html-react-parser
Parses HTML strings into React components, useful for rendering user-generated or CMS content safely.
Markdown, editors and content npm MIT
Used in agent projects
22
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in markdown, editors and content
#42 of 46
by use in those projects
Downloads
3.7M
npm, last 7 days, html-react-parser
GitHub stars
2,429
last push Oct 9, 2026
How html-react-parser is used
html-react-parser is a dependency in 22 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #42 of 46 in markdown, editors and content. The most used alternative there is react-markdown. Projects that use it most often also use ESLint (95.5%), React (100.0%), Prettier (63.6%).
Often used with html-react-parser
| ESLint | 95.5% of html-react-parser projects · 2.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| React | 100.0% of html-react-parser projects · 2.3× more than average |
| Prettier | 63.6% of html-react-parser projects · 3.6× more than average |
| Testing Library | 45.5% of html-react-parser projects · 6.3× more than average |
| Axios | 45.5% of html-react-parser projects · 4.6× more than average |
| Radix UI | 45.5% of html-react-parser projects · 3.8× more than average |
| date-fns | 40.9% of html-react-parser projects · 4.8× more than average |
| Next.js | 59.1% of html-react-parser projects · 2.6× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
| Claude Code | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list html-react-parser as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install html-react-parser |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (11), Next.js (11) |
| Example projects | stephenasuncionDEV/nfthost, CDCgov/cdc-open-viz, lucca180/itemdb, PeggyJV/sommelier-strangelove, PhillipsAuctionHouse/seldon |
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