Awesome React
Curated open-source picks for React developers in 2026. The libraries actually worth using — picked over star counts. UI, state, forms, data, animation, tooling.
UI components
shadcn/ui
90kCopy-paste primitives built on Radix + Tailwind. Own the code.
Mantine
28k100+ components, strong hooks, best DX for shipping fast.
MUI
95kMaterial Design 3 spec, most mature React UI library.
Radix UI
17kUnstyled accessible primitives. Bring your own CSS.
Chakra UI
38kBest theming primitives, easy dark mode.
NextUI
21kBeautiful Tailwind-based components with Framer Motion baked in.
Headless UI
27kTailwind Labs unstyled components. Smaller scope than Radix.
State management
Zustand
50k~1KB store, no boilerplate. Right default for 95% of apps.
Jotai
19kAtomic state per piece of data. React-like hooks API.
Redux Toolkit
10kBattle-tested at scale. Use it if you have an existing Redux codebase.
MobX
27kObservable mutation-friendly state. Best for deeply nested data.
Data fetching + caching
Forms + validation
React Hook Form
43kThe dominant form library. Performant, uncontrolled inputs.
Zod
36kTypeScript-first schema validation. Pair with RHF.
TanStack Form
5kHeadless type-safe form library by TanStack.
Yup
23kSchema validation, broader ecosystem than Zod.
Animation
Routing
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