# React Hook Form, release history and use on real websites.

A forms library for React: validation, error messages and submission with minimal re-rendering. The most used form solution in Next.js applications, often together with Zod.

- **Status:** Modern. Actively developed, the standard in most React starter kits including shadcn/ui.
- **Category:** [UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)
- **First release:** 2019
- **License:** MIT
- **Latest version:** 7.91.0 (23 Oct 2026)
- **Official website:** https://react-hook-form.com
- **Documentation:** https://react-hook-form.com/docs
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/react-hook-form/react-hook-form
- **Page:** https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-hook-form

## React Hook Form on audited websites

949 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run React Hook Form (5.6%). That ranks it #4 of the 25 technologies in UI Libraries we have seen in audits.

### Websites running React Hook Form vs all websites

- **Web score:** 76 (all websites 72)
- **SEO:** 78 (all websites 79)
- **Security:** 61 (all websites 59)
- **Performance:** 88 (all websites 72)
- **AI Readiness:** 27 (all websites 31)

### Most used in UI Libraries

1. [Lucide](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/lucide): 12% (1,958)
2. [shadcn/ui](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/shadcn-ui): 7.7% (1,303)
3. [Radix UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/radix-ui): 6.6% (1,107)
4. [React Hook Form](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-hook-form): 5.6% (949)
5. [React Router](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/react-router): 5.0% (838)
6. [Redux](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/redux): 2.3% (386)
7. [TanStack Query](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/tanstack-query): 1.9% (324)
8. [Emotion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/emotion): 1.9% (319)
9. [Three.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/three-js): 1.7% (285)
10. [Styled Components](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/styled-components): 1.5% (258)

## React Hook Form versions and release history

8 release lines since 2019, as listed by the npm registry. The latest version is 7.91.0, released 23 Oct 2026.

| Version | Released | Latest release | Releases |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | 2 Apr 2021 | 7.91.0 (23 Oct 2026) | 244 |
| 6 | 1 Jul 2020 | 6.15.8 (8 Jun 2021) | 66 |
| 5 | 6 Mar 2020 | 5.7.2 (12 May 2020) | 25 |
| 4 | 24 Dec 2019 | 4.10.2 (6 Mar 2020) | 44 |
| 3 | 21 Apr 2019 | 3.29.4 (18 Dec 2019) | 170 |
| 2 | 29 Mar 2019 | 2.1.18 (20 Apr 2019) | 23 |
| 1 | 27 Mar 2019 | 1.1.0 (28 Mar 2019) | 3 |
| 0.x (before 1.0) | 20 Mar 2019 | 0.4.0 (27 Mar 2019) | 19 |

Sources: [npm registry, package react-hook-form](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-hook-form), checked 8 Nov 2026.

## Other technologies in UI Libraries

- [Chart.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chart-js): 1.4% of websites
- [Zod](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zod): 1.3% of websites
- [MUI (Material UI)](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mui): 1.2% of websites
- [Zustand](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/zustand): <1% of websites
- [DaisyUI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/daisyui): <1% of websites
- [Chakra UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/chakra-ui): <1% of websites
- [Headless UI](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/headless-ui): <1% of websites
- [Framer Motion](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/framer-motion): <1% of websites
- [Ant Design](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/ant-design): <1% of websites
- [Mantine](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/mantine): <1% of websites
- [Recharts](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/recharts): <1% of websites
- [D3.js](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui/d3-js): <1% of websites

[All 28 in UI Libraries](https://be1st.ai/technologies/ui)

## Questions about React Hook Form

### What is React Hook Form?

A forms library for React: validation, error messages and submission with minimal re-rendering. The most used form solution in Next.js applications, often together with Zod. The be1st catalog lists React Hook Form under UI Libraries. License of React Hook Form: MIT.

### What is the latest version of React Hook Form?

The latest version of React Hook Form is 7.91.0, released 23 Oct 2026 (source: npm registry, package react-hook-form).

### How many websites use React Hook Form?

949 of the 16,845 websites audited by be1st run React Hook Form (5.6%), as of 8 Nov 2026.

### When was React Hook Form first released?

React Hook Form was first released in 2019.

### Is React Hook Form still a modern choice?

Yes. React Hook Form counts as a modern technology. Actively developed, the standard in most React starter kits including shadcn/ui.

Numbers: latest audit of each of 16,845 websites audited by be1st, as of 8 Nov 2026.