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10 Best React Libraries for Building User Interfaces

React is a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It provides developers with a simple and efficient way to create complex UIs with reusable components. However, using third-party libraries can further enhance the functionality and capabilities of your React application. In this blog post, we'll explore 10 of the best React libraries for building user interfaces.

1. React Router

React Router is a popular library that allows you to handle routing in your React application. It provides declarative routing and navigation for your application and allows you to define routes using simple JSX components. With React Router, you can create dynamic and flexible navigation for your application.

2. Material UI

Material UI is a popular library that provides a set of reusable components based on Google's Material Design system. With Material UI, you can quickly create beautiful and responsive user interfaces for your React application. It includes a wide range of components, such as buttons, forms, and navigation elements.

3. Redux

Redux is a predictable state container for JavaScript apps. It provides a central store that holds the state of your application and allows you to manage it using actions and reducers. Redux can help you manage complex state in your application and improve its performance.

4. React Bootstrap

React Bootstrap is a library that provides a set of Bootstrap components built with React. With React Bootstrap, you can easily create responsive and mobile-friendly user interfaces for your React application. It includes a range of components, such as alerts, buttons, and modals.

5. React Table

React Table is a library that provides a powerful and flexible way to display data in a table format. With React Table, you can easily create sortable, filterable, and paginated tables for your application. It includes a range of features, such as virtualization, server-side rendering, and accessibility.

6. React Select

React Select is a library that provides a flexible and customizable select component for your application. With React Select, you can easily create dropdown menus with search capabilities, multi-select options, and custom rendering. It also supports keyboard navigation and accessibility.

7. React Spring

React Spring is a library that provides a simple and efficient way to create animations in your React application. It includes a range of animation presets and supports physics-based animations, such as springs and bounces. With React Spring, you can create smooth and engaging animations for your user interfaces.

8. React Query

React Query is a library that provides a powerful and flexible way to manage data fetching and caching in your React application. It includes features such as caching, polling, and pagination, and can help you optimize your application's performance by reducing unnecessary requests.

9. Formik

Formik is a library that provides a simple and efficient way to manage forms in your React application. With Formik, you can easily handle form validation, submission, and error handling. It also includes features such as support for complex nested forms and integration with popular form libraries such as Yup.

10. React Icons

React Icons is a library that provides a set of popular icons as React components. With React Icons, you can easily add icons to your user interfaces without the need for custom CSS or image assets. It includes a wide range of icons, such as FontAwesome, Material Icons, and Feather Icons.

In conclusion, using third-party React libraries can significantly enhance the functionality and capabilities of your application. Whether you're looking to handle routing, create beautiful user interfaces, manage state, or create animations, there's a library out there that can help you achieve your goals. We hope this list of the 10 best React libraries for building user interfaces.

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Bartosz Krawczyk

Redux - for most apps there are better solutions. Zustand, Recoil, jotai. In most cases you don't even need state management, it will just add unnecessary complexity. Libraries like react-query are often the only thing you need for CRUD apps.
But if you insist on Redux please use Redux-Toolkit at least.

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J-Sandaruwan

I appreciate you for sharing this!

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Srigi

Don’t recommend Formik! It is a dead lib. You can find the statement from author in GH issues section.

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Eric Murrell

React-hook-form works great

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qttoan

react-admin

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Chidimma Stanley

This is cool, how long have you been a react developer?

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J-Sandaruwan

Thank you, I have 3 years experience with react.

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Okoro chimezie bright

Thanks for sharing

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yasmin soso

Nice