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React Hook Form — manage React input, validation, and submission state through hooks

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Stars
44,868
Primary language
TypeScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 20, 2026

Overview

React Hook Form is a React forms library for managing input state and validation through hooks. Inputs are registered with `register`, submission is coordinated with `handleSubmit`, and the design aims to avoid unnecessary rerenders.

Features and best fit

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Keep input registration and validation rules in one form model

useForm and register connect inputs with validation rules such as required fields and patterns while exposing errors through form state.

Sources: [2][3]

Integrate UI libraries and schema validators

Controller and resolver integrations connect controlled UI components and validators such as Zod, Yup, and AJV.

Sources: [2][3]

For React forms with growing validation and submission complexity

It fits teams that want consistent form state, error handling, and submission behavior without rebuilding those mechanisms for every screen.

Sources: [2]

Client validation does not replace server validation

Treat browser-side validation as part of the user experience, not a security boundary. Server-side validation is still required, and resolver behavior should be reviewed when external schemas are used.

Sources: [3]

Official sources

  1. [1]react-hook-form/react-hook-form repository(2026-09-21)
  2. [2]React Hook Form README(2026-09-21)
  3. [3]React Hook Form documentation(2026-09-21)
  4. [4]react-hook-form package(2026-09-21)
  5. [5]React Hook Form MIT license(2026-09-21)
Supplemental curator note

React Hook Form is designed around native form inputs rather than synchronizing every value into external state. The current `react-hook-form` package is 7.88.0 and supports React 16.8 through 19 as peer dependencies. Schema validators such as Zod can be integrated through resolvers.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Install React Hook Form

    Add the package to a React project using the official README install path.

    npm install react-hook-form
  2. 2

    Register inputs with useForm

    Create the form model with useForm and register inputs and validation rules.

    const { register, handleSubmit, formState: { errors } } = useForm()
  3. 3

    Submit through handleSubmit

    Submit the form and inspect the validated data and error state.

    <form onSubmit={handleSubmit((data) => console.log(data))}>…</form>
Check the official README

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GitHub Topics

  • typescript
  • react-hooks
  • forms
  • validation
  • react-native
  • form-builder
  • dx
  • ux
  • reactjs
Stars
44,868
Forks
2,474
Watchers
183
Open issues
1
Contributors
417
Primary language
TypeScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 20, 2026
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