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Layer interactions, widgets, effects, and themes on top of jQuery to extend existing web interfaces

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Stars
11,335
Primary language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 13, 2026
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Overview

jQuery UI 1.14.2 is the official UI library built on top of jQuery. It packages interactions, effects, widgets, and themes so established jQuery applications can add UI behavior incrementally.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Key features

Use interactions, effects, widgets, and themes as one UI layer

The README describes jQuery UI as a curated set of interactions, effects, widgets, and themes built on jQuery, allowing existing DOM and jQuery code to be enhanced rather than replaced.

Sources: [1]

Add widgets such as a date picker to existing form controls

The README explicitly uses adding a date picker to a form control as an example and links to the official demos and API documentation.

Sources: [1]

Best fit

Fits maintenance of existing jQuery applications without a full rewrite

It is useful when an established jQuery interface needs widget- or interaction-level maintenance and modernization while keeping the surrounding application structure.

Sources: [1][2]

Before adoption

The project is in maintenance-only mode

The README explicitly states that jQuery UI is in maintenance-only mode, so adoption should not assume an expanding feature roadmap.

Sources: [1]

Version 1.14.2 requires jQuery >=1.12.0 and <5.0.0

Package metadata declares jQuery >=1.12.0 <5.0.0 as a dependency, a range that includes jQuery 4.0.0.

Sources: [2][3]

Official sources

  1. [1]jQuery UI 1.14.2 README(2026-10-05)
  2. [2]jQuery UI 1.14.2 package metadata(2026-10-05)
  3. [3]jQuery UI 1.14.2 release(2026-10-05)
  4. [4]jQuery UI license(2026-10-05)
Supplemental curator note

jQuery UI is in maintenance-only mode. Version 1.14.2 depends on jQuery >=1.12.0 and <5.0.0, which includes jQuery 4.0.0. It is best evaluated for maintaining or incrementally modernizing existing jQuery interfaces rather than as a new greenfield UI foundation.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Install pinned jQuery UI 1.14.2 with jQuery 4.0.0

    Create an isolated npm project with the reviewed jQuery UI and jQuery versions pinned.

    demo=$(mktemp -d "${TMPDIR:-/tmp}/jquery-ui.XXXXXX") && cd "$demo" && npm init -y >/dev/null && npm install --save-exact jquery-ui@1.14.2 jquery@4.0.0
  2. 2

    Verify package versions

    Require jQuery UI and jQuery to resolve to the reviewed versions.

    test "$(node -e "const fs=require('fs');const v=p=>JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(p)).version;console.log(v('node_modules/jquery-ui/package.json')+'/'+v('node_modules/jquery/package.json'))")" = '1.14.2/4.0.0'
  3. 3

    Check representative widget modules

    Verify Datepicker, Dialog, and Sortable modules are shipped without starting a browser.

    test -f node_modules/jquery-ui/ui/widgets/datepicker.js && test -f node_modules/jquery-ui/ui/widgets/dialog.js && test -f node_modules/jquery-ui/ui/widgets/sortable.js
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  • javascript
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Stars
11,335
Forks
5,188
Watchers
623
Open issues
106
Contributors
328
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Primary language
JavaScript
License
MIT
Repository last updated
Sep 13, 2026
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