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Alex Spinov
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Jotai Has a Free API — Atomic State Management for React

What if each piece of React state was an independent atom — composable, derivable, and re-rendering only what uses it?

Jotai is an atomic state management library for React — like useState across components.

  • Atomic model — each piece of state is an atom
  • Minimal re-renders — only components using a specific atom re-render
  • Derived atoms — computed values from other atoms
  • 2 KB — incredibly lightweight

A form-heavy app had 50+ inputs re-rendering on every keystroke via Context. After Jotai atoms (one per field), input lag disappeared.

Visit jotai.org — MIT licensed.


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