Use low-level hooks or react-aria-components for a custom design system?

[KamilEmeleev]

Hi!

I'm building a design system in React and I'm trying to decide:

• Should I use individual react-aria hooks (like useButton, useMenu, etc.) and build everything from scratch with our own styling?
• Or is it easier to use the ready-made primitives from react-aria-components and just theme them?

I'd appreciate any advice on which approach to choose!

Thanks!

[reidbarber]

Welcome! We would recommend starting out using the components from react-aria-components first, and if for some reason you need to drop down to the hooks, you can do that from there. We list some reasons you might need to reach for the hooks here: https://react-spectrum.adobe.com/react-aria/advanced.html#hooks