react.dev/docs/complementary-tools.md

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React is a small library that does one thing well. Here's a list of tools we've found that work really well with React when building applications.

If you want your project on this list, or think one of these projects should be removed, [open an issue on GitHub](https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/new).

### JSX integrations

  * **[jsxhint](https://npmjs.org/package/jsxhint)** [JSHint](http://jshint.com/) (linting) support
  * **[reactify](https://npmjs.org/package/reactify)** [Browserify](http://browserify.org/) transform
  * **[node-jsx](https://npmjs.org/package/node-jsx)** Native [Node](http://nodejs.org/) support
  * **[jsx-loader](https://npmjs.org/package/jsx-loader)** Loader for [webpack](http://webpack.github.io/)
  * **[grunt-react](https://npmjs.org/package/grunt-react)** [GruntJS](http://gruntjs.com/) task
  * **[gulp-react](https://npmjs.org/package/gulp-react)** [GulpJS](http://gulpjs.com/) plugin
  * **[jsx-requirejs-plugin](https://github.com/philix/jsx-requirejs-plugin)** [RequireJS](http://requirejs.org/) plugin

### Full-stack starter kits

  * **[react-app](https://github.com/andreypopp/react-app)** Rapid appliaction development with React with server rendering
  * **[generator-react-webpack](https://github.com/newtriks/generator-react-webpack)** [Yeoman](http://yeoman.io/) generator for React and Webpack
  * **[Genesis Skeleton](http://genesis-skeleton.com/)** Modern, opinionated, full-stack starter kit for rapid, streamlined application development (supports React)
  * **[react-starter-template](https://github.com/johnthethird/react-starter-template)** Starter template with Gulp, Webpack and Bootstrap
  * **[react-brunch](https://npmjs.org/package/react-brunch)** [Brunch](http://brunch.io/) plugin
  * **[react-browserify-template](https://github.com/petehunt/react-browserify-template)** Quick-start with Browserify

### Routing

  * **[director](https://github.com/flatiron/director)** (for an example see [TodoMVC](https://github.com/tastejs/todomvc/blob/gh-pages/architecture-examples/react/js/app.jsx#L29))
  * **[Backbone](https://backbonejs.org/)** (for an example see [github-issues-viewer](https://github.com/jaredly/github-issues-viewer))
  * **[react-router](https://github.com/jaredly/react-router)** (example coming soon)

### Model management

  * **[react.backbone](https://github.com/usepropeller/react.backbone)** Use [Backbone](http://backbonejs.org) models with React
  * **[cortex](https://github.com/mquan/cortex/)** A JavaScript library for centrally managing data with React

### UI components

  * **[react-bootstrap](https://github.com/stevoland/react-bootstrap)** Bootstrap 3 components built with React
  * **[react-topcoat](https://github.com/plaxdan/react-topcoat)** Topcoat components built with React