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@danixsoft/hooks vs @mantine/hooks

The short answer

@mantine/hooks is a high-quality, well-documented hooks package that can be installed on its own without the rest of Mantine. It is the natural choice if you already use Mantine components. @danixsoft/hooks is UI-agnostic with zero runtime dependencies and is the better fit for projects on Tailwind, shadcn/ui, Material UI or a bespoke design system, where pulling in another ecosystem's conventions has no upside.

Mantine's hooks package is genuinely good, and it is published separately from the component library — so "are you using Mantine?" is a real question rather than a rhetorical one.

The comparison in short

@danixsoft/hooks@mantine/hooks
Standalone installYes — it is the whole productYes, though it is designed alongside Mantine
Runtime dependenciesNoneMinimal, but present
UI couplingNone — works with any styling approachNone technically, but shaped by Mantine's conventions
DocumentationLive demo on every hook pageExcellent, integrated with the Mantine docs
TypeScriptWritten in TypeScript from sourceWritten in TypeScript from source
LicenceMITMIT
Best whenAny stack, no UI kit assumedYou already use Mantine

If you use Mantine, use Mantine's hooks

This is the straightforward case. The hooks are designed against the same conventions as the components, several integrate directly with them, and you are already carrying the ecosystem. Adding a second hooks library to a Mantine app means two answers to every question and no benefit.

If you do not use Mantine

Then the argument for taking a UI kit's hooks package is weaker. You inherit another project's naming conventions and release cadence for utilities that have nothing to do with rendering.

Most React applications today are on Tailwind with shadcn/ui, on Material UI, or on a bespoke design system. In all three cases a hooks library with no UI opinions at all is the cleaner dependency.

No styling assumptions — bring your own classes
1import { useClickOutside, useScrollLock, useMediaQuery } from '@danixsoft/hooks';
2
3function Drawer({ open, onClose, children }) {
4  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
5  const isMobile = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 768px)');
6
7  useClickOutside(ref, onClose);
8  useScrollLock(open);          // freeze the page behind the drawer
9
10  return (
11    <div ref={ref} className={isMobile ? 'inset-x-0 bottom-0' : 'inset-y-0 right-0'}>
12      {children}
13    </div>
14  );
15}

Key takeaway

The question is not which hooks package is better written — both are solid. It is whether you want your utility hooks to come from the same ecosystem as your components.

Where the coverage differs

Both libraries cover the common ground — storage, media queries, click outside, clipboard, viewport, debouncing. Beyond that they diverge according to what each was built for.

  • Mantine leans toward UI-kit needs: focus traps, scroll areas, hotkeys and similar hooks that pair with its components.
  • We lean toward app-level needs: useForm, usePagination, useFetch, useSwipe and useAudio.
  • Both are tree-shakeable, so trying either costs only the hooks you import.

The hooks most people reach for first

useClickOutside

Run a handler when a click lands outside an element.

useScrollLock

Freeze body scrolling while an overlay is open.

useMediaQuery

Subscribe to a CSS media query from JavaScript.

useCopyToClipboard

Copy text to the clipboard and read back what you copied.

Can I install @mantine/hooks without the Mantine component library?

Yes — it is published as its own package and works in any React project. Whether you should depends on whether its conventions fit the rest of your stack.

Do I need a CSS framework to use @danixsoft/hooks?

No. The hooks return state and refs and render nothing at all, so they work identically with Tailwind, CSS Modules, styled-components, vanilla CSS or no styling.

Which has better documentation?

Mantine's documentation is excellent and long-established. Ours runs a live, editable demo of the published package on every hook page and publishes an llms.txt for AI assistants. They are different strengths — look at both and judge for yourself.

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