Last updated on August 30, 2025

Installation

Nativewind v5

Expo | Framework-less | Next.js

Installation with Framework-less React Native

Framework-less Metro does not parse CSS files and without modification it is incompatible with Nativewind. As the Expo SDK is modular, you can add the Expo Metro config to enable this functionality. This does not require you to switch to the Expo CLI or use an Expo clients.

Install @expo/metro-config

npm install @expo/metro-config

After installation, follow the Expo installation guide, but replace expo/metro-config with @expo/metro-config inside your Metro config file.

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