--- title: Top React libraries you need to know in 2021 | daily.dev description: Gatsby.js and Next.js are two starter frameworks for React. Hook is a light-weight form library for React and React Native. Redux is the most popular choice... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/top-react-libraries-you-need-to-know-in-2021-bgjtdaigm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Top React libraries you need to know in 2021 | daily.dev og:description: Gatsby.js and Next.js are two starter frameworks for React. Hook is a light-weight form library for React and React Native. Redux is the most popular choice... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/top-react-libraries-you-need-to-know-in-2021-bgjtdaigm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BgjTdAiGm.png og:image:alt: Top React libraries you need to know in 2021 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Top React libraries you need to know in 2021 **[GraphQL Editor](https://daily.dev/sources/gqledit)** · 47 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Gatsby.js and Next.js are two starter frameworks for React. Hook is a light-weight form library for React and React Native. Redux is the most popular choice when it comes to state management with React. Formik is packed with dozens of micro features like different types of validation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@mloldacre** · 1 upvotes > Short and to the point, great article. **@luisrondow** · 0 upvotes > I think the author forget about Theme UI :) **@alfreddagenais** · 0 upvotes > Thank, they have some nice libraries need to explore. **@ghost** · 0 upvotes > No wonder Gatsby is still there along with Next. 🔥 ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/top-react-libraries-you-need-to-know-in-2021-bgjtdaigm) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Top React libraries you need to know in 2021","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/top-react-libraries-you-need-to-know-in-2021-bgjtdaigm","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/top-react-libraries-you-need-to-know-in-2021-bgjtdaigm"},"datePublished":"2020-12-10T12:06:58.825Z","dateModified":"2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z","description":"Gatsby.js and Next.js are two starter frameworks for React. 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