--- title: React Native IDE is now Radon IDE | daily.dev description: Software Mansion is renaming their React Native VSCode extension from 'React Native IDE' to 'Radon IDE'. The name change is driven by a desire to broaden the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/react-native-ide-is-now-radon-ide-syb4earsq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: React Native IDE is now Radon IDE | daily.dev og:description: Software Mansion is renaming their React Native VSCode extension from 'React Native IDE' to 'Radon IDE'. The name change is driven by a desire to broaden the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/react-native-ide-is-now-radon-ide-syb4earsq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sYb4earsQ.png og:image:alt: React Native IDE is now Radon IDE og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # React Native IDE is now Radon IDE **[Software Mansion](https://daily.dev/sources/swmansion)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Software Mansion is renaming their React Native VSCode extension from 'React Native IDE' to 'Radon IDE'. The name change is driven by a desire to broaden the tool's identity beyond React Native alone, as it now supports Expo and plans to support other frameworks. The chemical element Radon was chosen for its 'Rn' symbol (matching React Native's abbreviation) and its noble gas status. Existing users need no action — the old package names and configurations continue to work, and the beta remains free to use. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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