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Discover the best Preact, frontend and AI developer tools with compatibility notes and curated categories.

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140 libraries across 15 categories.

140

Libraries

curated entries in the catalog

15

Categories

areas where Preact teams choose tooling

76

Native Preact

libraries without a compat layer

July 29, 2026

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Editor picks that are especially relevant for modern Preact projects.

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Preact Signals
Recommended
@preact/signals
npm install @preact/signals

Fine-grained reactive state primitives built by the Preact team.

State ManagementTSNative PreactActiveSSR
signalsstatereactivity
Preact Testing Library
Recommended
@testing-library/preact
npm install @testing-library/preact

Testing Library integration focused on user-centric testing for Preact components.

TestingTSNative PreactActiveNo SSR
testingcomponentsaccessibility
preact-iso
Recommended
preact-iso
npm install preact-iso

Small toolkit for routing, lazy loading and server rendering patterns in Preact apps.

SSR and RenderingTSNative PreactActiveSSR
ssrroutingislands
preact-render-to-string
Recommended
preact-render-to-string
npm install preact-render-to-string

Official HTML rendering package for server-side rendering and static generation.

SSR and RenderingTSNative PreactActiveSSR
ssrrenderinghtml
preact-router
Recommended
preact-router
npm install preact-router

Lightweight router for classic Preact single-page applications.

RoutingTSNative PreactActiveNo SSR
routingspanavigation
wouter-preact
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wouter-preact
npm install wouter-preact

Tiny router with a hook-first API for Preact applications.

RoutingTSNative PreactActiveSSR
routinghookstiny
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A visual overview of the main areas where Preact teams evaluate libraries.

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UI Components

Component libraries and accessible UI primitives.

14
State Management

Signals, stores and state management solutions.

9
Data Fetching

Server state, caching and async data management.

2
Routing

Client-side and universal routing libraries.

12
Forms

Form state, validation and form utilities.

3
Testing

Testing tools for Preact applications and components.

7
SSR and Rendering

Server rendering and static generation utilities.

4
Animation

Animation and transition libraries.

3
Internationalization

Translation and localization tools.

4
Charts

Charts, graphs and data visualization.

19
Developer Tools

Build tools, integrations and development utilities.

7
AI Infrastructure

Infrastructure and developer tools for building, running, monitoring and evaluating AI applications.

9
Agent Frameworks

Frameworks and libraries for building AI agents, tool-calling workflows and multi-agent systems.

8
Browser Automation

Tools for browser testing, scraping, browser agents and headless browser automation.

13
AI Developer APIs

APIs and SDKs for integrating language models, speech, image generation, search and document intelligence.

Compatibility key
Native Preact

Built for Preact and does not require a React compatibility layer.

Works with preact/compat

Works with Preact through preact/compat and the standard Vite alias configuration.

Community tested

Community-maintained compatibility notes are available for Preact projects.

Experimental

Compatibility is possible but still being validated for production Preact use.

Unverified

Compatibility has not been verified yet in the PreactHub catalog.

Inactive

Not recommended for new Preact projects because compatibility is limited or unmaintained.

Native Preact

Built for Preact

Libraries designed for Preact without relying on preact/compat.

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@formisch/preact
Native Preact
@formisch/preact
npm install @formisch/preact

Type-safe form state library with a dedicated Preact package.

FormsTSNative PreactActiveSSR
formsvalidation
@iconify-json/*
Native Preact
@iconify-json/mdi
npm install @iconify-json/mdi

Framework-independent Iconify icon data packages.

UI ComponentsTSNative PreactActiveSSR
iconsdata
@preact/preset-vite
Native Preact
@preact/preset-vite
npm install @preact/preset-vite

Official Vite preset for Preact projects.

Developer ToolsTSNative PreactActiveSSR
vitetoolingbuild
@tanstack/query-core
Native Preact
@tanstack/query-core
npm install @tanstack/query-core

Framework-agnostic async state and cache core from TanStack Query.

Data FetchingTSNative PreactActiveSSR
querycachecore
animejs
Native Preact
animejs
npm install animejs

Framework-independent JavaScript animation engine.

AnimationTSNative PreactActiveSSR
animation
ArkType
Native Preact
arktype
npm install arktype

TypeScript-oriented runtime validation library.

FormsTSNative PreactActiveSSR
validationtypescript
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PreactPress

Static site generator for documentation, blogs and project pages — the stack PreactHub runs on.

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Kamod AI Audit

Audit documentation and marketing sites for AI-agent readiness, SEO and content quality.

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