React package auto-converts prices to visitor's local currency in real time

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A new open-source React package called react-currency-localizer-realtime allows developers to display product prices in a visitor's local currency without building custom geolocation or exchange-rate infrastructure. The library uses real-time mid-market rates from the AllRatesToday API, covering 160+ currencies updated every 60 seconds. It automatically detects a user's currency via IP geolocation and supports three usage patterns: a hook, a component, or batch conversion. Smart caching — 24 hours for geolocation and one hour for exchange rates — limits network calls to just two on a user's first visit. The package weighs roughly 4KB gzipped, requires only React 17+ as a peer dependency, and falls back gracefully to the original price if any request fails.

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