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<TelegramShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'} />FacebookMessenger Share
šØāš» Example
import { FacebookMessengerShareButton } from 'react-share-lite'
<FacebookMessengerShareButton
url="https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite"
redirectUri="https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite"
appId={'dmm4kj9djk203k4liuf994p'}
/>š Props: Supports only on Facebook Messenger
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| appId | string | Facebook application id. | TRUE | |
| redirectUri | string | The URL to redirect to after sharing (default: the shared url). | FALSE | |
| to | string | A user ID of a recipient. Once the dialog comes up, the sender can specify additional people as recipients. | FALSE |
Email Share
šØāš» Example
import { EmailShare } from 'next-share'
<EmailShare
url={'https://github.com/next-share'}
subject={'Next Share'}
body="body"
/>š Props: Supports only on Email
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| children | node | React component, HTML element or string. | TRUE | |
| url | string | The URL of the shared page. | TRUE | |
| subject | string | The subject of the email. | FALSE | |
| body | string | The body of the email. | FALSE | |
| separator | string | A separator to be shared. | FALSE | |
| blankTarget | boolean | false | Open share window in a new tab if set to true. | FALSE |
VK Share
šØāš» Example
import { VKShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<VKShare
url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'}
image={'./react-share.png'}
/>š Props: Supports only on VK
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| image | string | An absolute link to the image that will be shared. | FALSE | |
| noParse | boolean | If true is passed, VK will not retrieve URL information. | FALSE | |
| noVkLinks | boolean | If true is passed, there will be no links to the user's profile in the open window. Only for mobile devices. | FALSE |
Pinterest Share
šØāš» Example
import { PinterestShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<PinterestShare
url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'}
media={'react-share-lite - social share buttons for next & react apps.'}
/>š Props: Supports only on Pinterest
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| media | string | The image URL that will be pinned. | TRUE | |
| description | string | The description of the shared media. | FALSE |
Reddit Share
šØāš» Example
import { RedditShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<RedditShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'} />Line Share
šØāš» Example
import { LineShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<LineShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'} />Tumblr Share
šØāš» Example
import { TumblrShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<TumblrShare
url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'}
caption="react-share-lite - social share buttons for next & react apps."
/>š Props: Supports only on Tumblr
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tags | Array<string> | An array of tags to be shared. | FALSE | |
| caption | string | The description of the shared page. | FALSE | |
| posttype | string | link | The type of the post. | FALSE |
Viber Share
šØāš» Example
import { ViberShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<ViberShare
url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'}
title={'react-share-lite - social share buttons for next & react apps.'}
/>š Props: Supports only on Viber
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| separator | string | FALSE |
Weibo Share
šØāš» Example
import { WeiboShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<WeiboShare
url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'}
title={'react-share-lite - social share buttons for next & react apps.'}
image={`${String(window.location)}/${example - image}`}
/>š Props: Supports only on Weibo
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| image | string | The image URL that will be shared. | FALSE |
Mailru Share
šØāš» Example
import { MailruShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<MailruShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'} />š Props: Supports only on Mail-Ru
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| description | string | Description of the shared page. | FALSE | |
| imageUrl | string | Image url of the shared page. | FALSE |
LiveJournal Share
šØāš» Example
import { LiveJournalShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<LiveJournalShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'} />š Props: Supports only on Live Journal
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| description | string | Description of the shared page. | FALSE |
Workplace Share
šØāš» Example
import { WorkplaceShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<WorkplaceShare
url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'}
quote={'React Share Lite'}
/>š Props: Supports only on Workspace
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| quote | string | A quote to be shared. | FALSE | |
| hashtag | string | Hashtags to be shared. | FALSE |
Pocket Share
šØāš» Example
import {
PocketShare
} from 'react-share-lite'
<PocketShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite' />Instapaper Share
šØāš» Example
import { InstapaperShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<InstapaperShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'} />š Props: Supports only on Instapaper
| Props | Type | Default | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| description | string | Description of the shared page. | FALSE |
Hatena Share
šØāš» Example
import {
HatenaShare
} from 'react-share-lite'
<HatenaShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite' />Gab Share
šØāš» Example
import { GabShare } from 'react-share-lite'
<GabShare url={'https://github.com/ayda-tech/react-share-lite'} />License
react-share-lite is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.