GeekyAnts has unveiled gluestack v3, the newest version of its open-source UI framework. Released on GitHub on August 4 and formally announced on September 3, 2025, the update represents a milestone in creating consistent components across React, Next.js, and React Native.
Image source: Sanket Sahu – Co-founder & Director at GeekyAnts, Twitter (X) post on gluestack crossing 100K weekly downloads.
A Major Evolution
Building on the foundation of v2, gluestack v3 introduces a source-to-destination architecture that maintains components in a single source of truth and syncs them across templates and examples. The release also debuts a modular package system, advanced accessibility features with ARIA support, full Tailwind and NativeWind integration, and RSC compatibility for Next.js applications.
GeekyAnts designed these updates to deliver universal consistency, improve performance, and provide full customization without heavy dependencies. Developers copy the components they need directly into projects, ensuring both speed and control.
Community Validation
It was also a benchmark moment for the GeekyAnts; the first gluestack project crossed 100,000 downloads at the time of this announcement. According to GeekyAnts, the accomplishment was an indicator of increasing trust among the developer community, noting that the adoption highlights gluestack’s approach of supplying firms with flexible yet maintainable, production-ready components that perform reliably in real-world deployment.
Industry Context
UI frameworks and component collections are an oversaturated market, with popular tools such as Material UI, Chakra UI, and Ant Design widely used by developers. Most are built on top of a set of dependencies, making them less flexible and adding more size to the bundle. gluestack v3 takes a different approach with its copy-paste philosophy and universal component architecture, allowing developers to gain full ownership of components while remaining compatible with React, Next.js, and React Native.
The combination of performance optimization, accessibility, and modular architecture positions gluestack v3 as a lightweight alternative to traditional libraries, especially for teams that want control without vendor lock-in
Developer-Centric Features
The v3 release enhances developer experience with new CLI tools, streamlined workflows, hot reloading, and improved documentation integration. Testing infrastructure has also been expanded to ensure reliability across starter templates and applications.
“gluestack v3 is about giving developers the freedom to own their components while ensuring consistency across platforms,” said Sanket Sahu, Co-Founder and CEO of GeekyAnts. “The 100,000-download milestone shows that this philosophy resonates with the community.”
Migration and Future Roadmap
Upgrading from v2 requires minimal code changes, with APIs and theming systems intact. An automated migration tool and a detailed guide are available to smooth the transition. GeekyAnts affirmed its intention to add other elements to the product, including date-time pickers and bottom sheets, while further improving performance optimization mechanisms such as bundler plugins and tree flattening.
Community-Driven Approach
gluestack v3 is being shaped not just by GeekyAnts, but by a growing developer community. Contributors on GitHub add new components, refine documentation, and suggest features. Active discussions on Discord, Stack Overflow, and Twitter keep ideas moving. Such collaboration enables the framework to evolve in accordance with its practical application by developers.
About GeekyAnts
GeekyAnts, founded in 2006, has built a reputation as a GeekyAnts is an AI driven global product development and technology consulting firm delivering more than 800 projects for startups and enterprises worldwide. The company is known for its open-source projects such as NativeBase and gluestack, and continues to influence tools widely used across the developer ecosystem. With teams in the US, UK, and India, it focuses on creating digital solutions that combine scalability with AI-driven innovation.
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