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gaearon/react-native-image-crop-picker — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2024-12-19

★ 4Audience · developerComplexity · 2/5StaleSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A drop-in photo/video picker for React Native apps, lets users choose or take a photo, crop it (even circular), and hand your app the file.

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  root((repo))
    What it does
      Pick photos
      Pick videos
      Crop images
      Compress files
    Tech stack
      React Native
      iOS native
      Android native
    Use cases
      Profile picture upload
      Social media posts
      Chat attachments
    Audience
      React Native devs
      Mobile app builders

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Let users upload a profile picture with a circular crop.

REASON 2

Add a camera-roll photo picker to a social app.

REASON 3

Compress images before uploading to save bandwidth.

REASON 4

Pull EXIF metadata from photos a user selects.

What's in the stack?

React NativeiOSAndroidJavaScript

How it stacks up

gaearon/react-native-image-crop-picker0labs-in/vision-link3xhelix/rbdoom
Stars444
Language—TypeScript—
Last pushed2024-12-19——
MaintenanceStale——
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatehard
Complexity2/53/53/5
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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires adding native permission entries to iOS/Android config files.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Add react-native-image-crop-picker to my React Native app so users can pick a profile photo and crop it into a circle.
Prompt 2
Show me how to let a user pick or take a photo, compress it, and get its file path using this library.
Prompt 3
Set up ImagePicker.openCamera() with cropping enabled for square photos in my app.
Prompt 4
Configure this library's iOS permissions and Android SDK settings for camera and photo library access.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is react-native-image-crop-picker?

A drop-in photo/video picker for React Native apps, lets users choose or take a photo, crop it (even circular), and hand your app the file.

Is react-native-image-crop-picker actively maintained?

Stale — no commits in 1-2 years (last push 2024-12-19).

How hard is react-native-image-crop-picker to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is react-native-image-crop-picker for?

Mainly developer.

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