Rozenite: The Missing Part of React Native DevTools
Szymon Chmal
Szymon is a passionate software developer and a Microsoft MVP in web development. He is the creator of Rozenite, a plugin framework for React Native DevTools, and a member of the Callstack Incubator, where he focuses on building next-generation tooling to improve the React Native testing workflow. With extensive experience in React, React Native, Next.js, and Node.js, Szymon is dedicated to exploring cutting-edge technologies and advancing the developer experience.
React Native DevTools are powerful, but they still lack one crucial piece: extensibility. Szymon Chmal (Senior Software Engineer at Callstack) introduces Rozenite: a framework designed to bring a robust plugin system back to React Native DevTools. Built on top of the existing architecture, Rozenite makes it possible to extend DevTools without forking or hacks.S
▪ Why Flipper’s plugin system mattered and how its absence in DevTools creates a gap for developers
▪ How Rozenite hooks cleanly into DevTools communication without breaking stability
▪ Building plugins with sandboxed execution and React-based UIs inside DevTools
▪ Official plugins available today: Redux DevTools, TanStack Query, network activity monitoring, performance marks, and more
▪ How you can build your own plugins for state machines, analytics, feature flags, or any internal app logic
▪ What’s next: Rozenite 1.0 and a growing ecosystem of community-driven plugins
Whether you need better debugging tools for your own app or want to share plugins with the React Native community, Rozenite makes DevTools truly extensible again.
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