A customizable calendar component for React Native apps with event indicators and extensive styling options.
react-native-calendar is a deprecated but once-popular calendar component for React Native applications. It provides a flexible way to integrate a monthly calendar view into mobile apps, supporting date selection, event highlighting, and navigation. The component is designed to be highly configurable, giving developers granular control over appearance and behavior through props and styles.
React Native developers building mobile applications that require an integrated monthly calendar view, such as scheduling, booking, or event management apps.
Developers chose this library for its extensive customization options, offering over 20 pre-defined styleable elements for complete visual control. It provided a simple, portable core calendar functionality with support for event indicators, date selection callbacks, and localization.
[DEPRECATED] Calendar Component for React Native
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Provides over 20 pre-defined styleable elements like day buttons, event indicators, and headings, enabling precise visual customization as detailed in the README with code examples and images.
Supports configurable event markers on dates using eventDates or events arrays, with styles for indicators, circles, and text, allowing rich event displays.
Includes multiple callbacks for date selection, long press, navigation, and swipe gestures, facilitating complex user interactions without extra code.
Allows easy adaptation for international use with props for monthNames, dayHeadings, and weekStart, making it versatile for different locales.
The library is explicitly marked as deprecated in the README with no active updates, increasing risks of bugs, security issues, and incompatibility with newer React Native versions.
Missing advanced features like landscape mode support, improved swipe gestures, and comprehensive language support, as noted in the TODOs, making it less suitable for complex applications.
The README states 'Portrait mode only', which severely limits its use in apps requiring responsive or landscape orientations, a significant drawback for modern mobile development.