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react-native-simple-fs

File storage for React Native. Lightweight React Native file-system library for storage, file access, and export flows.

npm package
react-native-simple-fs
Platform
npm
Package
npm
Stack
React Native / TypeScript
Stack
React Native, TypeScript, File System

Overview

A lightweight React Native file-system utility for local file storage, file access, and export workflows.

Challenge & approach

The challenge

React Native apps often need simple local storage, export flows, and file access without pulling in a heavy solution just for common tasks.

Our approach

The idea was to make file storage in React Native feel lightweight and predictable, so developers could focus on the product instead of fighting the filesystem layer.

What we shipped

  1. 01

    Local file storage

  2. 02

    File access helpers

  3. 03

    Export-friendly flows

Inside the product

01

Local file storage

Saving documents or cached data on device

www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-simple-fs

02

File access helpers

Building export or share flows

www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-simple-fs

03

Export-friendly flows

Handling local file access in utility apps

www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-simple-fs

More screens

www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-simple-fs

Built for

  • React Native developers
  • Mobile product teams
  • Tools that save or export files locally

Stack & tags

React NativeTypeScriptFile SystemReact Native file systemfile storage libraryReact Native storageexport filesTypeScript library

FAQ

What problem does react-native-simple-fs solve?

It gives React Native apps a simple file-system layer for local storage, file access, and export flows.

Who should use react-native-simple-fs?

It is useful for React Native apps that need lightweight file handling without a heavier abstraction.

Try react-native-simple-fs

File storage for React Native

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How we built react-native-simple-fs

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  • Why we wrote our own file-system wrapper for React Native
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    Engineering

    Why we wrote our own file-system wrapper for React Native

    Three of our apps needed to save, read and export files. Each one did it slightly differently, so we pulled the shared bits into a small library.

    Ethan· Sep 18, 20263 min read
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