Tailwind CSS joins Shopify; a day later Shopify drops React Native

Tailwind Labs is joining Shopify: Tailwind CSS stays MIT-licensed, while Tailwind Plus and ui.sh close to new customers. Twenty-five hours later Shopify said all its apps move from React Native to Swift and Kotlin — the native Shop app was rebuilt in 12 weeks and starts 50% faster on Android.

• Tailwind CSS is installed over 110 million times a week and remains MIT-licensed
• In January 2026, 75% of Tailwind's engineers were laid off as docs traffic fell 40% since 2023
• Shopify rebuilt Shop in Swift and Kotlin in 12 weeks, with 50% faster Android startup
• React Native Skia and Restyle are archived; FlashList needs a new steward