In simple English
This library lets you build guided tours for your web app. New visitors see floating boxes that point to buttons and explain how things work. You list the steps in code, and the tool highlights each part of the screen one by one. It is free to use under the MIT licence and takes a few hours to set up.
What it is
React Joyride is a component library for building interactive walkthroughs in React (a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces) applications. It highlights specific DOM (the browser's document object model that represents web page elements) elements and displays customizable tooltips to guide users through new features.
What it is good for
This is for web developers who want to onboard new users or explain complex features without writing tour logic from scratch.
- Supports custom React components for complete style control.
- Includes built-in keyboard navigation and focus trapping for accessibility.
- Compatible with server-side rendering frameworks like Next.js.
- Requires writing and maintaining custom step selectors as your UI changes.
- Can feel intrusive to users if tours are too long or auto-play.
- Requires a working knowledge of React and frontend development.
Writing custom tooltip and step-highlighting code from scratch
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npm i react-joyride