eBay/nice-modal-react

Health v2 · maintenance only

Adoption not part of the score

2296 stars · 127 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A small, zero-dependency React utility for managing modal state globally via context, allowing modals to be shown or hidden by component reference or registered id. It is not a modal component itself but works with any UI library's modal/dialog implementation.

Use cases

• show modals anywhere in a react app without prop drilling
• manage modal visibility by id instead of importing components
• get promise-based results when a modal task completes
• avoid remounting modals and breaking css transitions
• integrate modal state management with material ui or ant design
• keep modal component code unexecuted until the modal is shown

When to choose

• you use react and juggle many modals across a large component tree
• you want promise-based interaction with modal results
• you want a tiny (~2kb) zero-dependency modal state solution
• you want modals decoupled from their call sites via string ids

When to avoid

• you need an actual modal/dialog UI component rather than state management
• your app uses vue, svelte, or another non-react framework
• you already use a UI library whose modal API meets your needs
• you need complex workflow or wizard orchestration beyond simple show/hide

Facets

library · maturity stable

state-management ui-components frontend-framework web-development frontend developer-tools cross-platform react modal modals promise-based zero-dependency typescript web-server nodejs

Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="eBay/nice-modal-react")