Installation

Try React

You don’t need to install anything to play with React. Try editing this sandbox!

function Greeting({ name }) {
  return <h1>Hello, {name}</h1>;
}

export default function App() {
  return <Greeting name="world" />
}

You can edit it directly or open it in a new tab by pressing the “Fork” button in the upper right corner.

Most pages in the React documentation contain sandboxes like this. Outside of the React documentation, there are many online sandboxes that support React: for example, CodeSandbox, StackBlitz, or CodePen.

To try React locally on your computer, download this HTML page. Open it in your editor and in your browser!

Creating a React App

If you want to start a new React app, you can create a React app using a recommended framework.

Build a React Framework

If a framework is not a good fit for your project, or you prefer to start by building your own framework, you can build your own React framework.

Add React to an existing project

If want to try using React in your existing app or a website, you can add React to an existing project.

Deprecated Options

Create React App (Deprecated)

Create React App is a deprecated tool, previously recommended for creating new React apps. If you want to start a new React app, you can create a React app using a recommended framework.

For more information, see Sunsetting Create React App.

Next steps

Head to the Quick Start guide for a tour of the most important React concepts you will encounter every day.