Unable to install react-helmet-async in React 19

[starxyn]

Is react-helmet-async compatible with React 19?

I see that the version is react@"^16.6.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0" only

[DanielSchiavini]

We might not need it anymore: https://react.dev/blog/2024/12/05/react-19#support-for-metadata-tags

[slorber]

We might not need it anymore: react.dev/blog/2024/12/05/react-19#support-for-metadata-tags

This library covers more than what React 19 offers currently: #239 (comment)

[imkss]

Do we really need react-helmet-async in react 19?
https://egghead.io/hoist-title-and-meta-tags-in-react-19~h6z5l

[slorber]

Do we really need react-helmet-async in react 19? https://egghead.io/hoist-title-and-meta-tags-in-react-19~h6z5l

Again, yes, React 19 features do not cover everything

#239 (comment)

[mbdev3]

For those getting a warning or don't want to everytime run an npm i --force add this to package.json:

"overrides": { "react-helmet-async": { "react": "^19.0.0", "react-dom": "^19.0.0" } }

[swapnilahmedshishir]

Option 1: Use --legacy-peer-deps (recommended for now)
This tells npm to install it anyway and ignore the peer conflict:

npm install react-helmet-async --legacy-peer-deps

✅ Works in most cases if the package still functions fine under React 19 (which it probably does unless there are breaking changes).

Option 2: Use --force (riskier)

npm install react-helmet-async --force

This forces npm to install it no matter what. But be careful — this can break stuff if the library really isn't compatible.

[AchmetCh]

I installed react-helmet with npm install react-helmet-async --legacy-peer-deps
Is there a way to test my metadata on localhost?
cause i don't see on any component any of my metadata.
Is the legacy-peer-deps the correct way?
thanks!