How can I detect if a website is built with React?

Question

When I browse to any website on the public world wide web, for example CarGurus Canada, how can I detect is this website is built using React?

Answer 1

Use this awesome gist

// Pase these lines into website's console ( Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + I )

if(!!window.React ||
   !!document.querySelector('[data-reactroot], [data-reactid]'))
  console.log('React.js');

if(!!window.angular ||
   !!document.querySelector('.ng-binding, [ng-app], [data-ng-app], [ng-controller], [data-ng-controller], [ng-repeat], [data-ng-repeat]') ||
   !!document.querySelector('script[src*="angular.js"], script[src*="angular.min.js"]'))
  console.log('Angular.js');

if(!!window.Backbone) console.log('Backbone.js');
if(!!window.Ember) console.log('Ember.js');
if(!!window.Vue) console.log('Vue.js');
if(!!window.Meteor) console.log('Meteor.js');
if(!!window.Zepto) console.log('Zepto.js');
if(!!window.jQuery) console.log('jQuery.js');

or use BuiltWith chrome extension

Answer 2

Using React Developer Tools chrome extension. React's logo will light up everytime you visit a site built in React. Here's how it looks like in the site you've mentioned

and on SO