React Hook Form

React Hook Form is a performant, flexible form management library built with performance, UX, and DX in mind. It embraces native HTML form validation while maintaining a tiny bundle size with zero dependencies, and supports various validation schema libraries like Yup, Zod, and more. With over 44,000 GitHub stars, it's one of the most popular form solutions in the React ecosystem.

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๐ŸŽฎ Playground

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Use cases
  • โ€ขRapidly implementing standard web forms like login, registration, and settings pages
  • โ€ขEnterprise applications handling large-scale forms (dozens of fields or more) where performance is critical
  • โ€ขType-safe form implementations using schema validation libraries like Yup or Zod
  • โ€ขProjects requiring integration with external UI libraries like Material-UI or Ant Design
  • โ€ขMobile-first or performance-critical projects where minimizing bundle size is essential
Good for
  • โœ“Extremely small bundle size with zero dependencies for excellent performance
  • โœ“Low learning curve and great accessibility by embracing native HTML form validation
  • โœ“Out-of-the-box integration with major validation libraries like Yup, Zod, and Joi
  • โœ“Simple API (register, handleSubmit) enables rapid development with full TypeScript support
  • โœ“Minimizes unnecessary re-renders using uncontrolled components approach, excellent performance even for large forms
Not good for
  • โœ—Developers unfamiliar with uncontrolled components may need time to understand the core concepts
  • โœ—Complex dynamic forms or heavy real-time field dependencies may require additional logic implementation
  • โœ—Integration with some UI libraries requires using the Controller component as an extra step
Installation
$ npm install react-hook-form
Example
import { useForm } from "react-hook-form"

export default function Demo() {
  const { register, handleSubmit } = useForm()
  
  return (
    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit(data => console.log(data))}>
      <input {...register("email")} placeholder="Email" />
      <button type="submit">Submit</button>
    </form>
  )
}
Comparison

"Faster than Formik with less boilerplate, more flexible than React Final Form."

Trust Metrics

44.5K

GitHub Stars

18.9M

Weekly Downloads

Last Commit:Feb 11, 2026
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