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Show HN: ReactNative.run – Browser Metro bundler that runs React Native

Posted by sanketsahu on Thursday March 26, 2026 @02:54PM
from the show-hn dept.

https://www.reactnative.run/

We built browser-metro, a Metro-like bundler that runs entirely in a Web Worker. It supports full HMR with React Refresh, Expo Router with file-based routing, and on-demand npm package resolution via an ESM server. API routes run in-browser through fetch interception — no server or service worker needed. Unlike Expo Snack (server-side bundling) or CodeSandbox, everything here happens...

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Would love to hear your thoughts on gluestack as well.
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Other tools like? This is a different type of tool which writes React / React Native code. Which tool would you like to compare with?
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Going to fix it ASAP.
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Flutter?
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Good to hear that. Follow us on Twitter. We will have an alpha release in the coming weeks.