How to Add Spinner Loader in Next.js ?

In web applications, providing a smooth and responsive user experience is very important. One way to achieve this is by adding a spinner loader to indicate that a process is ongoing, such as fetching data or loading a new page. In this article, we'll explore how to add a spinner loader in a Next.js application.

Approach

To add our spinner loader we are going to use the react-loader-spinner package. The react-loader-spinner package helps us to integrate the spinner loader in our app. So first, we will install the react-loader-spinner package and then we will add a spinner loader on our homepage.

Steps to Add Spinner Loader in Next.js

Step 1: Create a next.js application.

npx create-next-app gfg

Step 2: Install the required package

Now we will install the react-loader-spinner package using the below command:

npm i react-loader-spinner

Project Structure

Dependencies

dependencies 
 {
    "react": "^18",
    "react-dom": "^18",
    "react-loader-spinner": "^6.1.6",
    "next": "14.2.4"
  }

Adding the Spinner Loader: After installing the package we can easily add a spinner loader on any page in our app. For this example, we are going to add a loader to our homepage.

import React from 'react';
import Loader from "react-loader-spinner";
import "react-loader-spinner/dist/loader/css/react-spinner-loader.css";

export default function SpinnerLoading(){
  return (
    <div>
      <h2>NextJs Spinner Loader - GeeksforGeeks</h2>
      <Loader
        type="Puff"
        color="#00BFFF"
        height={100}
        width={100}
        timeout={3000} 
      /> 
    </div>
  )
}

Explanation: In the above example first, we are importing the Loader component and after that, we are using the Loader component in a new function to add our Spinner loader. Also setting color, height, weight, and timeout in the Loader component.

Steps to run the application: Run the below command in the terminal to run the app.

npm run dev

Output: