> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/colinhacks/zod/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Ecosystem

> Popular Zod ecosystem libraries, integrations, and community resources

The Zod ecosystem has grown tremendously, with a rich collection of libraries, integrations, and tools built on top of Zod.

<Note>
  To avoid bloat and confusion, the Ecosystem section has been wiped clean with the release of Zod 4. If you've updated your library to work with Zod 4, please submit a PR to add it back in. For libraries that work with Zod 3, refer to [v3.zod.dev](https://v3.zod.dev/?id=ecosystem).
</Note>

If you've built a tool or library on top of Zod, let us know [on Twitter](https://x.com/colinhacks) or [start a Discussion](https://github.com/colinhacks/zod/discussions).

## Learning resources

Great tutorials and guides for learning Zod:

* [Total TypeScript Zod Tutorial](https://www.totaltypescript.com/tutorials/zod) by [@mattpocockuk](https://x.com/mattpocockuk)
* [Fixing TypeScript's Blindspot: Runtime Typechecking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY_XqfSHock) by [@jherr](https://x.com/jherr)
* [Validate Environment Variables With Zod](https://catalins.tech/validate-environment-variables-with-zod/) by [@catalinmpit](https://x.com/catalinmpit)

## API libraries

Libraries for building type-safe APIs with Zod validation:

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  <Card title="tRPC" description="Build end-to-end typesafe APIs without GraphQL." href="https://github.com/trpc/trpc" />

  <Card title="GQLoom" description="Weave GraphQL schema and resolvers using Zod." href="https://gqloom.dev/" />

  <Card title="oRPC" description="Typesafe APIs Made Simple" href="https://orpc.unnoq.com/" />

  <Card title="Express Zod API" description="Build Express-based API with I/O validation and middlewares, OpenAPI docs and type-safe client." href="https://github.com/RobinTail/express-zod-api" />

  <Card title="nestjs-zod" description="Integrate nestjs and zod. Create nestjs DTOs using zod, serialize with zod, and generate OpenAPI documentation from zod schemas." href="https://github.com/BenLorantfy/nestjs-zod" />

  <Card title="Zod Sockets" description="Socket.IO solution with I/O validation, an AsyncAPI generator, and a type-safe events map." href="https://github.com/RobinTail/zod-sockets" />

  <Card title="Zod JSON-RPC" description="Type-safe JSON-RPC 2.0 client/server library using Zod." href="https://github.com/danscan/zod-jsonrpc" />

  <Card title="upfetch" description="Advanced fetch client builder" href="https://github.com/L-Blondy/up-fetch" />
</CardGroup>

## Form integrations

Libraries for form validation and handling with Zod:

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  <Card title="regle" description="Headless form validation library for Vue.js." href="https://github.com/victorgarciaesgi/regle" />

  <Card title="Conform" description="A type-safe form validation library utilizing web fundamentals to progressively enhance HTML Forms with full support for server frameworks like Remix and Next.js." href="https://conform.guide/api/zod/parseWithZod" />

  <Card title="Superforms" description="Making SvelteKit forms a pleasure to use!" href="https://superforms.rocks" />

  <Card title="zod-validation-error" description="Generate user-friendly error messages from ZodError instances." href="https://github.com/causaly/zod-validation-error" />

  <Card title="svelte-jsonschema-form" description="Svelte 5 library for creating forms based on JSON schema." href="https://x0k.dev/svelte-jsonschema-form/validators/zod4/" />

  <Card title="frrm" description="Tiny 0.5kb Zod-based, HTML form abstraction that goes brr." href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/frrm" />

  <Card title="react-f3" description="Components, hooks & utilities for creating and managing delightfully simple form experiences in React." href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-f3" />
</CardGroup>

## Zod to X converters

Tools for converting Zod schemas to other formats:

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  <Card title="zod-openapi" description="Use Zod Schemas to create OpenAPI v3.x documentation" href="https://github.com/samchungy/zod-openapi" />

  <Card title="fastify-zod-openapi" description="Fastify type provider, validation, serialization and @fastify/swagger support for Zod schemas" href="https://github.com/samchungy/fastify-zod-openapi" />

  <Card title="zod2md" description="Generate Markdown docs from Zod schemas" href="https://github.com/matejchalk/zod2md" />

  <Card title="prisma-zod-generator" description="Generate Zod schemas from Prisma schema with full ZodObject method support" href="https://github.com/omar-dulaimi/prisma-zod-generator" />

  <Card title="@traversable/zod" description="Build your own 'Zod to x' library, or pick one of 25+ off-the-shelf transformers" href="https://github.com/traversable/schema/tree/main/packages/zod" />

  <Card title="zod-to-mongo-schema" description="Convert Zod schemas to MongoDB-compatible JSON Schemas effortlessly" href="https://github.com/udohjeremiah/zod-to-mongo-schema" />

  <Card title="convex-helpers" description="Use Zod to validate arguments and return values of Convex functions, and to create Convex database schemas" href="https://github.com/get-convex/convex-helpers/blob/main/packages/convex-helpers/README.md#zod-validation" />
</CardGroup>

## X to Zod converters

Tools for generating Zod schemas from other formats:

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  <Card title="orval" description="Generate Zod schemas from OpenAPI schemas" href="https://github.com/orval-labs/orval" />

  <Card title="kubb" description="The ultimate toolkit for working with APIs." href="https://github.com/kubb-labs/kubb" />

  <Card title="Hey API" description="The OpenAPI to TypeScript codegen. Generate clients, SDKs, validators, and more." href="https://heyapi.dev/openapi-ts/plugins/zod" />

  <Card title="valype" description="Typescript's type definition to runtime validator (including zod)." href="https://github.com/yuzheng14/valype" />

  <Card title="Prisma Zod Generator" description="Generates Zod schemas with input/result/pure variants, minimal/full/custom, selective emit/filtering, single/multi-file output, @zod rules, relation depth guards." href="https://github.com/omar-dulaimi/prisma-zod-generator" />

  <Card title="DRZL" description="Drizzle ORM toolkit that can generate Zod validators from schema(s), plus typed services and strongly typed routers (oRPC/tRPC/etc)." href="https://github.com/use-drzl/drzl" />

  <Card title="Hono Takibi" description="Hono Takibi is a code generator from OpenAPI to @hono/zod-openapi" href="https://github.com/nakita628/hono-takibi" />
</CardGroup>

## Mocking and testing

Libraries for generating mock data from Zod schemas:

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  <Card title="zod-schema-faker" description="Generate mock data from zod schemas. Powered by @faker-js/faker and randexp.js." href="https://github.com/soc221b/zod-schema-faker" />

  <Card title="zocker" description="Generates valid, semantically meaningful data for your Zod schemas." href="https://zocker.sigrist.dev" />

  <Card title="@traversable/zod-test" description="Random zod schema generator built for fuzz testing; includes generators for both valid and invalid data" href="https://github.com/traversable/schema/tree/main/packages/zod-test" />
</CardGroup>

## Utilities and tools

Developer tools, linters, and utilities for Zod:

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  <Card title="babel-plugin-zod-hoist" description="Babel plugin that optimizes Zod performance by hoisting schema definitions to the top of the file, avoiding repeated initialization overhead." href="https://github.com/gajus/babel-plugin-zod-hoist" />

  <Card title="eslint-plugin-import-zod" description="ESLint plugin to enforce namespace imports for Zod." href="https://github.com/samchungy/eslint-plugin-import-zod" />

  <Card title="zod-playground" description="Interactive playground for testing and exploring Zod and Zod mini schemas in real-time." href="https://github.com/marilari88/zod-playground" />

  <Card title="eslint-plugin-zod-x" description="ESLint plugin that adds custom linting rules to enforce best practices when using Zod" href="https://github.com/marcalexiei/eslint-plugin-zod-x" />

  <Card title="Zod Compare" description="A utility library for recursively comparing Zod schemas." href="https://github.com/lawvs/zod-compare" />

  <Card title="zod-ir" description="Comprehensive validation for Iranian data structures (National Code, Bank Cards, Sheba, Crypto, etc) with smart metadata extraction (Bank Names, Logos). Zero dependencies." href="https://github.com/Reza-kh80/zod-ir" />
</CardGroup>

## Powered by Zod

Libraries and applications built with Zod at their core:

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  <Card title="zod-config" description="Load configurations across multiple sources with flexible adapters, ensuring type safety with Zod." href="https://github.com/alexmarqs/zod-config" />

  <Card title="Composable Functions" description="Types and functions to make composition easy and safe." href="https://github.com/seasonedcc/composable-functions" />

  <Card title="zod-xlsx" description="A xlsx based resource validator using Zod schemas for data imports and more" href="https://github.com/sidwebworks/zod-xlsx" />

  <Card title="bupkis" description="Uncommonly extensible assertions for the beautiful people" href="https://github.com/boneskull/bupkis" />

  <Card title="Fn Sphere" description="A Zod-first toolkit for building powerful, type-safe filter experiences across web apps." href="https://github.com/lawvs/fn-sphere" />

  <Card title="zodgres" description="Postgres.js + Zod: Database collections with static type inference and automatic migrations" href="https://github.com/endel/zodgres" />
</CardGroup>

## Contributing to the ecosystem

Want to add your library to this list? Here's how:

1. Ensure your library supports Zod 4
2. Submit a PR to the [Zod repository](https://github.com/colinhacks/zod)
3. Include a clear description and link to documentation
4. Add your library to the appropriate category

<Callout>
  For the most up-to-date list of ecosystem libraries and their GitHub stars, visit the [official Zod documentation](https://zod.dev).
</Callout>