Sail on a Sea of React Libraries That Will Make You the Captain of your Code
Tags: react, nextjs, javascript, programming
Published: 2023-03-06 14:17:44

Ahoy there, As a React developer it's always good to have a trusted library by your side. Just like the famous **Pirates of the Caribbean**, who had their trusty compasses and maps to navigate the seas. We have our libraries to navigate the world of React development. In this trip of sea of React libraries, we'll take a look at some of the most popular libraries you should know as a React developer.

**Secure your ship for the storm ahead, let's batten down the hatches together..**

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## **I. Redux - The Treasure Chest**

Just like a treasure chest that holds all the valuable treasure for the pirates, [Redux](https://redux.js.org) holds all the state data in your React app. It's a predictable state container that helps you manage the state of your app in a structured way. Redux helps you maintain a single source of truth, making it easier to manage your app's state.


![Redux - The Treasure Chest](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/tvao4uhbrgel3mqmhfkj.png)


To integrate Redux, you can install it using `npm` or `yarn` and then create a store with the `createStore` function.

To show you what I mean..

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## **II. Axios - The Parrot**

Just like a parrot that can deliver messages between different pirates. [Axios](https://www.npmjs.com/package/axios) is a library that helps you send HTTP requests to a server. It's a promise based library that makes it easy to communicate with APIs and fetch data for your app. Axios can be used in both client side and server side apps.

![Axios - The Parrot](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xuks8w7l4gdp5wsby9p1.png)

Let's say you can use it to manage your app's state in a centralized store. Yo ho, yo ho! It's now easy to share data between components.

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## **III. React Spring - The Cannon**

Just like a cannon that provides firepower to a pirate ship, [react-spring](https://www.react-spring.dev) provides the firepower to your React components. It's a library that makes it easy to add animation and interactivity to your components. With react-spring you can create fluid and dynamic animations that bring your app to life.


![React Spring - The Cannon](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/mj84weutri3xhjoph8su.png)

Let's say you can use it to create smooth and dynamic animations and transitions.

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## **IV. React Popper - The Telescope**

Just like a telescope that helps a pirate see things from a distance, [react-popper](https://popper.js.org) helps you position and align elements in your app. It's a library that makes it easy to create tooltips, dropdowns and popovers in your React app. Using it you can create dynamic and interactive UI elements that enhance your app's user experience.

![React Popper - The Telescope](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xkhvt77e4q24zckezurn.png)

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## **V. SWR - The Spyglass**

Just like a spyglass that helps a pirate see what's ahead, [SWR](https://swr.vercel.app) helps you manage data fetching in your React app. It's a library that provides a caching mechanism for data fetching. With SWR, it's easy to manage and update data in real time and you can create fast and responsive apps that keep your users engaged.

![SWR - The Spyglass](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/nit83955xcsuoip5hhxa.png)

Components will get a stream of data updates constantly and automatically. The UI will be always fast and reactive.

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## **VI. Recharts - The Sextant**

Just like a sextant that helps a pirate navigate the seas, [Recharts](https://recharts.org/en-US) helps you navigate your data in your React app. It's a library that provides a set of charting components that can be easily integrated into your app. With Recharts, you can create beautiful and dynamic charts that help you visualize and understand your data.

![Recharts - The Sextant](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gemepk9ehw9cmhwl47u7.png)

You can refer to the tutorial below to view Recharts in action:
{% embed https://www.youtube.com/embed/pDddqNRBu4s?start=680 %}

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## **VII. Tailwind CSS - The Ship's Flag**

Just like a ship's flag that represents the identity and spirit of a pirate crew, [TailwindCSS](https://tailwindcss.com) represents the identity and style of your React components. It's a utility-first CSS framework that allows you to quickly and easily style your components. With TailwindCSS, you can create beautiful and responsive designs without writing any CSS.

![Tailwind CSS - The Ship's Flag](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/aymepyo18blu5bg8zn74.png)

You can refer to the tutorial below to view Tailwind CSS in action:
{% embed https://www.youtube.com/embed/2sGwtnnDhmM?start=144 %}

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## **VIII. React Big Calendar - The Schedule Treasure**

[react-big-calendar](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-big-calendar) helps you manage your schedule in your React app. It's a library that provides a set of customizable calendar components that can be easily integrated into your application. With react-big-calendar, you can create dynamic and interactive calendars that help you manage your schedule.


![React Big Calendar - The Schedule Treasure](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/i5dv4fbpy5mvo23crtn7.png)

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## **IX. Prettier - The Ship's Crew**

Just like a pirate crew that works together to keep the ship sailing smoothly, [Prettier](https://prettier.io) works together with other libraries to keep your React code formatted and consistent. It's a library that provides a set of code formatting rules that can be easily integrated into your development workflow. With Prettier, you can ensure that your code is formatted consistently and is easy to read and maintain.

![Prettier - The Ship's Crew](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/sarpbb2sw50h1tg4kzfz.png)

To integrate Prettier, you can install it using **npm** or **yarn** and then add a `.prettierrc` file to your project with your desired configurations:

```json
{
  "semi": true,
  "trailingComma": "all",
  "singleQuote": true,
  "printWidth": 80,
  "tabWidth": 2
}
```

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## **X. React Hook Form - The Compass**

Just like a compass that helps a pirate navigate their way, R[eact Hook Form](https://react-hook-form.com) is a library that helps you build forms in your React application. It's a lightweight library that makes it easy to validate and manage form data in a simple and efficient way.

![React Hook Form - The Compass](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/nf6y4qqz31klqj76hfzq.png)

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## **XI. Framer Motion - The Jolly Roger**

Just like the Jolly Roger that represents a pirate crew, [Framer Motion](https://www.framer.com/motion) represents your app's animations and transitions. It's a library that provides a set of animation and transition components that can be easily integrated into your app. With Framer Motion, you can create dynamic and engaging animations that bring your app to life such as page transitions, hover effects and scroll animations.


![Framer Motion - The Jolly Roger](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/k3xcvz4acp5u7tbpy24b.png)

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## **XII. React Spinners - The Anchor**

Just like an anchor that helps a pirate's ship stay stable in rough seas, [React Spinner](https://www.davidhu.io/react-spinners) helps you manage loading states in your React app. It's a library that provides a set of customizable loading spinner components that can be easily integrated into your app. With React Spinner, you can create smooth and responsive loading states.

![React Spinners - The Anchor](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/53hgac48zzvtptq6yj5b.png)

[You can refer to the examples of storybook](https://www.davidhu.io/react-spinners/storybook/?path=/docs/barloader--main)

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## **XIII. React Intl - The Parrot's Tongue**

Just like a parrot that can speak different languages, [React Intl](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-intl) helps you internationalize your React app. It's a library that provides a set of tools for formatting and displaying localized content. With React Intl, you can create apps that can be easily translated and localized for different regions and languages.


![React Intl - The Parrot's Tongue](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/dqqj2bo2ekrdrtsdy6tv.png)

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## **XIV. Moment - Sailing the Seas of Time**

[MomentJS](https://momentjs.com) is a JavaScript library which helps is parsing, validating, manipulating and displaying date/time in JavaScript in a very easy way. This chapter will provide an overview of MomentJS and discusses its features in detail. Moment JS allows displaying of date as per localization and in human readable format.

![Moment - Sailing the Seas of Time](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/y42n5goinj0ntdak25gt.png)

```javascript
moment().format('MMMM Do YYYY, h:mm:ss a'); // March 6th 2023, 7:25:45 pm
moment().format('dddd');                    // Monday
moment().format("MMM Do YY");               // Mar 6th 23
moment().format('YYYY [escaped] YYYY');     // 2023 escaped 2023
moment().format();                          // 2023-03-06T19:25:45+05:30
```

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## **XV. Lodash - The Secret Weapon**

[Lodash](https://lodash.com) library provides a set of utility functions that can help you simplify your code and make it more efficient. With Lodash, you can do things like iterate over arrays and objects, manipulate strings and numbers and perform other common tasks.

![Lodash - The Secret Weapon](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/5j3blwxi2flyblsc3h8a.png)

```
import _ from 'lodash';

function MyComponent() {
  const numbers = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
  const sum = _.sum(numbers);

  return (
    <div>
      <h1>The sum of {numbers.join(', ')} be {sum}</h1>
    </div>
  );
}
```

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## **XVI. Formik: The Black Pearl**

[Formik](https://formik.org) is third party React form library. It provides basic form programming and validation. It is based on controlled component and greatly reduces the time to do form programming. In ReactJS, the purpose of Formik is to create a scalable and performant form helper with a very simple API. Other React form management tools such as Redux Form are available.

![Formik: The Black Pearl](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gc2j8oebn05u91zsrbru.png)

{% embed https://codesandbox.io/embed/formik-example-forked-4c2cv8?fontsize=14&hidenavigation=1&theme=dark %}

You can refer to the tutorial below to see Formik in action:
{% embed https://www.youtube.com/embed/2sGwtnnDhmM?start=2873 %}

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![Motivation](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ymny4867wfesoh0gl210.png)

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