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React Hook Form

A React library for building forms, handling their state and validation with hooks.

GitHub Download v7.91.0
Stars
44.9k
Forks
2.5k
Licence
MIT
Language
TypeScript
Last update
5 days ago
Type
Library

What it is

React Hook Form is a TypeScript library for managing form state and validation in React apps, and the description says it also works with React Native. You register inputs with a hook, and it handles the values, errors, and submit flow for you. The README says it embraces native HTML form validation, works with popular validation schema libraries such as Yup and Zod, and has no dependencies.

  • Register text inputs and mark a field as required, then show an error message
  • Validate a form with a schema library such as Zod or Yup through a resolver
  • Connect a UI component library's inputs to the form using the Controller approach mentioned in the README
  • Handle form submission with a callback that receives the form data

Great for

  • React developers building forms with several fields
  • Teams that want form validation with a schema library like Zod or Yup
  • Projects that need forms to stay responsive as they grow
  • React Native developers who want the same form approach on mobile

Not ideal for

  • People who are not writing React or React Native code, since it is a React library
  • Anyone wanting a ready-made form UI with no coding, because it provides hooks rather than visual components
  • Projects that need an exact guarantee of form performance, since the README gives no benchmarks
Step-by-step guide: how to use React Hook FormInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs
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How to get it

  1. 1

    Install with a package manager

    You'll need: Node.js · npm

    Install the package

    npm install react-hook-form
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Install the package with npm install react-hook-form
    • Import useForm from react-hook-form in a React component
    • Call useForm and use register on each input
    • Use handleSubmit to pass submitted data to your function
    • Show errors from formState when validation fails
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Use a resolver to plug in Yup, Zod, AJV, Superstruct, or Joi for schema validation
    • Use native HTML validation attributes where they fit, as the README encourages
    • Check the official docs and examples linked in the README for advanced patterns
    • Use the Form Builder linked from the README if you want to explore form creation

Downloads

Source code (.zip)master branch · straight from GitHubRelease v7.91.0Release notes and sourceOfficial website & docsreact-hook-form.com

Strengths

  • The README states it is built with performance, UX and developer experience in mind
  • It has no dependencies, according to the README
  • It supports multiple validation libraries through resolvers

Trade-offs

  • The README is truncated and gives little detail on API behavior beyond the quickstart
  • It is specific to React, so it does not help with other frameworks
  • Validation setup depends on choosing and wiring a separate schema library

How it compares

ProjectStarsTypeLevelUpdatedBest for
react-hook-form (this)44.9kLibraryintermediate5 days agoReact developers building forms with several fields
redux-form12.5kLibraryintermediate2.4 years agoReact developers who already use Redux and want form state in the same store
reactotron15.6kDev toolintermediate3 months agoReact Native developers who want to see app state and network calls while debugging
zustand58.9kLibrarybeginner15 days agoReact developers who want simpler shared state than Redux
reactjs-interview-questions44.9kCurated listbeginner23 days agoDevelopers preparing for a React job interview
swr32.5kLibraryintermediate20 days agoReact developers who fetch data from APIs in components

Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.