diff --git a/TODO-LIST/src/hooks/useLocalStorage.js b/TODO-LIST/src/hooks/useLocalStorage.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b648561
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TODO-LIST/src/hooks/useLocalStorage.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
+
+function useLocalStorage(key, initialValue) {
+  const [state, setState] = useState(() => {
+    try {
+      const stored = localStorage.getItem(key)
+      return stored ? JSON.parse(stored) : initialValue
+    } catch (e) {
+      return initialValue
+    }
+  })
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    try {
+      localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(state))
+    } catch (e) {
+      // ignore write errors (e.g., storage full, sandboxed env)
+    }
+  }, [key, state])
+
+  return [state, setState]
+}
+
+export default useLocalStorage
diff --git a/TODO-LIST/src/pages/Home.jsx b/TODO-LIST/src/pages/Home.jsx
index 74b9c24..5584bfa 100644
--- a/TODO-LIST/src/pages/Home.jsx
+++ b/TODO-LIST/src/pages/Home.jsx
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
-import React,{useState,useEffect} from 'react'
+import React,{useState} from 'react'
 import {nanoid} from 'nanoid'
 import Todo from '../components/Todo'
-
-const getTodos = () => {
-    let todos = localStorage.getItem('todos')
-    if (todos) {
-        return JSON.parse(todos)
-    }
-    return []
-}
+import useLocalStorage from '../hooks/useLocalStorage'
 
 const Home = () => {
-    const [todos, setTodos] = useState(getTodos())
+    const [todos, setTodos] = useLocalStorage('todos', [])
     const [todo, setTodo] = useState('')
 
     const addTodo = (e) => {
         e.preventDefault()
-        if (todo && todos.findIndex(t => t.text === todo) === -1) {
-            setTodos(prev => [...prev, {id:nanoid(),text:todo}])
+        const normalized = todo.trim()
+        if (!normalized) return
+        const exists = todos.some(t => t.text.trim().toLowerCase() === normalized.toLowerCase())
+        if (!exists) {
+            setTodos(prev => [...prev, {id: nanoid(), text: normalized}])
             setTodo('')
         }
     }
@@ -27,35 +23,30 @@ const Home = () => {
     }
 
     const moveUp = (id) => {
-        let index = todos.findIndex(t => t.id === id)
+        const index = todos.findIndex(t => t.id === id)
         if (index > 0) {
-            let temp = todos[index]
-            todos[index] = todos[index - 1]
-            todos[index - 1] = temp
-            setTodos([...todos])
+            const next = [...todos]
+            ;[next[index - 1], next[index]] = [next[index], next[index - 1]]
+            setTodos(next)
         }
     }
 
     const moveDown = (id) => {
-        let index = todos.findIndex(t => t.id === id)
-        if (index < todos.length - 1) {
-            let temp = todos[index]
-            todos[index] = todos[index + 1]
-            todos[index + 1] = temp
-            setTodos([...todos])
+        const index = todos.findIndex(t => t.id === id)
+        if (index < todos.length - 1 && index !== -1) {
+            const next = [...todos]
+            ;[next[index + 1], next[index]] = [next[index], next[index + 1]]
+            setTodos(next)
         }
     }
-    useEffect(() => {
-        localStorage.setItem('todos', JSON.stringify(todos))
-    },[todos])
 
     return (
     <div className='home'>
       <div className='container'>
-          <form className='todo-form' onSubmit={addTodo}>
-            <input type="text" placeholder='Add item...' value={todo} onChange={(e) => setTodo(e.target.value)}/>
-            <input type='button' onClick={addTodo} className='btn-addTodo' value='Add' />
-          </form>
+                    <form className='todo-form' onSubmit={addTodo}>
+                        <input type="text" placeholder='Add item...' value={todo} onChange={(e) => setTodo(e.target.value)}/>
+                        <button type='submit' className='btn-addTodo'>Add</button>
+                    </form>
           {
                 todos.length? (
             <div className='todo-list'>