# react-dates/react-dates

An easily internationalizable, mobile-friendly datepicker library for the web

Repository: https://github.com/react-dates/react-dates
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/react-dates
Homepage: https://react-dates.github.io/react-dates/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react, datepicker, react-component, react-dates, dates, calendar
Last push: 2024-04-09T04:36:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3774, "days_push": 876, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12178, forks 1673 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:51.939804+00:00)

## What it is
A React component library providing accessible, mobile-friendly, and easily internationalizable date pickers, including single date pickers and date range pickers. It is a mature, widely-used npm package for adding calendar date selection to web applications.

## Use cases
- add a date picker to a React form
- let users select a check-in and check-out date range
- build a booking or reservation calendar in React
- internationalized date input for a web app
- mobile-friendly calendar component for React
- single date selection input with accessible calendar

## When to choose
- you are building a React app and need a polished, accessible datepicker
- you need date range selection with a controlled React component
- internationalization and mobile-friendliness are requirements
- you want a battle-tested library with a large community

## When to avoid
- your project does not use React
- you want a dependency-free or very lightweight datepicker
- you need a framework-agnostic web component
- you prefer actively developed alternatives with modern styling

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, form-handling, internationalization
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: react, datepicker, calendar, date-range-picker, react-component, moment, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- react-dates/react-dates (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.939804+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:14:52.209945+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/react-dates/react-dates (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:51.939804+00:00, sha b383cd890d53)
  - homepage: https://react-dates.github.io/react-dates/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:12:16.707231+00:00, sha 72bfb7483127)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.