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Dev tools · July 14, 2021

React Preview

Extension for Visual Studio Code - Get instant previews of your React components, directly in your IDE

React Preview launched on July 14, 2021 with 11 votes, #1,330 of 3,502 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

In plain words

React Preview is a Visual Studio Code extension launched in 2021 that enables developers to preview React components in real-time while coding. It integrates directly into the VS Code editor, allowing developers working with React projects to see live updates of their components without switching between applications. The tool is designed for React developers who want to streamline their development workflow by keeping previews visible alongside their code.

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From the sources

⚠️ React Preview is now open source and cross-framework under the new name offrom marketplace.visualstudio.com

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