# BabylonJS native

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylonjs-native/24399>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** native\
**Created:** [October 8, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylonjs-native/24399 "2021-10-08T03:23:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheScientist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/thescientist/32/17996_2.png) [@TheScientist](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/TheScientist)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylonjs-native/24399/1 "2021-10-08T03:23:18Z")

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I want to know how to get started with Babylon native and Babylon React Native… I don’t have any knowledge about cli or npm, I also want to know what I can and can’t do with it…

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**Author:** ![Cedric](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/cedric/32/2742_2.png) [@Cedric](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Cedric)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/babylonjs-native/24399/2 "2021-10-08T09:30:32Z")

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Hi @TheScientist and welcome to the forum

Some intro blog posts:

> **[Babylon Native](https://babylonjs.medium.com/babylon-native-821f1694fffc)**
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> What happens if I take a powerful 3D web engine like Babylon.js and host it inside a native desktop or mobile app? A Babylon Native app of…

and

> **[Babylon Native: The Journey So Far](https://babylonjs.medium.com/babylon-native-the-journey-so-far-7dc44c049d90)**
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> “Enabling cross-platform native apps with the power of Babylon.js” — This was the goal behind Babylon Native when the team first announced…

You only need basic knowledge on npm to install packages.  
Knowledge on the toolchain for your target platform is needed. Basically, if you want to use BabylonNative on Android, some knowledge on AndroidStudio is needed. Like building a release app or debugging. Same applies for MSVC if you target Windows.

Also, the steps for building BabylonNative are avaible here:

> <https://github.com/BabylonJS/BabylonNative/blob/master/README.md>

And a lot of documentation is available here for troubleshooting, using tools to debug JS, etc

> **[BabylonNative/Documentation at master · BabylonJS/BabylonNative](https://github.com/BabylonJS/BabylonNative/tree/master/Documentation)**
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> master/Documentation

same for BabylonReactNative with build steps here:

> **[GitHub - BabylonJS/BabylonReactNative: Build React Native applications with...](https://github.com/BabylonJS/BabylonReactNative)**
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> Build React Native applications with the power of Babylon Native - GitHub - BabylonJS/BabylonReactNative: Build React Native applications with the power of Babylon Native