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Material UI: Comprehensive React component library that implements Google's Material Design. Free forever.
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Problem solved
Material UI solves the problem of building consistent, accessible, and responsive user interfaces in React without starting from scratch. It provides a comprehensive set of pre-built components, theming capabilities, and design tokens, fitting into workflows where teams need to ship polished UIs quickly while maintaining design consistency.
Deployment reality
The available setup signal starts with: npm install @mui/material. Treat this as a starting point, then ask Codex or Claude to inspect the README, environment variables, runtime version, and deployment target before production use.
Commercial use
The recorded license is MIT. This is a useful commercial-use signal, but teams should still verify license text, dependencies, model/API terms, and trademark constraints.
Capability ceiling
The library offers a wide range of components from basic buttons to complex data display, with theming and customization via CSS-in-JS. It is battle-tested and has a large community, but it has a learning curve for advanced customization and can be heavy for simple projects. The core library is complemented by MUI X for advanced data grid and charts, but that is a separate commercial offering.
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mui/material-ui is tracked as a JavaScript project in the UI Framework, Developer Tool area. This evaluation combines public GitHub metadata, category signals, short source summaries, and Git-Stars editorial rules rather than copying project documentation.
Momentum check: the repository has 99k total stars, with +0 today, +130 this week, and +0 this month. These growth windows help distinguish durable adoption from short-lived visibility spikes.
Maintenance check: current activity is Active; the latest push was 8 days ago, and the open issue queue is 1.5k, about 1.53% of total stars. Treat this as an adoption signal, not a substitute for engineering due diligence.
Adoption check: 33k forks and 99k watchers suggest how often the project is reused or followed. License signal: MIT. Always verify license compatibility before commercial or internal use.
Practical fit: this project is most relevant when you need JavaScript teams evaluating ecosystem-native tooling. Be cautious when you need a legal review, security audit, or production SLA.
Source check: Git-Stars currently has 2 explicit source reference(s) for this report and a recent growth signal of 130. Follow the original GitHub repository for final install, security, and release information.
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Momentum
99k Stars
Reuse
33k Forks
Attention
99k Watchers
Maintenance
active
License
MIT
Open issues
1.5k
Material UI is a comprehensive library of React components that implements Google's Material Design system. It is trusted by top product teams and has been battle-tested over a decade. Its core functionality is extended by MUI X for advanced use cases.
Key Features
- Implements Google's Material Design system with a wide range of React components. - Highly customizable and themable to match brand requirements. - Battle-tested and trusted by major product teams, with extensive documentation and community support.
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Health Score
Active
Commit Activity
Aug 18, 2014
Created
Aug 16, 2026
Last push
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Today's growth
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30-day growth
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