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pex/react-use — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2018-10-29

TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantLicenseSetup · easy

tl;dr

A TypeScript toolkit of ~30 ready-made React Hooks that handle common tasks like tracking mouse position, window size, battery level, or network status with one function call.

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  root((react-use))
    What it does
      Provides React Hooks
      Handles common UI tasks
      Removes boilerplate
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      React Hooks
      npm
    Categories
      Sensors
      UI and audio
      State management
      Animations
    Use cases
      Responsive dashboards
      Fitness or motion apps
      Battery and network status
    Audience
      React developers

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Track window size or media queries to build a responsive dashboard layout.

VIBE 2

Use device sensors like accelerometer or battery level in a mobile-facing web app.

VIBE 3

Manage toggles, counters, or lists with ready-made state hooks instead of writing your own.

VIBE 4

Add smooth animations and timed transitions using the animation hooks.

what's the stack?

TypeScriptReactnpm

how it stacks up fr

pex/react-use0xradioac7iv/tempfs7vignesh/pgpulse
Stars00
LanguageTypeScriptTypeScriptTypeScript
Last pushed2018-10-29
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasymoderatemoderate
Complexity2/53/54/5
Audiencedeveloperdeveloperdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Install via npm and import only the specific hooks you need.

Released as public domain, so there are no licensing restrictions on using it.

in plain english

React-use is a toolkit that gives React developers pre-built shortcuts for common tasks. Think of it like a Swiss Army knife for React, instead of writing the same code over and over, you install this library and get ready-made utilities that handle repetitive work. If you're building a web app and need to track whether the user moved their mouse, check their internet connection, play audio, or animate something smoothly, this library gives you a simple function call to do it. The library is built around React Hooks, which is React's modern way of adding logic to components. A Hook is just a small, reusable function you call inside your component to give it a specific ability. For example, useToggle lets you track whether something is on or off, while useWindowSize automatically tells you the current width and height of the browser window. These hooks handle all the behind-the-scenes plumbing, listening for changes, updating your component when needed, and cleaning up after themselves. The toolkit includes about 30 hooks organized into categories. The "Sensors" group tracks physical properties (like battery level, location, or device motion). The "UI" group handles audio and speech. "State" hooks manage data that changes over time, like counters or lists. "Animations" hooks help smooth transitions and timed effects. A developer building a fitness app, for instance, might grab useMotion to access the phone's accelerometer and useBattery to warn users when the device runs low. Someone building a responsive dashboard could use useWindowSize and useMedia to adjust layouts as the browser resizes. You install it with a single npm command and then import only the hooks you need. The code is written in TypeScript and released as public domain, so there are no licensing restrictions. The project is essentially a modernized port of an older library, bringing all those utilities into React's current Hooks approach.

prompts (copy fr)

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Help me install react-use and add useWindowSize to make my React layout responsive.
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Show me how to use react-use's useBattery hook to warn users when their device is low on power.
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Which react-use hooks would help me track network connectivity and mouse position in my app?
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Explain how react-use's hooks handle cleanup so I don't get memory leaks in my components.

Frequently asked questions

what is react-use fr?

A TypeScript toolkit of ~30 ready-made React Hooks that handle common tasks like tracking mouse position, window size, battery level, or network status with one function call.

What language is react-use written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, React, npm.

Is react-use actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2018-10-29).

What license does react-use use?

Released as public domain, so there are no licensing restrictions on using it.

How hard is react-use to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is react-use for?

Mainly developer.

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