Redux

Judgement

What it is

Building block

What it does

A JavaScript library that keeps application state in one store, changed only by dispatching actions to pure reducer functions, with time-travel debugging through its devtools.

Adopt it when

You have a large app with complex shared state and want strict, traceable updates; use it through Redux Toolkit.

Watch out

The core package changes little and is verbose on its own; the maintainers recommend Redux Toolkit for all new code.

Ready for

Production-ready

Runs as

Library

Built with

TypeScript

How established

Established: started 11 years ago, latest release v5.0.1.

What the license allows

You can build it into a product you sell, as long as you keep its copyright notice.

Judged on 2026-11-06 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

Follow it down: Redux → TypeScript → Go → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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