Create React Kotlin App is an open-source project from JetBrains that provides a modern, batteries-included starter template for building React applications using Kotlin/JS with minimal boilerplate and configuration. It aims to make the developer experience smooth by combining React’s ecosystem with the safety and expressiveness of Kotlin, giving JavaScript developers and Kotlin enthusiasts a common ground to build web UIs. The tool scaffolds a working project with sensible defaults for tooling like webpack, TypeScript interoperability, hot module reloading, and deployments, so you can focus on writing components instead of wrestling with build config. It supports Kotlin/JS wrappers for React libraries, letting you integrate popular React ecosystem packages seamlessly while benefiting from Kotlin’s strong typing and IDE support from IntelliJ IDEA.
Features
- Starter scaffold for React with Kotlin/JS
- Hot module replacement and modern build tooling
- Kotlin-typed bindings for React libraries
- CSS/SCSS preset integration
- Testing support out of the box
- Easy deployment with optimized JavaScript bundles