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'''NativeScript''' is a [[TypeScript]]-based cross-platform [[open-source software|open-source]] TypeScript-based development framework to develop [[mobile app|apps]] for [[iOS]], [[visionOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] platforms. It connects platform APIs directly to the JavaScript runtime (''with strong types''). combining familiar Web approaches like CSS and view templating with common platform languages ([[Swift (programming language)|Swift]], [[Kotlin (programming language)|Kotlin]], [[Objective-C]], [[Java (programming language)|Java]]).

It was originally conceived and developed by Bulgarian company [[Telerik]], later acquired by [[Progress Software]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoq.com/news/2015/03/nativescript/|title=Creating Mobile Native Apps in JavaScript with NativeScript|website=InfoQ|access-date=2022-07-12|archive-date=2022-06-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619183512/https://www.infoq.com/news/2015/03/nativescript/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of 2019<ref>{{cite web |last1=Saripella |first1=Surya |title=The Next Chapter for NativeScript: nStudio |url=https://nativescript.org/blog/the-next-chapter-for-nativescript-nstudio/ |publisher=NativeScript |access-date=2022-07-12 |archive-date=2021-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116145010/https://nativescript.org/blog/the-next-chapter-for-nativescript-nstudio/ |url-status=live }}</ref> responsibility for the NativeScript project was taken over by long-time Progress partner, [https://nstudio.io nStudio]. In December 2020, [https://nstudio.io nStudio] also oversaw the induction of NativeScript into [https://openjsf.org/ OpenJS Foundation] as an Incubating Project.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romoff |first1=Rachel |title=NativeScript joins OpenJS Foundation as Incubating Project |url=https://openjsf.org/blog/2020/12/07/nativescript-joins-openjs-foundation-as-incubating-project/ |website=The Linux Foundation Projects |date=7 December 2020 |publisher=OpenJS Foundation |access-date=4 March 2021 |archive-date=25 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125120950/https://openjsf.org/blog/2020/12/07/nativescript-joins-openjs-foundation-as-incubating-project/ |url-status=live }}</ref> NativeScript apps are built using [[JavaScript]], or by using any [[programming language]] that [[transpile]]s to JavaScript, such as [[TypeScript]]. NativeScript supports the [[Angular (application platform)|Angular]]<ref name="infoworld2893706">{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2893706/javascript-native-ios-android-and-windows-phone-apps.html|title=JavaScript goes native for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone apps|first=Paul|last=Krill|date=March 10, 2015|website=InfoWorld|access-date=July 12, 2022|archive-date=January 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103083812/https://www.infoworld.com/article/2893706/javascript-native-ios-android-and-windows-phone-apps.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Vue.js|Vue]] JavaScript frameworks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://nativescript-vue.org/#/|title=NativeScript-Vue|website=nativescript-vue.org|access-date=2017-10-31}}</ref> Mobile applications built with NativeScript result in fully native apps, which use the same APIs as if they were developed in [[Xcode]] or [[Android Studio]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NativeScript framework eases cross-platform app development woes|url=https://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/podcast/NativeScript-framework-eases-cross-platform-app-development-woes|access-date=2021-08-06|website=searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com|archive-date=2021-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806104010/https://searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com/podcast/NativeScript-framework-eases-cross-platform-app-development-woes|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, software developers can re-purpose third-party libraries from [[CocoaPods]], [[Apache Maven|Maven]], and [[npm (software)|npm.js]] in their mobile applications without the need for wrappers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/3066900/nativescript-warms-up-to-angularjs-for-mobile-dev.html|title=NativeScript warms up to AngularJS for mobile dev|first=Paul|last=Krill|date=May 6, 2016|website=InfoWorld|access-date=July 12, 2022|archive-date=June 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612180823/https://www.infoworld.com/article/3066900/nativescript-warms-up-to-angularjs-for-mobile-dev.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sdtimes.com/alphago/sd-times-github-project-of-the-week-nativescript/|title=SD Times GitHub Project of the Week: NativeScript|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2022|archive-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327145317/https://sdtimes.com/alphago/sd-times-github-project-of-the-week-nativescript/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="visualstudiomagazine20150309">{{Cite web|url=https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2015/03/09/telerik-nativescript-beta-mobile.aspx|title=Telerik's NativeScript Aims To Centralize Cross-Platform Mobile Development -|website=Visual Studio Magazine|access-date=2016-11-21|archive-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003801/https://visualstudiomagazine.com/articles/2015/03/09/telerik-nativescript-beta-mobile.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>