TanStack Router
A type-safe router for React and other web UIs, with an optional full-stack framework built on it.TanStack/router
- Stars
- 15.3k
- Forks
- 1.9k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- TypeScript
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- Library
What it is
TanStack Router is a routing library for web apps that aims to make navigation, URL parameters, and search parameters type-safe, so mistakes are caught by TypeScript. It also includes built-in caching, prefetching, nested layouts, and error boundaries. TanStack Start is a separate full-stack framework built on Router that adds server rendering and streaming, according to the README.
- Define typed routes with loaders that fetch data before a page renders
- Validate and read URL search parameters with a schema
- Build nested page layouts with error boundaries
- Build a full-stack app with server functions using TanStack Start
Great for
- React developers who want type-checked routes and URL parameters
- Teams building single-page apps that need schema-validated search params
- Developers who want to add server rendering later via TanStack Start
Not ideal for
- Non-developers, since it is a code library rather than an end-user tool
- Projects not using TypeScript or JavaScript, since the README centers on those languages
- Those who want a minimal router without a larger ecosystem, as the README pitches a family of related TanStack packages
How to get it
- 1
Install with a package manager
You'll need: Node.js · npm or another JavaScript package manager
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/TanStack/router - 2
Run it
- Read the Router docs at https://tanstack.com/router
- Install the React package from npm, @tanstack/react-router, as shown in the docs
- Define a route and render it in a React app following the docs
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Use schema-validated search params to keep URL state typed
- Add loaders to fetch data before routes render
- Consider TanStack Start if you need server rendering and streaming
- Check the TanStack DevTools and Query packages mentioned in the README for related tooling
Downloads
Strengths
- Strong end-to-end type safety for routes, params, and loaders, per the README
- Schema-driven search params with validation
- Open source under the MIT license with an active project and a documented site
Trade-offs
- The README is truncated and gives few concrete setup details, so the full learning curve is unclear from it
- Start, the full-stack part, is a separate layer whose maturity this README does not detail
- Relies on the TypeScript ecosystem, which adds setup for those not already using it
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| router (this) | 15.3k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | React developers who want type-checked routes and URL parameters |
| react-router | 56.6k | Library | intermediate | 7 days ago | React developers building single-page or multi-page web apps |
| next.js | 143k | Framework | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers already comfortable with React who want a full framework around it |
| query | 50.5k | Library | intermediate | 4 days ago | Frontend developers building apps that load data from a server |
| ui-router | 13.4k | Library | intermediate | 10 months ago | Teams maintaining an existing AngularJS 1.x application |
| zustand | 58.9k | Library | beginner | 15 days ago | React developers who want simpler shared state than Redux |
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.