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@danixsoft/hooks vs usehooks-ts

The short answer

usehooks-ts and @danixsoft/hooks solve the same problem in a very similar way: both are TypeScript-first, tree-shakeable, zero-runtime-dependency collections of small React hooks under the MIT licence. usehooks-ts is the older and more widely adopted of the two. @danixsoft/hooks covers a wider surface in a few areas — forms, pagination, audio, gestures — and ships an llms.txt so AI coding assistants can read its full API. If you already use usehooks-ts and it covers your needs, there is no compelling reason to migrate.

These two libraries are more alike than different, and any comparison that pretends otherwise is selling something. Both are small, both are typed, both have no runtime dependencies, both are MIT. What follows is where the daylight actually is.

How to read this page

Hook counts and bundle sizes change with every release, so this page compares design decisions rather than numbers. For current figures, check npm and Bundlephobia for both packages.

What the two libraries share

  • TypeScript from source, not bolted-on @types packages, so generics infer at the call site.
  • Zero runtime dependencies — nothing enters your lockfile but the package itself.
  • Tree-shakeable ES modules with sideEffects: false, so unused hooks are dropped by the bundler.
  • SSR-safe implementations that guard browser globals and work under Next.js and Remix.
  • The MIT licence, free for commercial use.
  • A near-identical core API — useLocalStorage, useDebounce, useMediaQuery, useClickOutside and friends behave the same way in both.

Key takeaway

For the common hooks, the two libraries are close to interchangeable. Choose on coverage of the hooks you actually need, not on a feature matrix.

Where they differ

@danixsoft/hooksusehooks-ts
MaturityNewer, smaller communityEstablished, widely adopted, large download volume
Form stateuseForm with validation, touched fields and submit handlingNot included — pair with React Hook Form or Formik
PaginationusePagination and useStepNot included
GesturesuseSwipe, useTouch, useMouseNot included
MediauseAudioNot included
Data fetchinguseFetch with abort on unmountNot included — pair with TanStack Query or SWR
AI assistant supportShips llms.txt and llms-full.txtStandard docs site
DocumentationLive interactive demo on every hook pageDocumentation site with examples

When usehooks-ts is the better choice

Being honest about this is the point of the page.

  • You already use it and it works. Migration cost is real; novelty is not a reason.
  • Your organisation weights adoption heavily. More downloads means more people have already hit the edge cases, and more StackOverflow answers exist.
  • You only need the core hooks. If useLocalStorage, useDebounce and useMediaQuery cover you, the extra surface here buys you nothing.
  • You prefer specialised libraries for the bigger jobs. React Hook Form and TanStack Query are more capable than any general hook collection's form and fetch hooks, including ours.

When @danixsoft/hooks fits better

  • You want fewer packages. Basic forms, pagination and fetching are included, so a small app can stop at one dependency.
  • You are building touch-first UI. Swipe, touch and pointer hooks are here rather than in a separate gesture library.
  • Your team leans on AI coding assistants. The published llms.txt gives Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot and Cursor the full API surface, so generated code uses real signatures instead of invented ones.
  • You want to try before installing. Every hook page runs a live demo of the published package.

Migrating, if you decide to

The overlapping hooks share names and, for the most part, signatures — so the majority of a migration is changing the import specifier.

Most call sites need only this
- import { useLocalStorage, useDebounce } from 'usehooks-ts';
+ import { useLocalStorage, useDebounce } from '@danixsoft/hooks';

Verify return shapes as you go

Names match; exact return shapes are not guaranteed to. Check each hook's type signature against your call sites, and let TypeScript find the rest — a type error at build time is exactly the outcome you want here.

Running both side by side during a migration is fine. Both are tree-shakeable, so the bundler only includes what each import actually pulls in.

Is @danixsoft/hooks a fork of usehooks-ts?

No. It is an independent implementation. Several hook names are shared because those names are effectively community conventions — useLocalStorage and useDebounce mean the same thing across every React hook library.

Can I use both libraries in the same project?

Yes. Both are tree-shakeable with no runtime dependencies, so the only cost is the hooks you actually import. This is a practical way to migrate gradually rather than in one commit.

Which library is smaller?

Neither, in any way that matters. Both are tree-shakeable, so your bundle contains only the hooks you import — typically well under a kilobyte gzipped each. The size of the full package is irrelevant unless you import everything.

Which one should a new project pick?

Look at the hooks you know you need. If forms, pagination or gestures are on the list, @danixsoft/hooks covers them in one package. If you only need the common utilities, either library will serve you well and usehooks-ts has the larger community behind it.

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