NPM peer error when using React v18 - npm ERR! Could not resolve dependency:

[GeorgeFlorian]

My project uses react@"^18.2.0", and I get the following error: npm ERR! Could not resolve dependency: peer react@"^17.0.2" from react-chat-widget@3.1.4 when trying to install this package.

Should I install it by force or maybe a bump in React version is coming in a future update ?

[GeorgeFlorian]

It doesn't work on React v18

[joykumarbera]

I have also the same problem with React 18

[kevin-hans]

I have the same problem. could someone give me advices?

[momointheworld]

I also have "react": "^18.2.0". I just used
$ npm install --save react-chat-widget --legacy-peer-deps

[canmingir]

When I install with --legacy-peer-deps, it worked on my local, but it wasn't able to build later on

[psytonik]

i get error when i installed dep with --legacy-peer-deps
error - ReferenceError: self is not defined
at Object. (/Users/myproject/node_modules/react-chat-widget/lib/index.js:1:333)

[Ansontheprogrammer]

i get error when i installed dep with --legacy-peer-deps
error - ReferenceError: self is not defined
at Object. (/Users/myproject/node_modules/react-chat-widget/lib/index.js:1:333)

I just ran into the same issue and I was using React 17