React Content Loader
react-content-loader
SVG-Powered component to easily create placeholder loadings (like Facebook cards loading)
React Native Libraries
react
react-native
skeleton
placeholder
loader
loading
content
svg
react-content-loader
React Native Libraries
Stars
14k
Weekly
912k
Open issues
23
Bundle
~25 kB
Installation
npm install react-content-loaderCode example
import { View, Text, StyleSheet } from "react-native";
import { ContentLoader } from "react-content-loader";
export function Example() {
return (
<View style={styles.box}>
<Text style={styles.title}>React Content Loader</Text>
<ContentLoader />
</View>
);
}
const styles = StyleSheet.create({
box: { flex: 1, alignItems: "center", justifyContent: "center", gap: 8 },
title: { fontSize: 18, fontWeight: "600" },
});Pros & cons
Pros
- Actively maintained by Danilo Woznica
- 912k weekly downloads. Battle tested
- First-class TypeScript definitions
- MIT licensed
Considerations
- Adds roughly ~25 kB to your bundle
- Needs client-only rendering in SSR frameworks
- 23 open issues on GitHub