'''NativeScript''' is an [[open-source software|open-source]] framework to develop [[mobile app]]s on the [[iOS|Apple iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] platforms. It was originally conceived and developed by Progress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoq.com/news/2015/03/nativescript/|title=Creating Mobile Native Apps in JavaScript with NativeScript|website=InfoQ}}</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}}</ref> responsibility for the NativeScript project was taken over by long-time Progress partner, [https://nstudio.io/ nStudio]. In December 2020 nStudio also oversaw the induction of NativeScript into 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 |publisher=OpenJS Foundation |access-date=4 March 2021}}</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}}</ref> and [[Vue.js|Vue]] JavaScript frameworks.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://nativescript-vue.org/#/|title={N}-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>http://searchcloudapplications.techtarget.com/podcast/NativeScript-framework-eases-cross-platform-app-development-woes</ref> Additionally, software developers can re-purpose third-party libraries from [[CocoaPods]], [[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}}</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}}</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}}</ref>
